http://worldislandinfo.com/blog a blog about islands Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:03:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The northern portion of the island of St. Martin is now a separate French overseas territory, having divorced itself from Guadeloupe, the CIA reports. The largest island of this new "country" is the Ile Tintamarre, a desolate-looking island of about 1.5 km sq off the northeast coast of St. Martin. Curiously, the ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/01/st-martins-new-status/ A footnote to the story of the quake-formed lake in China: after the May 12th landslide, the lake that dammed up behind it cut off a hillock and made it into an island. See this picture from the LA Times. The island will likely disappear shortly, as the lake is drained to ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/31/a-quake-formed-island-in-china/ Foreign Policy magazine recently addressed a topic often linked to islands: how to start your own country. See this for WorldIslandInfo's take on the topic. My page deals with some of the problems Joshua Keating touches on in this FP article, such as acquiring land and attracting a population. (Image courtesy ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/31/more-on-starting-your-own-country/ Dubai had apparently seized the mantle of champion geoscapers from the Dutch, as whacky island schemes such as the giant palm and The World grew off the Persian Gulf emirate. View Larger Map It seems that the Dutch were the hidden hand behind the emirate's schemes all along: firms from the Netherlands ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/30/dutch-island-builders-may-bring-it-home/ This summer I noted the debate about the largest island on an island on an island; I placed it in Canada. It is in Canada, but I have confirmed my suspicions that the strongest candidate is not on Newfoundland but on Victoria Island, in Nunavut. View Larger Map This island in a lake ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/20/update-the-largest-island-on-an-island-on-an-island/ I've added more material on Canadian geography to WorldIslandInfo.com: a page of Canadian island superlatives. These include Canada's: largest island largest lake island largest island on an island most populous island tallest island tallest lake island most common island name http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/20/canadian-island-superlatives/ In response to a reader query, this is a preliminary list of the largest American Atlantic islands, with the areas in square miles: 1. Long I., NY --1401 2. Marsh I., LA -- 117 3. Mount Desert I., ME -- 106 4. Martha's Vineyard. MA -- 97 5. Merritt I., FL ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/04/largest-atlantic-islands-of-the-us/ World Island Info has a new page on American island superlatives. These include the: largest American island tallest American island highest American island largest American lake island most heavily populated American island most common name for American islands http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/11/american-island-superlatives/ There is some confusion over the identity of the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island. Elbruz.org has long had a nice piece on recursive islands and lakes, but they get the final one wrong, saying that the island in Taal's Volcano Island's ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/26/the-real-largest-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island/ Washington DC's largest island, the artificial mass known as Potomac Park, is suffering at both ends. At the south end, at Hains Point, The Awakening, a huge metal sculpture of a giant rising from the earth, has been sold and will be taken away. Washington's islands will lose one ... http://worldislandinfo.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/16/dc-islands-trouble-in-potomac-park/