Talk:List of European islands by population

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Contents 1 Lesbos 2 Södermalm 3 Santorini 4 Madeira and Azores Islands

[edit] Lesbos

I doubt that the population of Lesbos island is 108.000. The 2005 estimated population of Lesbos (Lesvos) prefecture in 2005 was 110,220, but this includes Lemnos (population 18,104 in 2001) and Agios Efstratios (population 371 in 2001). I therefore correct the figure to 91,000. Antipoeten 22:20, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Södermalm

The notes to the table say that Södermalm was excluded because it's not an island. But the article about it says that it is an island, and looking at the Google Maps satellite image it appears to be an island. So what is the argument that it isn't an island? --Metropolitan90 05:05, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Good question. This is the quote from the Swedish wiki-article on Södermalm: Södermalm är formellt inte en ö eftersom vattnet vid Karl-Johansslussen och Hammarby sluss inte kan passera fritt. Translated to English this should be: Södermalm is not formally an island because the water cannot pass freely through Karl Johan lock (lock chamber) and Hammarby lock (lock chamber). I am not sure if this exclusion of Södermalm as an island is correct. Originally it must have been an island, and seen on a map it looks like an island. So okay, I add it to the list anyway. Antipoeten 23:47, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Santorini

According to this site it seems like the population of Santorini prefecture is 11,984 (2001). This prefecture seems to include the island of Therasia with a population of 268 (2001). I therefore think the correct 2001 figures for Santorini Island should be 11,716 (2001). http://www.ellada.net/ellada/regions-santorini.php Antipoeten 23:40, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Madeira and Azores Islands

Some one has added Madeira Island plus Pico Island of the Azores. Even if they belong to Portugal, they should not count as European islands.Antipoeten (talk) 17:57, 29 January 2008 (UTC)