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Quiz: Can you name these islands based only on their SHAPE?

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The globe is peppered with islands of all shapes and sizes - there are around 900,000 in total.

Here we've picked out 23 of the more well-known examples - including one that's home to the world's biggest nightclub and another where Christmas was banned for 30 years - but can you identify them based only on their silhouette?

Scroll down and put your geography skills to the test...  

QUESTIONS

No.1 - Which island country is this? It was the setting for a hit 2005 animated kids' film

No.1 - Which island country is this? It was the setting for a hit 2005 animated kids' film 

No.2 - Do you recognise this island nation? Christmas was banned here for 30 years

No.2 - Do you recognise this island nation? Christmas was banned here for 30 years

No.3 - The late fashion designer Alexander McQueen's ashes were scattered on this island.  What is it called?

No.3 - The late fashion designer Alexander McQueen's ashes were scattered on this island.  What is it called? 

No.4 - By what name do we know this island? Its potatoes have 'Protected Designation of Origin' status

No.4 - By what name do we know this island? Its potatoes have 'Protected Designation of Origin' status 

No.5 - This island nation is where bubble tea, a popular drink that's filled with tapioca balls, first originated. Can you name it?

No.5 - This island nation is where bubble tea, a popular drink that's filled with tapioca balls, first originated. Can you name it? 

No.6 - What is the name of this isle, famed as the world's largest island (that is not a continent)?

No.6 - What is the name of this isle, famed as the world's largest island (that is not a continent)?

No.7 - Can you identify this isle, which goes by the nickname of the 'Island of the Winds'?

No.7 - Can you identify this isle, which goes by the nickname of the 'Island of the Winds'? 

No.8 - Do you know what this island is called? It's thought to be named after the daughter of a British explorer

No.8 - Do you know what this island is called? It's thought to be named after the daughter of a British explorer 

No.9 - Swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn - the George Clooney of the thirties, forties and fifties - described this island as more beautiful than any woman. Can you name it?

No.9 - Swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn - the George Clooney of the thirties, forties and fifties - described this island as more beautiful than any woman. Can you name it?

No.10 - Can you name this island? It's home to the world’s biggest nightclub, according to Guinness World Records

No.10 - Can you name this island? It's home to the world’s biggest nightclub, according to Guinness World Records 

No.11 - This island is famous as the birthplace of a U.S president. What is the island's name?

No.11 - This island is famous as the birthplace of a U.S president. What is the island's name? 

No.12 - Do you recognise this island? It is known for its matriarchal family structure and its female free-divers, who harvest fish from the ocean

No.12 - Do you recognise this island? It is known for its matriarchal family structure and its female free-divers, who harvest fish from the ocean 

No.13 - The world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial hails from this island state - can you name it?

No.13 - The world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial hails from this island state - can you name it?

No.14 - Can you give a name to this island, which is also known as the island of a thousand temples?

No.14 - Can you give a name to this island, which is also known as the island of a thousand temples? 

No.15 - It was here that the first transatlantic radio signals were received from Cornwall. Have you tuned in to the name of the island?

No.15 - It was here that the first transatlantic radio signals were received from Cornwall. Have you tuned in to the name of the island?

No.16 - Do you know the name of this island, which is divided into two countries?

No.16 - Do you know the name of this island, which is divided into two countries?

No.17 - Can you identify this island, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte?

No.17 - Can you identify this island, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte? 

No.18 - This is an archipelago, rather than a single island, and it's home to five different species of penguin. Do you know what it's called?

No.18 - This is an archipelago, rather than a single island, and it's home to five different species of penguin. Do you know what it's called? 

No.19 - By what name is this island - the birthplace of a footballing great - known?

No.19 - By what name is this island - the birthplace of a footballing great - known? 

No.20 - This is the world's second-largest island - do you recognise it?

No.20 - This is the world's second-largest island - do you recognise it? 

No.21 - Manx cats, a special breed of felines that often have no tail, hail from this island territory. What's it called?

No.21 - Manx cats, a special breed of felines that often have no tail, hail from this island territory. What's it called? 

No.22 - Do you know the name of this island, which was the setting for a 1797 battle that saw famous Royal Navy officer Admiral Nelson lose his arm?

No.22 - Do you know the name of this island, which was the setting for a 1797 battle that saw famous Royal Navy officer Admiral Nelson lose his arm?  

No.23 - Over 20 species of dinosaur are thought to have existed on this little island - do you know its name?

No.23 - Over 20 species of dinosaur are thought to have existed on this little island - do you know its name? 

ANSWERS:  

No.1 - Madagascar (the setting for hit animation... Madagascar 

 

 

No.2 - Cuba

 

No.3 - The Isle of Skye, Scotland 

 

No.4 - Jersey

 

No.5 - Taiwan 

 

No.6 - Greenland

 

No.7 - Mykonos, Greece 

 

No.8 - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, the U.S (thought to be named after British explorer Bartholomew Gosnold's daughter)

 

No.9 - Jamaica 

 

No.10 - Ibiza, Spain (home to the world's biggest nightclub - Privilege Ibiza)

 

No.11 - Oahu, Hawaii, the U.S (Barack Obama was born there)

 

No.12 - Jeju Island, South Korea

 

No.13 - Tasmania, Australia (home to the Tasmanian devil)

 

No.14 - Bali, Indonesia 

 

No.15 - Newfoundland island, Canada  

 

No.16 - Ireland

 

No.17 - Corsica

 

No.18 - The Falkland Islands

 

No.19 - Madeira Island, Portugal (birthplace of footballing great Cristiano Ronaldo)

 

No.20 - New Guinea island (317,150 sq miles/821,400 sq km)

 

No.21 - Isle of Man (a self-governing British Crown Dependency)

 

No.22 - Tenerife, Spain 

 

No.23 - Isle of Wight, UK

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