List of islands by area
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This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 1,200 square miles or 3,000 km². For comparison, continental land masses are also shown.
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Land masses
- Africa-Eurasia (84,000,000 km²)
- America (41,000,000 km²)
- Antarctica (13,000,000 km²)
- Australia (7,600,000 km²)
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Islands over 3,000 km²
| Rank | Island’s Name | Area (km²) | Area (sq mi) | Country |
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| 1 | Greenland | 2,175,600 | 840,000 | self-governing division of Denmark |
| 2 | New Guinea | 790,000 | 305,000 | Papua New Guinea and Indonesia |
| 3 | Borneo | 743,330 | 287,000 | Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia |
| 4 | Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | independent |
| 5 | Baffin Island | 507,451 | 195,928 | Canada |
| 6 | Sumatra | 425,000 | 164,000 | Indonesia |
| 7 | Honshu | 227,414 | 87,805 | Japan |
| 8 | Great Britain | 219,000 | 84,400 | UK |
| 9 | Victoria Island | 217,291 | 83,896 | Canada |
| 10 | Ellesmere Island | 196,236 | 75,767 | Canada |
| 11 | Sulawesi | 174,600 | 67,400 | Indonesia |
| 12 | South Island | 150,737 | 58,200 | New Zealand |
| 13 | Java | 126,700 | 48,900 | Indonesia |
| 14 | North Island | 114,050 | 44,035 | New Zealand |
| 15 | Newfoundland | 108,860 | 42,031 | Canada |
| 16 | Cuba | 105,007 | 40,543 | independent |
| 17 | Luzon | 104,688 | 40,422 | Philippines |
| 18 | Iceland | 102,828 | 39,702 | independent |
| 19 | Mindanao | 94,630 | 36,539 | Philippines |
| 20 | Ireland | 84,406 | 32,589 | Republic of Ireland and UK |
| 21 | Hokkaido | 78,073 | 30,144 | Japan |
| 22 | Sakhalin | 76,400 | 29,500 | Russia |
| 23 | Hispaniola | 74,700 | 28,840 | Haiti and Dominican Republic |
| 24 | Banks Island | 70,028 | 27,038 | Canada |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 65,268 | 25,200 | independent |
| 26 | Tasmania | 60,637 | 23,412 | Australia |
| 27 | Devon Island | 55,247 | 21,331 | Canada |
| 28 | Severny, Novaya Zemlya | 48,904 | 18,882 | Russia |
| 29 | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego | 47,992 | 18,530 | Argentina and Chile |
| 30 | Alexander Island | 43,200 | 16,700 | Antarctica |
| 31 | Axel Heiberg Island | 43,178 | 16,671 | Canada |
| 32 | Melville Island | 42,149 | 16,274 | Canada |
| 33 | Southampton Island | 41,214 | 15,913 | Canada |
| 34 | Marajó | 40,100 | 15,500 | Brazil (largest littoral island in the world) |
| 35 | Spitsbergen | 39,044 | 15,075 | Norwegian dependency of Svalbard |
| 36 | Kyushu | 36,555 | 14,114 | Japan |
| 37 | New Britain | 36,514 | 14,098 | Papua New Guinea |
| 38 | Taiwan | 35,801 | 13,823 | Republic of China |
| 39 | Hainan | 33,572 | 12,962 | People's Republic of China |
| 40 | Prince of Wales Island | 33,339 | 12,872 | Canada |
| 41 | Yuzhny, Novaya Zemlya | 33,275 | 12,848 | Russia |
| 42 | Vancouver Island | 31,285 | 12,079 | Canada |
| 43 | Timor | 30,777 | 11,883 | East Timor and Indonesia |
| 44 | Sicily | 25,460 | 9,830 | Italy |
| 45 | Somerset Island | 24,786 | 9,570 | Canada |
| 46 | Sardinia | 23,813 | 9,194 | Italy |
| 47 | Kotelny / Faddeyesky | 23,165 | 8,444 | Russia |
| 48 | Bananal | 20,000 | 7,720 | Brazil (world's largest fluvial island) |
