Islands of Europe
Find eight islands in the Europe study region. Learn their physical outlines, then try the map quiz or print a worksheet.
About this selection8 places included
Eight selected islands in the European teaching region; physical islands, not country answers.
How this set is defined
This set contains the places listed below. It is a practice selection, not a complete list or a size ranking.
Not included
- Unlisted features
- Area, length or height rankings
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Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
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Look at the island’s full coastline before considering the countries on it. Great Britain and the United Kingdom are different answers to different questions.
Use nearby mainland coasts and neighboring islands to work out which island is highlighted.
Places and answers
Choose a place from this set. Typed answers accept its listed English name and alternatives; historical names and unlisted abbreviations are not accepted automatically.
| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Corsica | Corsica | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
| Crete | Crete | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
| Cyprus (island) | Cyprus (island); Cyprus | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
| Iceland | Iceland | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
| Ireland (island) | Ireland (island); Ireland | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
| Sardinia | Sardinia | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
| Sicily | Sicily | A physical island. Its coastline may differ from the borders of the countries on it. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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