Monday, July 31, 2023

Top 20 longest river systems

This post is a list of the top 20 longest river systems in the world. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Nile, Africa: 6.6 thousand km
  2. Amazon, South America: 6.4 thousand km
  3. Yangtze, China: 6.3 thousand km
  4. Mississippi, United States, Canada: 6.2 thousand km
  5. Yenisey, Russia, Mongolia: 5.5 thousand km
  6. Yellow, China: 5.4 thousand km
  7. Ob, Eurasia: 5.4 thousand km
  8. Río de la Plata, South America: 4.8 thousand km
  9. Congo, Africa: 4.7 thousand km
  10. Amur, Eurasia: 4.4 thousand km
  11. Lena, Russia: 4.4 thousand km
  12. Mekong, China, Southeast Asia: 4.3 thousand km
  13. Mackenzie, Canada: 4.2 thousand km
  14. Niger, Africa: 4.2 thousand km
  15. Brahmaputra, South Asia, China: 3.9 thousand km
  16. Murray, Australia: 3.6 thousand km
  17. Tocantins, Brazil: 3.6 thousand km
  18. Volga, Russia: 3.6 thousand km
  19. Indus, South Asia, China: 3.6 thousand km
  20. Shatt al-Arab, Middle East: 3.5 thousand km

Top 5 largest Californian islands by area


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This post is a list of the top 5 largest Californian islands by area. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Santa Cruz Island: 98 miles sq.
  2. Santa Rosa Island: 81 miles sq.
  3. Santa Catalina Island: 75 miles sq.
  4. San Clemente Island: 57 miles sq.
  5. San Nicolas Island: 23 miles sq.

Top 10 largest Washingtonian islands by area


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This post is a list of the top largest Washingtonian islands by area. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Whidbey Island: 168 miles sq.
  2. Orcas Island*: 57 miles sq.
  3. San Juan Island*: 55 miles sq.
  4. Fidalgo Island: 41 miles sq.
  5. Camano Island: 40 miles sq.
  6. Vashon Island: 36 miles sq.
  7. Lopez Island*: 29 miles sq.
  8. Bainbridge Island: 27 miles sq.
  9. Harstine Island: 18 miles sq.
  10. Fir Island: 15 miles sq.

* Not labeled in photo (part of San Juan Islands)

Top 10 largest Alaskan islands by area


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This post is list of the top 10 largest islands in Alaska by area. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Kodiak Island: 3.5 thousand miles sq.
  2. Prince of Wales Island: 2.5 thousand miles sq.
  3. Chichagof Island: 2.0 thousand miles sq.
  4. St. Lawrence Island: 1.9 thousand miles sq.
  5. Admiralty Island*: 1.6 thousand miles sq.
  6. Nunivak Island: 1.6 thousand miles sq.
  7. Unimak Island: 1.5 thousand miles sq.
  8. Baranof Island: 1.5 thousand miles sq.
  9. Revillagigedo Island*: 1.1 thousand miles sq.
  10. Kupreanof Island*: 1.0 thousand miles sq.

* Not labeled in photo

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Top 30 largest islands by area

This post is a list of the top 30 largest islands by size. The photo above is Greenland. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Greenland: 2.1 million km sq.
  2. New Guinea, Papua New Guinea: 785 thousand km sq.
  3. Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia: 748 thousand km sq.
  4. Madagascar, Madagascar: 587 thousand km sq.
  5. Baffin Island, Canada: 507 thousand km sq.
  6. Sumatra, Indonesia: 443 thousand km sq.
  7. Honshū, Japan: 225 thousand km sq.
  8. Victoria Island, Canada: 217 thousand km sq.
  9. Great Britain, United Kingdom: 209 thousand km sq.
  10. Ellesmere Island, Canada: 196 thousand km sq.
  11. Sulawesi, Indonesia: 180 km sq.
  12. South Island, New Zealand: 145 thousand km sq.
  13. Java, Indonesia: 138 thousand km sq.
  14. North Island, New Zealand: 111 thousand km sq.
  15. Luzon, Philippines: 109 thousand km sq.
  16. Newfoundland, Canada: 109 thousand km sq.
  17. Cuba, Cuba: 108 thousand km sq.
  18. Iceland, Iceland: 101 thousand km sq.
  19. Mindanao, Philippines: 97 thousand km sq.
  20. Ireland, Ireland: 84 thousand km sq.
  21. Hokkaidō, Japan: 78 thousand km sq.
  22. Hispaniola, Dominican Republic, Haiti: 73 thousand km sq.
  23. Sakhalin, Russia: 72 thousand km sq.
  24. Banks Island, Canada: thousand km sq.
  25. Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: 65 thousand km sq.
  26. Tasmania, Australia: 65 thousand km sq.
  27. Devon Island, Canada: 55 thousand km sq.
  28. Alexander Island, Antarctica: 49 thousand km sq.
  29. Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Chile: 47 thousand km sq.
  30. Severny Island, Russia: 47 thousand km sq.

