A researcher with the Islands Conservation group needs a list of ALL islands belonging to the U.S. He also wants their area, in hectares, and population.
An exact list may not be "out there", but some solutions are:
- UNEP ISLANDS Web Site - http://islands.unep.ch/
Their Islands Directory is a good list, inlcudes pop. & area in sq kms. plus a lot of environmental data.
- Using the GNIS website - http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form
Select a state, then select "island" as the feature. This generates lists of islands named on USGS maps, state by state. No area or population.