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Island Country Hopping

Start with Iceland. Then name the closest island country to the one you just named that hasn't been named yet, until you have named every island country.
No external territories
Distances are approximate
There is a country that borders two island countries. Type the one with the longer border
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Last updated: April 21, 2026
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First submittedApril 12, 2026
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Starting Country
Iceland
784 km
United Kingdom
0 km
Ireland
2621 km
Malta
1728 km
Cyprus
1921 km
Bahrain
3150 km
Maldives
725 km
Sri Lanka
1500 km
Indonesia
0 km (longer border)
Papua New Guinea
2.5 km
Solomon Islands
150 km
Vanuatu
750 km
Fiji
360 km
Tonga
900 km
Samoa
1050 km
Tuvalu
340 km
Kiribati
300 km
Nauru
600 km
Marshall Islands
580 km
Federated States of Micronesia
400 km
Palau
840 km
Philippines
100 km
Taiwan
115 km
Japan
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Answer
2300 km
Brunei
1170 km
Singapore
2530 km
East Timor
5550 km
New Zealand
9850 km
Mauritius
900 km
Madagascar
250 km
Seychelles
350 km
Comoros
4200 km
Sao Tome and Principe
3660 km
Cape Verde
3680 km
Barbados
150 km
Saint Lucia
40 km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10 km
Grenada
130 km
Trinidad and Tobago
440 km
Dominica
150 km
Antigua and Barbuda
70 km
Saint Kitts and Nevis
600 km
Dominican Republic
0 km
Haiti
85 km
Cuba
55 km
Bahamas
440 km
Jamaica
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23 Comments
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Level 65
Apr 17, 2026
If you enjoyed, be sure to check this quiz out

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1463523/jump-to-nearest-non-bordering-state

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Level 65
Apr 19, 2026
Please nominate this quiz if you enjoyed :3
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Level 44
Apr 12, 2026
Great quiz:)
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Level 52
Apr 13, 2026
Good!
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Level 75
Apr 13, 2026
Maldives is closer to Bahrain than Seychelles is

Bahrain -> Haa Alif Atoll (Maldives) is ~3146km

Bahrain -> Bird Island (Seychelles) is ~3322km

Also with Bahamas being closer to Cuba than Haiti

Cuba -> Cay Sal Island (Bahamas) ~55km

Cuba -> Haiti ~85km

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Level 65
Apr 13, 2026
thank you good sir
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Level 81
Apr 13, 2026
Surely Comoros is closer to Madagascar than Seychelles?
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Level 65
Apr 13, 2026
seychellois islands stretch far south
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Level 68
Apr 13, 2026
That was my initial assumption too but turns out they're actually not as close! Who knew
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Level 62
Apr 14, 2026
Where did you find this information? Google + Wikipedia both say that Seychelles southernmost point is over 1,300 km north of Madagascar while Comoros is around 300-400 km away
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Level 65
Apr 14, 2026
Farquhar Island
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Level 62
Apr 14, 2026
Okay, for some reason neither Google nor Wikipedia counted Farquhar Island. 258 km compared to 300 - 400 km then. Thanks.
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Level 68
Apr 13, 2026
Great quiz. Could you clarify a bit better in the description that the "nearest island country" is based on the sequential answers typed? I thought initially that it was always in reference to Iceland. (I couldn't see distances as was on mobile)
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Level 65
Apr 13, 2026
ok
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Level 83
Apr 13, 2026
Great quiz. I would love to see it with the version that has a zoomed in cutout of the Caribbean, but this was still great.
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Level 65
Apr 13, 2026
sorry i dont have inkscape so i can't access svgs like that
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Level 62
Apr 14, 2026
That one dot in the Mediterranean (supposedly called "Cyprus") does not exist. It is a big hoax created by aliens
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Level 83
Apr 19, 2026
great idea!
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Level 83
Apr 19, 2026
Great quiz, nominated! Curious to the logic, why is the next answer for Indonesia, PNG and not East Timor? They are equally far from Indonesia.
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Level 65
Apr 19, 2026
thank you for pointing this out i added a caveat
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Level 68
Apr 19, 2026
nice quiz
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Level 65
Apr 19, 2026
Got 100%! Was briefly tripped up by Bahrain and Singapore I will admit, as well as frustratedly staring at my phone for 2 minutes thinking Comoros was closer to Madagascar than Seychelles
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Level 75
Apr 21, 2026
Great idea for a quiz! Nominated ;)

I'd suggest to change quiz name to "Island Country Hopping", to avoid any confusion.