Top 15 largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea by population


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This post is a  list of the top 15 largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea by population (unknown date). Source: Wikipedia
  1. Sicily, Italy: 5.0 million
  2. Sardinia, Italy: 1.6 million
  3. Cyprus, Cyprus: 1.2 million
  4. Mallorca, Spain: 846 thousand
  5. Crete, Greece: 622 thousand
  6. Malta, Malta: 409 thousand
  7. Corsica, France: 322 thousand
  8. Euboea*, Greece: 191 thousand
  9. Djerba*, Tunisia: 139 thousand
  10. Rhodes*, Greece: 115 thousand
  11. Ibiza, Spain: 111 thousand
  12. Corfu*, Greece: 100 thousand
  13. Menorca, Spain: 87 thousand
  14. Lesbos*, Greece: 86 thousand
  15. Ischia*, Italy: 60 thousand

* Not labeled in photo

Top 30 largest Greek islands by population


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This post is a list of the top 30 largest Greek islands by population (unknown date). Source: Wikipedia
  1. Crete: 636 thousand
  2. Evia (Euboea): 191 thousand
  3. Rhodes: 115 thousand
  4. Lesbos: 114 thousand
  5. Corfu: 102 thousand
  6. Chios: 54 thousand
  7. Zakynthos: 40 thousand
  8. Salamis: 39 thousand
  9. Kefalonia: 35 thousand
  10. Kos: 33 thousand
  11. Samos: 32 thousand
  12. Lefkada: 22 thousand
  13. Syros: 21 thousand
  14. Naxons: 18 thousand
  15. Lemnos: 16 thousand
  16. Kalymnos: 16 thousand
  17. Thasos: 13 thousand
  18. Paros: 13 thousand
  19. Aegina: 13 thousand
  20. Mykonos: 10 thousand
  21. Tinos: 10 thousand
  22. Andros: 9.2 thousand
  23. Icaria: 8.4 thousand
  24. Leros: 7.9 thousand
  25. Skiathos: 6.6 thousand
  26. Karpathos: 6.2 thousand
  27. Milos: 4.9 thousand
  28. Skopelos: 4.9 thousand
  29. Kythira: 4.0 thousand
  30. Ithaca: 3.2 thousand

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Collection of San Juan Islands


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This post is a collection of San Juan Islands in Washington state. There are 4 islands listed below population as of 2010.
  1. San Juan Island: 6,894
  2. Orcas Island: 5,387
  3. Lopez Island: 2,588*
  4. Shaw Island: 240
Sources

* Lopez Island population as of 2017

List of sestieri in Venice, Italy


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This post is a list of sestieri in Venice, Italy. There are 6 sestieri listed below by population in 2011. The total population of Venice was 60.7 thousand in 2011. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Cannaregio: 16.9 thousand
  2. Castello: 14.1 thousand
  3. Dorsoduro: 13.3 thousand
  4. San Polo: 9.1 thousand
  5. San Marco: 4.1 thousand
  6. Santa Croce: 2.2 thousand

List of island countries in the Pacific Ocean


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This post is a list of island countries in the Pacific Ocean. There are 20 countries listed below by population between 2021 and 2023. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Indonesia: 277 million
  2. Japan: 124 million
  3. Philippines: 110 million
  4. Australia: 26.6 million
  5. Taiwan: 23.3 million
  6. Papua New Guinea: 11.7 million
  7. Singapore: 5.4 million
  8. New Zealand: 5.1 million
  9. East Timor: 1.3 million
  10. Fiji: 893 thousand
  11. Solomon Islands: 728 thousand
  12. Vanuatu: 301 thousand
  13. Samoa: 205 thousand
  14. Kiribati: 120 thousand
  15. Federated States of Micronesia: 105 thousand
  16. Tonga: 100 thousand
  17. Marshall Islands: 39 thousand
  18. Palau: 16 thousand
  19. Nauru: 11 thousand
  20. Tuvalu: 10 thousand

