Island Topography

Islands vary from the perfectly flat Caribbean style island to the rocky cliffs and mountainous types. If you have a preference its important that you tell brokers you contact of the type of island you want. Most islands aren’t flat, and on what are called continental islands (the drowned tops of hills) there is only a small area of flat land. In general the area of flat land on a continental island is approximately 10-20% of the island and this must be taken into when planning your development.

Many clients ask me about the dangers that global warming poses to many islands I have the sale. The answer is simple, low-lying atolls style islands are generally two to three metres above sea level. The general consensus of the scientific community is that global warming may cause the oceans to rise 67cms in the next 100 years.

This means that islands 33.5cm above sea level may be at risk in the next 50 years. If you believe that this poses a danger, it is not very hard to find islands more than 2 m above sea level.

© Mr. Cheyenne Morrison 2007