European islands by population
European islands by population
Numbers are a bit old, here is an updated list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_islands_by_population
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Is Gran Canaria considered to be in Europe?
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Geologically it should belong to Africa. Politically, it belongs to Spain, thus is 'European'.
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In that case where are all the French overseas territories like La Réunion with a population of ~870k?
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Good question, I was thinking about them too. I guess the author made an arbitrary decision to include the Canaries because they are "close enough" to Europe, and not include the rest of overseas territories of European countries
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The macaronesia islands have been formed by the African and Atlantic plates moving apart, leaving a trail of islands: Cape Verde, Canaries islanda, Madeira islands. They all sit on the African plate. But both the Canaries and Madeira are regions of their respective countries with European identidy and culture.
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At least a much as Britain
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