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Interesting Sequence (Posted on 2004-09-21)

What is missing from this sequence:

Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar, ?, Sumatra, Honshu, Great Britain

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Solution

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The mising island is Baffin, and the sequence is of the largest Islands by landmass:

Areas in sq.miles:

Greenland - 839999
New Guinea - 309000
Borneo - 287300
Madagascar - 227000
Baffin - 195926
Sumatra - 182859
Honshu - 89176
Great Britain - 88795

Posted by Syzygy on 2004-09-21 08:48:43

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