GeotchaA geography quiz on a real globe
6 largest islands formerly held by the United Kingdom
6 islands, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.
Free to play, with no account needed. What you miss comes back for review until it sticks.
The islands
- 1Cyprus9,234 km²
- 2Antigua281 km²
- 3Nevis93 km²
- 4Hong Kong Island80 km²
- 5Rhun Island4 km²
- 6Baker Island1 km²
Land area in km²: the Largest Islands set’s figure for its islands, else Wikidata’s (P2046) where it fits the outline, else the area of the outline. Every island Natural Earth draws at 1:10m that Wikidata names, of 5 km² or more (smaller ones when well known), and every island of the Largest Islands set. Countries are those the island’s land lies in, from the outlines. Islands in Antarctica are left out unless the quiz includes Antarctica. The United Kingdom (with England, Great Britain and the British Empire): places once under its rule and not now, from Wikidata’s dated country statements and colonial-empire membership, and the CIA World Factbook’s independence dates; military occupations of a few years are left out.
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