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Bear Island[edit]

I don't think that Bear Island is nearly as big as stated here or if it even exists, after looking around some I found that basically every source detailing the island is word for word the exact same so it probably comes from only one source and this source doesn't say anything about it's size. If you go to the coordinates that are on the source it will put you right off the coast of Antarctica in the ocean. On places like Earth or Maps, there is something south of it named Bear that it says is an island but most maps show it as being attached to Antarctica and I couldn't find anywhere else saying it was an island or that it's actual name was Bear. The sources state that it's somewhere near Graham's Land or Marguerite Bay yet no maps of the region even name the island. Lastly, the source used in this actual article for the biggest Antarctic Islands says that Bear Island is larger then Adelaide Island, which actually kind of acts as seperator between Graham's land and Marguerite Bay and is much easier to see then Bear Island and is named in basically every map or source about the area. Hestoriboi (talk) 18:59, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Flags[edit]

Why are the flags removed? It was much easier to search for islands in a special country when the flags was there. Please add them again! Karriuss (talk) 22:25, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Britain[edit]

Why is Great Britain now at number 7 with 230,000 km^2, instead of at number 9 with 209,000 km^2 like it used to be? Dabatman565 (talk) 03:11, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is especially odd as the map gives it as 9 as well 90.203.144.224 (talk) 16:26, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Berkner Island not an Island?[edit]

Berkner Island wiki entry suggest that if the ice is removed then all of the island would be under water, making it an Ice Rise instead of an Island. Looking at some other sources I can find no definite answers, but ice cores drilled from dome of Thyssenhöhe (869m) reached further down than sea level (948m), indicating that indeed the entire island is beneath sea level. 151.183.2.206 (talk) 12:32, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bahr al Jabal Island[edit]

I noticed that Bahr al Jabal Island has recently been added to the list, but it has no article and no sources are cited for its size. Searching for the island on bing maps, it does appear to be real, but nowhere near as large as listed (it appears to be closer to 100 sm in area). Unless something turns up that verifies its size, this island should probably be removed. 136.36.142.152 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 18:36, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]