User:Jnestorius/Regions with significant island landmass
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Most political regions consist either entirely of islands, or else of a portion of a large landmass with perhaps some relatively small islands off the coast of this. This is a list of regions where much but not all the land is away from the mainland. Mainland in the case of countrys is a continental landmass (except for PNG); for political subdivisions, mainland may be a main island (e.g. Great Britain in the case of Argyllshire).
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[edit] Countries
 Papua New Guinea, where New Guinea is the "mainland", Bismarck Archipelago etc. the islands |
 Equatorial Guinea: capital Malabo is on Bioko island, which is small in relative size but large in population (and unusually far from the mainland) |
[edit] Former countries
 Empire of Japan, at its most island-based after the 1910 annexation of Korea |
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 Republic of Venice c. 1000 AD included Dalmatian islands. (Later Venice included Crete) |
 Aragonese Empire (more island-baed before possession of Kingdom of Naples in Italy and the Duchy of Neopatria in Greece). |
[edit] Subunits
 Canada> Northwest Territories |
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 Canada> Nova Scotia includes Cape Breton Island |
 Canada> Nunavut |
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 PR China> Hong Kong |
 PR China> Hong Kong> Kwai Tsing District includes Tsing Yi |
 PR China> Hong Kong>Sai Kung District |
 PR China> Hong Kong> Tsuen Wan District includes part of Lantau, Ma Wan, and others. |
 Croatia> Primorje-Gorski Kotar County includes Krk, Cres, Lošinj and Rab. |
 Croatia> Split-Dalmatia County includes Brač, Hvar and Vis. |
 Croatia> Zadar County includes Dugi otok, Ugljan, Pašman and most of Pag |
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 Estonia> Lääne County includes Vormsi (#12) |
 Germany> Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania> Ostvorpommern |
 Greece> Central Greece includes Euboea |
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 Netherlands> Friesland (3,349 km²) contains Vlieland (40.01 km²), Terschelling (88.10 km²), Ameland (60.02 km²), and Schiermonnikoog (39.94 km²) |
 Netherlands> North Holland (2.670 km²) includes Texel (169.82 km²) |
 Netherlands> South Holland (2.818 km²) contains Goeree-Overflakkee (262.73 km²) |
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 Netherlands> Zeeland (1,788 km²) contains Schouwen-Duiveland (231.07 km²) |
 Norway> Nordland |
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 Russia> Arkhangelsk Oblast includes Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land |
 Sweden> Kalmar County includes Öland |
 Sweden> Stockholm County> Nacka Municipality (orange) includes western Värmdön |
 Sweden> Stockholm County> Österåker Municipality (orange; 311 km²) includes Ljusterö (62 km²) |
 United Kingdom> Scotland (Unitary authorities)> North Ayrshire |
 United Kingdom> Scotland> Argyll and Bute |
 United Kingdom> Scotland> Highland> Skye and Lochalsh includes Skye |
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 United States> Alaska> Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska (16,990 km²) includes Kodiak Island (8,975 km²) and others |
 United States> Florida> Monroe County includes the Florida Keys |
 United States> Michigan> Keweenaw County includes Isle Royale |
 United States> New York State> New York City |
 United States> Rhode Island> Newport County includes Aquidneck, Conanicut, and Prudence |
 Vietnam> Kien Giang Province (6,299 km²) contains Phú Quốc (585 km²) |
 Yemen> 'Adan Governorate includes Socotra |
[edit] Former subunits
 United Kingdom> England> Hampshire included the Isle of Wight until 1890 |
 United Kingdom >Scotland (Traditional counties)> Inverness-shire until 1975 |
 United Kingdom> Scotland (Traditional counties)> Ross-shire until 1975 |
 United Kingdom> Scotland (Traditional counties)> Argyllshire until 1975 |
