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Orust. Hisingen. Tjörn. Other major Atlantic islands: Azores (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Madeira (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Canary Islands (Spain) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Faroe Islands (Denmark) Greenland (Denmark) - geographically a part of ...
Northern Island of Novaya Zemlya. Largest island of Russia within Europe. 5. Spitsbergen. 37,673. 14,546. Norway ( Svalbard) Largest island of Svalbard (62% of its entire area) and of Norway. 6.
in Europe (green and dark grey) Location of the Faroe Islands (red; circled) in the Kingdom of Denmark (yellow) Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark Settlement early 9th century Union with Norway c. 1035 Kalmar Union 1397–1523 Denmark-Norway 1523–1814 Cession to Denmark 14 January 1814 Independence referendum 14 September 1946 Home rule 30 March 1948 Further autonomy 29 July 2005 Capital and ...
In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to the north, divided from each other by the Baltic Sea. Three smaller peninsulas— Iberia, Italy, and the Balkans —emerge from the southern margin of the mainland.
Iceland ( Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ⓘ) [d] is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is linked culturally and politically with Europe and is the region's most sparsely populated country. [12] Its capital and largest city is ...
Malta ( / ˈmɒltə / ⓘ MOL-tə, / ˈmɔːltə / MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ] ), officially the Republic of Malta, [14] is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, [15] and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.
Malta (island) / 35.883°N 14.450°E / 35.883; 14.450. Filfa, St Paul's Islands, Manoel Island. Malta is an island in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago .The island is situated in the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya.
The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy. The following is a list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea . The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Croatia, Italy, France, Greece ...