Servais (il/le)@discuss.tchncs.de to YUROP@lemm.ee · edit-23 months ago[Map] European islands by populationfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1image[Map] European islands by populationfiles.catbox.moeServais (il/le)@discuss.tchncs.de to YUROP@lemm.ee · edit-23 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
Numbers are a bit old, here is an updated list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_islands_by_population
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoGeologically it should belong to Africa. Politically, it belongs to Spain, thus is ‘European’.
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoIn that case where are all the French overseas territories like La Réunion with a population of ~870k?
minus-squareServais (il/le)@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoGood question, I was thinking about them too. I guess the author made an arbitrary decision to include the Canaries because they are “close enough” to Europe, and not include the rest of overseas territories of European countries
Geologically it should belong to Africa. Politically, it belongs to Spain, thus is ‘European’.
In that case where are all the French overseas territories like La Réunion with a population of ~870k?
Good question, I was thinking about them too. I guess the author made an arbitrary decision to include the Canaries because they are “close enough” to Europe, and not include the rest of overseas territories of European countries