World’s Largest Islands – 1/15/19

After Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines in 2013, cartographer David Garcia started thinking deeply about islands and how “colonization, crises, conflict and climate change” have been affecting islands there and around the world. “New ones continue to form, and old ones disappear from view, drowned by rising water or other factors.” Garcia often made maps of the largest islands in the Philippines to give to friends and mentors as gifts. His latest project is a collection of the 100 largest islands in the world. It’s a fascinating view to see them together in a single poster, check it out here. [Source: Atlas Obscura]