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Monument ([personal profile] marnanel) wrote2015-01-05 11:02 pm

islands

Odd trivia question: consider the archipelago immediately northwest of France. The two largest islands by population are Great Britain and Ireland. What's the third?
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[personal profile] emperor 2015-01-06 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
The Isle of Wight?
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[personal profile] emperor 2015-01-06 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
OK, I went and looked at WP, and now I know that IoW is the 4th. I'm not sure I'd heard of the correct answer before!
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[personal profile] merrythebard 2015-01-06 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
I'm thinking Mull or Skye?
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[personal profile] andrewducker 2015-01-06 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Iceland?

[personal profile] rowan 2015-01-07 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Portsea Island (which contains most of the city of Portsmouth.) It's also the most densely populated island in the archipelago.