Islands come in all shapes and sizes, and even that can change dramatically with the tides. Now that I’m living on one, I’m really beginning to appreciate their variety. Some you can drive to or from, while others require a ferry or even an airplane. The better-known ones seem to be vacation or travel destinations.
Here’s a sampling, starting with home.
- Eastport, Maine, including Moose, Treat, Carlow, Matthews, and a few more: 3.6 square miles (12.3 with water)
- Manhattan: 22.7 square miles
- Staten: 58.5 square miles
- Martha’s Vineyard: 96 square miles
- Nantucket: 48 square miles
- Grand Manan, New Brunswick: 55 square miles (198.4 with water), but one side is a 20-mile wall of tall bluffs – the same length as Martha’s Vineyard.
- Sanibel, Florida: 16.1 square miles
- Mount Desert, Maine (home of Acadia National Park): 108 square miles
- Santa Catalina, California: 75 square miles
- San Juan, Washington: 55 square miles
Care to tell us about others?
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