@incollection{fdi:010067229,
  title = {{T}he island effect on the global sclae : size, ranking and shape of oceanic islands},
  author = {{D}epraetere, {C}hristian},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}uch has been said about islands but no global definition of this geographical phenomenon has so far been made available. {A} normative approach is consequently difficult to adopt. {A} database was put together involving 1,085 islands in the size range of 100km2 to 1,000,000km2. {E}ach digitized file of the coastline is linked to the following information: name, country, basic planimetric figures (surface, coastal length), location (latitude and longitude in degrees), and scale of the map used for planimetric purposes. {F}rom this sample, a study of the relationships between surfaces and frequencies highlights a simple statistical law which can be related to properties of a fractal structure. {A} surface area-based hierarchical method is presented to depict the degree and type of ‘cephalic’ structure of the archipelago. {S}ome coastal form indices are presented, with their significance related to the geomorphological context of some islands.},
  keywords = {{ILE} ; {ARCHIPEL} ; {BASE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {HIERARCHIE} ; {MORPHOLOGIE} ; {COTE} ; {FRACTAL} ; {SUPERFICIE} ; {INSULARITE} ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {{I}sland studies : critical concepts in geography, vol. 4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {21},
  address = {},
  series = {{C}ritical {C}oncepts in {G}eography},
  year = {2016},
  ISBN = {978-1-138-01459-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067229},
}