5 Largest Islands in the World, some are from Indonesia
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VIVA – Earth consists of many islands large and small scattered. According to the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), an island or land surrounded by water, either by sea, river, or lake.
Meanwhile, in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), it is stated that an island is a naturally formed landmass surrounded by water and does not sink during the highest tide.
The island also has its own uniqueness, there is an island covered by a seemingly endless expanse of snow and ice.
Here are some of the largest islands in the world that people need to know.
1. Baffin Island - Canada
Baffin Island has the smallest population of any island, Baffin Island has been inhabited for over 3,000 years.
The island, located in Canada's Nunavut region, was home to various Paleo-Eskimo cultures for about 2,000 years.
Leif Erikson the famous Viking is thought to have visited Baffin Island around 1000 AD while exploring the surrounding area. He was credited with being the first European to set foot on the North American continent, which was about 500 years before Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean.
2. Madagascar Island - Madagascar
Taman Nasional Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagaskar
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The island of Madagascar, located off the east coast of southern Africa is renowned for its rare and diverse wildlife, 90 percent of which isn’t found anywhere else in the world.
Because Madagascar separated from the Indian subcontinent 88 million years ago, an event that allowed the island's plants and animals to evolve in almost complete isolation.
In 2003, the government of Madagascar announced a program called the 'Durban Vision', which seeks to double the amount of protected land and help preserve the country's extraordinary biodiversity.
3. Borneo Island - Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei
Ilustrasi keindahan pulau Borneo.
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Borneo is the third largest island in the world and the only island that has three countries. About 73 percent of the island is administered by Indonesia, 26 percent by Malaysia, and 1 percent by Brunei, the latter being the only country that covers its entire landmass in Borneo.
