Islands

Question: What word describes the Bahamas?

Answer: The Bahamas are an archipelago, or chain of islands, consisting of about 700 islands and more than 2,000 low, barren rock formations.

Question: Which is the highest mountain on any island on Earth?

Answer: Jaya Peak, on New Guinea, is the highest point in Indonesia at 16,503 feet (5,030 meters) above sea level. It is also the highest mountain on any island on Earth.

Question: What is the capital of the Maldives?

Answer: With more than a quarter of the country’s population, Male is by far the largest city and the capital of the Maldives.

Question: On what island does Scotland lie?

Answer: Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

Question: On what island would you find the country of Brunei?

Answer: Brunei is located on the island of Borneo. Three countries—Brunei, Borneo, and Malaysia—share the island.

Question: Easter Island is famous for its:

Answer: Scattered over Easter Island are more than 600 huge statues called moai, each carved from a single block of stone. They are thought to have been carved as monuments by competing clans of inhabitants.

Question: In what sea does Grenada lie?

Answer: Grenada is an egg-shaped island at the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea.

Question: Which of these is not one of the Channel Islands?

Answer: Bermuda lies in the Atlantic Ocean. Sark, Alderney, and Jersey, along with Guernsey, make up the four Channel Islands, near France.