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Friday puzzle -- missing member of list

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Friday puzzle -- missing member of list

7/2/10, 3:18 AM #1

Alex Y
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Friday puzzle -- missing member of list

Alex Y

What is the missing element in the following list?

Greenland

New Guinea

Borneo

Madagascar

____?____

Sumatra

Honshu

Victoria Island

Great Britain

Re: Friday puzzle -- missing member of list

7/2/10, 10:36 AM #2

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I'm Baffled.

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7/2/10, 12:06 PM #3

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7/2/10, 8:39 PM #4

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Alex Y

Bill nailed this one right away. The missing element is "Baffin Island". The list is the largest [non-continent] islands on Earth, in order of decreasing size. Here's more of the list along with sizes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area