Islands

[John Pruden]

what is classed as an island i always thought it was land surrounded by water is Australia an island with the Suez canal is Africa an island?? one to ponder.jp

[vic mcclymont]

If you think about it every piece of land is surrounded by water!

[j.sabourn]

This could be a good excuse for the master of the Costa Concordia, he could claim he had it on good authority that Italy was an Island. John Sabourn

[Neville Roberts]

I always thought islands were ,where Hula girls danced

[happy daze john in oz]

Australia is defined as an island continent.

[Ivan Cloherty]

From what I've been reading on here lately it sounds more like an 'Island Incontinent'

[happy daze john in oz]

From what I've been reading on here lately it sounds more like an 'Island Incontinent'

Well, we have had the P15s taken out of us a bit lately

[Stuart Henderson]

Yes John I agree. Just recently was watching one of my favourite TV quiz programmes which asked for any island bigger than the IOM which was an independant nation. The 6 or 8 contestants gave varying answers one being wrong with Malta for example, others Madagascar etc. The programme at the end of the quiz gave other possible answers with Australia as one. I was arguing with my good lady that it was a continent, but I suppose it did follow the other side being an independant nation.
Stuart

[Captain Kong]

There is also Greenland.

[Albert Bishop]

Then of course there is "Rhode" Island, and if we spell it a different way its not surrounded by water. or all the cars would sink (Sorry)