Geographical Conundrums 54!

[captaino]

1. (The question). Sixteen islands have populations of 10,000,000 or more. How many can you name?

2. (Follow-up). Number thirteen on the list is Salsette Island (in white, obviously, so as not to ruin question 1.). Where is that island? I didn't know before looking it up.

Comments

[dmorr]

Hm, let's see.

Japan
England
Java
Probably some other Indonesian island
Taiwan
Phillipines
Cuba
New York City
Haiti/Dominican Republic

I don't think Ireland, New Zealand, other Caribbean islands, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Singapore are big enough.

[captaino]

Japan -- which one(s)?
England -- Great Britain is #3, yes
Java -- #1
Probably some other Indonesian island -- which one(s)?
Taiwan -- #6
Phillipines -- (sic) which one(s)?
Cuba -- #16
New York City -- nope. Long Island, the most populous US island, just misses the list
Haiti/Dominican Republic -- Hispaniola is #10, yes

I don't think Ireland, New Zealand, other Caribbean islands, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Singapore are big enough.
-- Madagascar is #7 and Sri Lanka is #11.

An excellent start!

[captaino]

If you get all the "which ones?", you'll have all sixteen islands -- except for the mysterious #13 referenced in question 2.

[wrongradical]

This one! With that flag!

[captaino]

I didn't know it had a flag! Awesome!

[wrongradical]

I will return to the island in September. Let me write to you!

[sophonax]

Great Britain
Borneo
Java
New Guinea
Mindanao
Luzon
Honshu
Long Island
Hispaniola
Singapore
Madagascar
Taiwan
Cuba
Sri Lanka

My guesses offhand, and then because I can't resist, I looked at the spoiler for #2. I've never heard of it, but if I had to guess I think it would be in the Philippines, since that seems to be ground zero for "ridiculously populated areas that don't get a lot of international attention."

[captaino]

You made 14 guesses, and 12 were right -- very nicely done! Long Island and Singapore don't make the cut.

The four you're missing include the mysterious island of question 2 (which is not in the Philippines, though it was a good guess) and three islands from countries already represented in your list.

[wrongradical]

Devon Island!