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LESSON 360 OF 413 · FREE CODING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Number of Islands

Practice O(n * m)

Given a 2d grid map of 1s (land) and 0s (water), count the number of islands. An island is surrounded by water and is formed by connecting adjacent lands horizontally or vertically. You may assume all four edges of the grid are all surrounded by water.

Example 1:

Input:
1 1 1 1 0
1 1 0 1 0
1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

Output: 1

Example 2:

Input:
1 1 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 1 1

Output: 3
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