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Island Life
The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 11% of the world's total population. The three islands with the largest populations are Java (139.5 million), Honshu (104 million), and Great Britain (61.7 million).
Canada's most populated Island (by far) is Montreal Island (1.9 million), ranking 37th in the world. Rounding out the top 10, next is Vancouver Island (750,000, ranked 69th), Newfoundland (480,000, ranked 80th), Île Jésus (339,000, ranked 103rd), Lulu Island (168,162, ranked 145th), Cape Breton Island (147,454, ranked 159th), Prince Edward Island (140,402, ranked 163rd), Île Perrot (30,075), Nuns' Island (16,210), and Grande-Île (15,947).
Have you lived on an Island, or on several islands? For what percentage of your life? Were there any aspects of being on an Island that affected your psychology or had a noticeable effect on your mobility?
I spent about 27 years living on the Island of Montreal (West Island, NDG, CDN, downtown, St. Laurent), and 4 years living on Lulu Island (Steveston). Can't say my psychology was impacted, but yeah, getting on/off these islands was often a pain in the ass (clogged bridges/tunnels, relative lack of transit options).
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