List of countries in the Carribean


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This post is a list of countries in the Caribbean. There are 13 countries listed below by population between 2018 and 2022. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Haiti: 11.7 million
  2. Cuba: 11.0 million
  3. Dominican Republic: 10.5 thousand
  4. Jamaica: 2.8 million
  5. Trinidad and Tobago: 1.3 million
  6. Bahamas: 397 thousand
  7. Barbados: 267 thousand
  8. Saint Lucia: 178 thousand
  9. Grenada: 112 thousand
  10. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 110 thousand
  11. Antigua and Barbuda: 100 thousand
  12. Dominica: 67 thousand
  13. Saint Kitts and Nevis: 47 thousand*

* Saint Kitts and Nevis data is from 2011

Friday, July 28, 2023

List of Burmese administrative divisions


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This post is a lists of Burmese administrative divisions. There are 21 divisions listed below by population in 2014. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Yangon: 7.3 million
  2. Ayeyarwady: 6.1 million
  3. Mandalay: 6.1 million
  4. Shan: 5.8 million
  5. Sagaing: 5.3 million
  6. Bago: 4.8 million
  7. Magway: 3.9 million
  8. Rakhine: 3.1 million
  9. Mon: 2.0 million
  10. Kachin: 1.6 million
  11. Kayin: 1.5 million
  12. Tanintharyi: 1.4 million
  13. Naypyidaw: 1.1 million
  14. Wa*: 558 thousand
  15. Chin: 478 thousand
  16. Pa'O*: 380 thousand
  17. Kayah: 286 thousand
  18. Danu*: 161 thousand
  19. Kokang*: 123 thousand
  20. Naga*: 116 thousand
  21. Pa Laung*: 110 thousand

* Not labeled in the photo

List of Tanzanian regions


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This post is a list of regions in Tanzania. There are 31 regions listed below by population in 2022. Source: Wikipedia
  1. Dar es Salaam: 5.3 million
  2. Mwanza: 3.6 million
  3. Tabora: 3.3 million
  4. Morogoro: 3.1 million
  5. Dodoma: 3.0 million
  6. Kagera: 2.9 million
  7. Geita: 2.9 million
  8. Tanga: 2.6 million
  9. Kigoma: 2.4 million
  10. Mara: 2.3 million
  11. Arusha: 2.3 million
  12. Mbeya: 2.3 million
  13. Shinyanga: 2.2 million
  14. Simiyi: 2.1 million
  15. Pwani: 2.0 million
  16. Singida: 2.0 million
  17. Manyara: 1.8 million
  18. Kilimanjaro: 1.8 million
  19. Ruvuma: 1.8 million
  20. Mtwara: 1.6 million
  21. Rukwa: 1.5 million
  22. Songwe: 1.3 million
  23. Lindi: 1.1 million
  24. Iringa: 1.1 million
  25. Katavi: 1.1 million
  26. Mjini Magharibi: 893 thousand
  27. Njombe: 889 thousand
  28. Pemba North: 272 thousand
  29. Pemba South: 271 thousand
  30. Unguja North: 257 thousand
  31. Unguja South: 195 thousand

Monday, July 24, 2023

Collection of United States flags before 1800

This post is a collection of United States flags before 1800. There are 6 flags listed below chronologically.

Grand Union Flag
1775-1777



13 Stars
1777-1795



Hopkinson 13 Stars
1777-1795



Battle of Bennington
1777



Betsy Ross 13 Stars
1792



Star-Spangled Banner 15 Stars
1795-1818

Sunday, July 23, 2023

List of Irish province flags

This post is a list of Irish province flags. There are 4 flags listed below alphabetically by province.

Connacht



Leinster



Munster



Ulster

List of Slovak region flags

This post is a list of Slovak region flags. There are 8 flags listed below alphabetically by region.

Banská Bystrica



Bratislava



Košice



Nitra



Prešov



Trenčín



Trnava



Žilina

List of Belgian province flags

This post of Belgian province flags. There are 10 flags listed below alphabetically by province.

Antwerp
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East Flanders
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Flemish Brabant
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Hainaut
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Liège



Limburg
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Luxembourg
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Namur
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Walloon Brabant
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West Flanders
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List of Czech region flags

This post is a list of Czech region flags. There are 13 flags listed below alphabetically by region.

Central Bohemian



Hradec Králové



Karlovy Vary



Liberec



Moravian-Silesian



Olomouc



Pardubice



Plzeň



South Bohemian



South Moravian



Ústí nad Labem



Vysočina



Zlín