Human beings are an amazing species.
Given enough time, they will multiply, relocate and establish even on themost remote corners of the world.
Today, entire cities stands on them.
But unlike communities on mainland, land and resources on an island are scarce.
With no space to grow geographically these islands are crushingly dense with people and housing.
Here is a collection of some of the most populous island in the world.
Santa Cruz del Islote
Santa Cruz del Islote is unofficially the worlds most crowded island.
It can be reached by an hours boatride from Colombias Caribbean coast.
Santa Cruz is surrounded by idyllic waters, but there is no beach, no swimming pools or hotels.
The islanders bury their dead in a nearby island because there is no space for a cemetery.
There is currently no electricity on Santa Cruz.
Women wash the clothes with salty water from a nearby well.
And men settle for doing most of their necessities on the surrounding sea.
Despite these troubles, Santa Cruz is a peaceful island-village.
The population is heavily concentrated along the northern shore where the density is 26,000 per km2.
The mountain ranges across the island are also famous for hiking.
Manhattan is the major commercial, financial, and cultural center of the United States.
It is also the location of the United Nations Headquarters.
Salsette Island
Salsette Island is located in the Arabian Sea on India’s west coast.
The island has been inhabited since the Stone Age.
The Kolis, a fishing community, were the earliest known settlers of the islands.
Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks.
In 2009, there were 270,098 people residing in Venice.
The village has no motorised transport evidenced by the sign on entering.
The major economic activities for the villagers of Fadiouth are fishing and rice cultivation.
The island is home to some 39 thousand residents according to the census of 2007.
The central island is heavily urbanized, with the built-up area taking up essentially its entire landmass.
Settled on 80 acres (360,000 m2) of land, it has a population of more than 15,000.
Over 50% of the population is estimated to be under the age of 18.
The 1954 American authorities then evacuated Rongelap and were returned in 1957 with extensive medical surveillance.
In 1985, Greenpeace evacuated the inhabitants of Rongelap to Mejato (island in Kwajalein atoll).
Ebeye was the final destination for many of them.
Vasilyevsky Island is separated from Dekabristov Island by the Smolenka River.
Together they form the territory of Vasileostrovsky District, an administrative subdivision of Saint Petersburg.
The island has a population of 203,181 as of 2002.
The Exchange Bridge and Tuchkov Bridge across Malaya Neva connect it with Petrogradsky Island.
Vasilyevsky Island is served by Vasileostrovskaya and Primorskaya stations of Saint Petersburg Metro (Line 3 ).
There are also tramway lines.
Geographically, the island consists of two main parts.
The south and east of the island are old, with buildings mostly from the 19th century.
The southern embankment has some of the oldest buildings in the city dated from 18th century.
Numerous museums and cathedrals makes Vasilyevsky Island a popular tourist attraction.
In 2005 it had a population of 213,983.
