What aspects are involved to decide whether a mass of land in the water is an island or just a big rock?

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What aspects are involved to decide whether a mass of land in the water is an island or just a big rock?

2006-09-26 08:18:50 · 3 answers · asked by adodd8 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Islands are inhabitable (ie: there is soil, wildlife, plants, trees, etc.) whereas a big rock sticking out of the water is just that... a big rock sticking out of the water. Over many years, one of these big rocks in the water could turn inhabitable.

The Hawaiian Islands are a good example of this. They were formed from volcanic activity and evolved from volcanic rock to inhabitable islands.

2006-09-28 08:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by Telesto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There's something about high tides ever covering it.

2006-09-26 15:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Umm ... im with you there.

2006-10-03 03:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mousey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