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Islands, ranked by obscurity

Physical islands with their own English Wikipedia articles. 4,024 islands in the bank.

4,024islands
186,981views/month · Mauritius Island
7views/month · Brageneset
402jackpot answers (90%+)

By obscurity band

Household names1,006 islandsUnder 25% obscurity: the places everyone reaches for first, and the ones that pay least. Well known1,006 islands25–50% obscurity: known to most people who paid attention in geography. Off the map807 islands50–70% obscurity: a solid answer that digs a real distance. Deep cuts803 islands70–90% obscurity: the ones you know from a trip, a book or a map you stared at. One in Wormillion402 islands90% obscurity and up: the jackpot tier. Every one of these digs at least 135 metres and pays at least 910 points.

By region

Africa122 islands Antarctica95 islands Asia686 islands Europe1,253 islands North America1,175 islands Oceania334 islands South America136 islands

The fifty rarest

The answers that pay most. A tie at the top is possible: two places with the same monthly views score the same.

#PlaceObscurityViews / monthPoints
1Brageneset100%71,000
2Nedlukseak Island100%71,000
3Hiserøyna100%8999
4Home Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)100%8999
5Illunnguit Island100%8999
6Kikkertavak Island100%8999
7Linaluk Island100%8999
8Halsön (Kalix)100%9998
9Hundvåko100%9998
10Simeonov Island100%9998
11Halsön (Skellefteå)100%10997
12Idjuniving Island100%10997
13Stor-Brändön100%10997
14Storr Island100%10997
15Zherav Island100%10997
16Alikdjuak Island100%11996
17Aukarnersuaq Island100%11996
18Bodloperka Island100%11996
19Burnside Island100%11996
20Elvalandet100%11996
21Kekertuk Island100%11996
22Aulattivik99%12994
23Culbertson Island99%12994
24Horseshoe Island (Queensland)99%12994
25Katers Island99%12994
26Mejlø99%12994
27Mellom-Vikna99%12994
28Moore Tract99%12994
29Muingmak Island99%12994
30Pains Island99%12994
31South West Osborn Island99%12994
32Ukasiksalik Island99%12994
33Von Otterøya99%12994
34Anarusuk Island99%13991
35Barnes Island (New Brunswick)99%13991
36Godfred Hansens Island99%13991
37Governor Island (Falkland Islands)99%13991
38Haralambiev Island99%13991
39Kekertaluk Island99%13991
40Lille Kamøya, Nordkapp99%13991
41Lipayran Island99%13991
42Mjømna99%13991
43Molema Island99%13991
44North Tweedsmuir Island99%13991
45Obbolaön99%13991
46Ōyano Island99%13991
47Puugutaa Island99%13991
48Resor Island99%13991
49Veteran Isles99%13991
50Aldea Island (Campana Archipelago)99%14987

The twenty most famous

The answers that pay least. Everyone reaches for these first, which is exactly why they don’t dig.

#PlaceObscurityViews / monthPoints
1Mauritius Island0%186,981100
2Falkland Islands0%181,757100
3Nauru0%177,645100
4Iceland0%176,789101
5Ireland0%160,515101
6Greenland0%155,813101
7Krakatoa0%115,586101
8North Sentinel Island0%104,083102
9Svalbard0%102,417102
10Bali Island0%97,616102
11Jersey0%97,521102
12Manhattan0%89,737102
13Guam0%88,536103
14Sicily0%83,136103
15Sicily0%83,136103
16Easter Island0%77,582103
17Corsica0%76,365104
18Kuril Islands0%76,350104
19Sardinia0%72,695104
20Sardinia0%72,695104

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