Is this the world’s tiniest island?

Fishermen found what they claimed to be the “world’s smallest island“ measuring two by two metres. Ari Martia Affandi says he set off from Meulaboh, Indonesia, on 14 May. He filmed the boat pulling alongside a grassy square in Indian Ocean. But this grassy floater can’t really be the world’s tiniest island, can it? The Independent explains how hard it is to gauge the size of an island and reveals which island is actually the world’s smallest. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: htt