Definition: Island

Category: Geographic Information Systems

Territort having:

- a minimum surface of 1 km²;
- a minimum distance between the island and the mainland of 1 km;
- a resident population of more than 50 inhabitants;
- no fixed link (for example, a bridge, a tunnel, or a dyke) between the island(s) and the mainland. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-GQ-18-008&mode=view