the island isa piece of land or land that is smaller than continental and larger

is surrounded air.kumpulan several islands called islands.

there are four requirements that must be fulfilled in order to be referred to as the island:

landless mainland

formed naturally and not land reclamation

surrounded by water, salt water (sea) and fresh

always be above the high tide line

Toponyms (naming the island)

Internationally through UNGEGN (united nation Group of Experts on Geographical Names) which is formed

th. 1959 recommend to its member states to promote the standardization of geographical element name

scr both nationally and internationally.

Lies the small island

(1) of the outermost small island there are 92 islands

(2) The outer small island and directly adjacent to another 67 countries to 10 countries neighboring island

(3) Island inland (inner island), such as the Thousand Islands

(4) A small island located on a river or lake, such as the island of Samosir

The islands in the world can be grouped into 5,

(1) Island Continent

(2) The volcanic island

(3) The low-lying island

(4) raised coral island

(5) Island atoll

Based on Marine and Fisheries Decree No. 41/2000 mentions the management of small islands with an area of ​​less than 2,000 km2, is used only for the benefit of:

(1) Conservation

(2) Raising the sea (mariculture)

(3) Tourism

(4) Efforts to capture and sustainable fishing industry

(5) Organic farming and livestock-scale household

(6) high-tech industry and extractive

(7) Education and Research

(8) Industrial manufacturing and processing environmentally friendly