Islands and Archipelagos

Question: What are the islands that make up the Maldives made of?

Answer: Maldives’ islands are made of coral. The coral sits on the peaks of old underwater volcanoes. Some of the islands are still being formed and are increasing in area. Others are being washed away.

Question: What is the largest country in the Antilles?

Answer: Cuba is the largest country in the island chain called the Antilles, in the Caribbean Sea.

Question: The largest archipelago in the world is:

Answer: Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, or island chain. It is made up of more than 17,500 islands and covers an area of 718,289 square miles (1,860,360 square kilometers).

Question: Which of these is not a Hawaiian island?

Answer: Tahiti is in French Polynesia, about 2,485 miles (4,000 kilometers) south of the Hawaiian Islands.

Question: On what island is East Malaysia found?

Answer: East Malaysia occupies the northwestern part of the island of Borneo.

Question: What is the national bird of the Bahamas?

Answer: The national bird of the Bahamas is the flamingo. Some 50,000 flamingos live on Great Inagua Island.

Question: In what ocean does the island of New Caledonia lie?

Answer: New Caledonia lies in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 932 miles (1,500 kilometers) east of Australia.

Question: In what ocean was the supposed lost island of Atlantis located?

Answer: Atlantis gives its name to the Atlantic Ocean. Greek legend says that the island sank after a huge earthquake.

Question: In what island group does Grenada lie?

Answer: Grenada is the southernmost of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles group.