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Islands by Nearest Mainland Country

For each selected island, name the country whose territory on the mainland is nearest.
Answer must correspond to yellow box!
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First submittedJanuary 12, 2017
Times taken22,680
Average score80.0%
Rating4.11
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km
Island
Country
1
Singapore
Malaysia
15
Trinidad
Venezuela
22
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
33
Great Britain
France
70
Cyprus
Turkey
86
Sri Lanka
India
128
Taiwan
China
180
Honshu
South Korea
210
Cuba
Mexico
234
Socotra
Somalia
km
Island
Country
248
Malta
Italy
296
North Andaman
Myanmar
307
Tenerife
Morocco
417
Madagascar
Mozambique
499
West Falkland
Argentina
624
Jamaica
Honduras /
Nicaragua
714
Attu
Russia
770
Greenland
Canada
974
Iceland
Norway
1096
Bermuda
United States
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49 Comments
GrandMo
+6
Level 70
Jan 12, 2017
This was really cool! Only one I had no idea on was Attu, but I got it on my 2nd guess just by playing probabilities. One issue though, is that apparently Nicaragua is acceptable for Jamaica, but isn't being accepted, only Honduras.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 87
Jan 12, 2017
It looks to me like mainland Honduras beats out mainland Nicaragua by about 500m.
cpgatbyu
+2
Level 87
Jan 12, 2017
"Mainland" means excluding Isla San Pio.
GrandMo
+1
Level 70
Jan 13, 2017
You're probably right, but given that the point jutting farthest out into the ocean is bisected by the border, I can understand the quiz-maker giving both answers, even if Jamaica being marginally north of that line makes a small difference.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 12, 2017
Nicaragua will work now.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 87
Jan 12, 2017
Using Google Earth, I get Cyprus about 70 km from Turkey.
sillie
+1
Level 76
Jan 13, 2017
I got about 80km to Turkey and 100km to Syria. But yeah.
plattitude
+1
Level 95
Jan 13, 2017
I get just under 70 km from Cape Kormakitis in Cyprus to the Anamur Feneri Lighthouse in Turkey.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 24, 2017
Fixed.
sillie
+1
Level 76
Jan 13, 2017
Never heard of Socotra before.
brandybuck96
+2
Level 83
Jan 13, 2017
I'd heard of it because for some reason it was marked in big letters on my "Jigsaw map of Asia".
GrandMo
+3
Level 70
Jan 13, 2017
It's a very unique landscape- nothing like most other places on Earth. It literally looks alien.
Algernon
+1
Level 73
Jan 16, 2017
Nor me. Attu was new to me as well.
FolgoreCZ
+1
Level 59
Aug 21, 2020
I knew Attu from my WW2 history. Along with neighboring island of Kiska, it was the only US state territory occupied by Japanese during WW2.
JoeCrouchMMA
+2
Level 59
Feb 24, 2017
Socotra looks awesome, google it and look at some pictures.
Geographer2017
+1
Level 24
Apr 4, 2017
It's part of Yemen
KoljiVriVoda
+1
Level 79
Jan 13, 2017
Great one!
GrandMo
+1
Level 70
Feb 7, 2017
This quiz caught my attention so much that I made a related (and even more difficult) version here.

I would love feedback and suggestions on it!

MarcoH
+1
Level 64
Feb 24, 2017
Is Tenerife closer to Morocco proper than Western Sahara? If not, please then at least accept Western Sahara as a fill in
Borgir
+4
Level 63
Feb 24, 2017
"country"
NotaKrustyKrab
+1
Level 58
Feb 24, 2017
Umm I'm pretty sure Iceland is closer to the UK. I flew from the former to the latter in like two hours...
Shozi18
+5
Level 58
Feb 24, 2017
But UK is not a mainland country. it itself is an island nation.
Hepsuli
+1
Level 57
Feb 24, 2017
I was a bit surprised to see the Finnish island of Attu here, but turns out there is an equally obscure Attu in Alaska.
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
+1
Level 57
Feb 24, 2017
Not that obscure if you're into war history - Attu was the site of the only land battle fought on US soil in WWII.
celloninja
+1
Level 42
Feb 24, 2017
Bahrain should accept Qatar, due to the Hamar islands which are very close to Qatar, closer than Bahrain is to Saudi Arabia.
celloninja
+1
Level 42
Feb 24, 2017
Not accept, be.
celloninja
+1
Level 42
Feb 24, 2017
*Hawar, sorry
loganite
+1
Level 92
Feb 24, 2017
The quiz asks which mainland country is closest to the island of Bahrain, not the country of Bahrain, which includes several other islands.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 74
May 26, 2019
there is an edit button, you can correct your message for an hour.
sharonRA
+1
Level 58
Feb 24, 2017
Cuba is about1500 miles from Mexico. It is only 90 miles from the Florida Coast (United States)
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Feb 24, 2017
Look at a map!
ander217
+1
Level 75
Feb 24, 2017
I think your info is referring to Mexico City, not the country.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Feb 24, 2017
Sharon NA: AMEN to that!

Additionally, if Ireland is considered an island and no main land, then neither is the united Kingdom mainland, as they are both islands!

Sifhraven
+1
Level 74
May 26, 2019
um.... that is exactly the case.... uk is not mainland... I dont see how you could think that it is.
Hunteriscoolio
+1
Level 35
Feb 24, 2017
Never even heard of honshu and got it right cause it sounds japanese
AllHailKingHomer
+1
Level 79
Feb 25, 2017
I guess my central american geography ain't no good ;(
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Feb 26, 2017
Great quiz, got them all with 4 seconds remaining!
CardinalV
+1
Level 62
Mar 1, 2017
I was about to go on a rant about Ireland not being a part of the UK, but then I saw mainland.
catlover2496
+1
Level 44
Mar 3, 2017
I've never heard of Attu before
ponnuki
+1
Level 58
Mar 6, 2017
Neither did I. Got it by thinking "I'm at the last one now and surely they would have put Russia in there somewhere"
Sleben27
+1
Level 75
Apr 23, 2018
Cuba is way Closer to the US than Mexico.
fuanacdc
+1
Level 88
Jul 6, 2018
Cuba is *not* closer to the US than Mexico. FTFY
Xenobiologista
+1
Level 59
Aug 18, 2020
So I thought, but looking on Google maps, the Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes seems to put the mexican mainland within questionable range as opposed to the floridian mainland(not Key West).
kiwikiwiNZ
+1
Level 39
Jan 9, 2019
i got stuck on attu but eventually i got it
lazgirl
+1
Level 68
Dec 14, 2019
Note to self : When you have no clue what the answer might be , or when anything else fails ...just type Russia.
czech1mapper
+1
Level 46
Mar 17, 2021
This is so wrong
CumulusCat
+1
Level 70
Apr 24, 2023
Excited to see Attu on here, I have a map of the island on my wall at home. They get some really nice Karman vortices there.
Aoto327
+1
Level 82
Nov 24, 2023
Easy, 20/20 with lots of time left.
Samuelfghk
+1
Level 38
Jul 9, 2024
It doesn't accept Mexixo
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