River island
Appearance
A river island or river archipelago is any landmass or fluvial landform within a river.
Regional variations
Look up towhead in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The term "towhead" implies a little islet or sandbar within a river (most often the Mississippi River) having a grouping or thicket of trees, and is often used in the Midwestern United States. Many rivers, if wide enough, can house considerably large islands. The term "towhead" was popularised by Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
In England, a river island in the Thames is referred to as an "ait" (or "eyot").
Lists of river islands
Largest river islands in the world
majuli island
- Note: Includes some river islands that also have an ocean coast.
Most populous river islands
Name | Population | Area [km²] | Country | City | River |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhongshan Dao | 2,300,000 (2008) | 59 | China | Macau, Zhongshan, Zhuhai | Pearl River |
Montreal | 1,854,442 | 499 | Canada | Montreal | St. Lawrence River |
Manhattan Island | 1,634,795 (2008) | 59 | United States | New York City | Hudson River/East River |
Ile Jesus | 401,550 | 242 | Canada | Laval | St. Lawrence River |
Veľký Žitný ostrov | 226,446 (2001) | 1,885 | Slovakia | several | Danube |
Vasilievsky Island | 202,650 (2002) | ? | Russia | St. Petersburg | Bolshaya Neva/Malaya Neva |
Lulu Island | 168,162 | 122.4 | Canada | Richmond | Fraser |
Csepel Island | 166,953 (2012) | 257 | Hungary | diverse | Danube |
Majuli | 140,000 | 422 | India | Brahmaputra River | |
Hisingen | 130,000 | 199 | Sweden | Gothenburg | Göta älv |
Wilhelmsburg | 49,132 (2006) | 35.3 | Germany | Hamburg | Elbe |
Mosqueiro | 27,000 | 191 | Brazil | Belém | Amazon River |
Srirangapatna | 23,448 (2001) | 13 | India | Srirangapatna | Kaveri |
See also
- Ait
- Anabranch, a section of a river that branches off and rejoins it, forming a towhead
- Archipelago
- Distributary
- Fluvial landforms
- Island
- Lake island
- Point bar
- River bifurcation
- River delta
- Sadh Island
References
- ^ "Río Grande de la Magdalena - Colección Ecológica del Banco". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Žitný ostrov". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Largest Islands of Countries". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ W. Francis (1906). Gazetteer of South India. p. 199.
- ^ Shivanasamudra