| 49 | Shikoku | 18,780 | 7,251 | Japan |
| 50 | Halmahera | 17,780 | 6,865 | Indonesia |
| 51 | Ceram | 17,148 | 6,621 | Indonesia |
| 52 | Grande Terre | 16,750 | 6,467 | New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) |
| 53 | Bathurst Island | 16,042 | 6,194 | Canada |
| 54 | Prince Patrick Island | 15,848 | 6,119 | Canada |
| 55 | Thurston Island | 15,700 | 6,050 | Antarctica |
| 56 | Sumbawa | 15,448 | 5,965 | Indonesia |
| 57 | Flores | 14,300 | 5,520 | Indonesia |
| 58 | Nordaustlandet | 14,210 | 5,486 | Norwegian dependency of Svalbard |
| 59 | Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii | 14,170 | 5,471 | Russia |
| 60 | King William Island | 13,111 | 5,062 | Canada |
| 61 | Samar | 13,080 | 5,050 | Philippines |
| 62 | Negros | 12,705 | 4,906 | Philippines |
| 63 | Tupinambarana | 11,850 | 4,550 | Brazil |
| 64 | Palawan | 11,785 | 4,550 | Philippines |
| 65 | Yos Sudarso (Dolak) | 11,600 | 4,500 | Indonesia |
| 66 | Panay | 11,515 | 4,446 | Philippines |
| 67 | Bangka | 11,330 | 4,375 | Indonesia |
| 68 | Bolshevik | 11,312 | 4,368 | Russia |
| 69 | Ellef Ringnes Island | 11,295 | 4,361 | Canada |
| 70 | Sumba | 11,153 | 4,306 | Indonesia |
| 71 | Bylot Island | 11,067 | 4,273 | Canada |
| 72 | Jamaica | 10,991 | 4,244 | independent |
| 73 | Hawaii | 10,414 | 4,021 | USA |
| 74 | Viti Levu | 10,388 | 4,011 | Fiji |
| 75 | Cape Breton Island | 10,311 | 3,981 | Canada |
| 76 | Bougainville | 10,049 | 3,880 | Papua New Guinea |
| 77 | Mindoro | 9,735 | 3,759 | Philippines |
| 78 | Prince Charles Island | 9,521 | 3,676 | Canada |
| 79 | Buru | 9,505 | 3,670 | Indonesia |
| 80 | Kodiak Island | 9,293 | 3,588 | USA |
| 81 | Cyprus | 9,251 | 3,572 | Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
| 82 | Komsomolets Island | 9,006 | 3,477 | Russia |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 8,897 | 3,435 | in association with the USA |
| 84 | Corsica | 8,681 | 3,351 | France |
| 85 | New Ireland | 8,661 | 3,344 | Papua New Guinea |
| 86 | Qeqertarsuatsiaq (Disko) | 8,578 | 3,312 | Greenland, self-governing division of Denmark |
| 87 | Carney Island | 8,500 | 3,300 | Antarctica |
| 88 | Chiloé | 8,394 | 3,241 | Chile |
| 89 | Crete | 8,261 | 3,190 | Greece |
| 90 | Anticosti | 7,941 | 3,066 | Canada |
| 91 | Vrangelya (Wrangel) | 7,850 | 3,030 | Russia |
| 92 | Roosevelt Island | 7,500 | 2,900 | Antarctica |
| 93 | Leyte | 7,214 | 2,785 | Philippines |
| 94 | Sjaelland | 7,031 | 2,715 | Denmark |
| 95 | Cornwallis Island | 6,995 | 2,701 | Canada |
| 96 | Prince of Wales Island | 6,675 | 2,577 | USA |
| 97 | Grande Terre de Kerguelen | 6,617 | 2,555 | overseas territory of France |
| 98 | East Falkland | 6,605 | 2,550 | Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the UK, claimed by Argentina |
| 99 | Siple Island | 6,500 | 2,500 | Antarctica |
| 100 | Graham Island | 6,361 | 2,456 | Canada |
| 101 | Novaya Sibir | 6,200 | 2,394 | Russia |
| 102 | Melville Island | 5,786 | 2,234 | Australia |
| 103 | Prince Edward Island | 5,620 | 2,170 | Canada |
| 104 | Bali | 5,561 | 2,147 | Indonesia |
| 105 | Wellington | 5,556 | 2,145 | Chile |
| 106 | Vanua Levu | 5,535 | 2,137 | Fiji |
| 107 | Coats Island | 5,498 | 2,123 | Canada |
| 108 | Lombok | 5,435 | 2,098 | Indonesia |
| 109 | Chichagof Island | 5,398 | 2,080 | USA |
| 110 | Guadalcanal | 5,302 | 2,047 | Solomon Islands |
| 111 | Madura | 5,290 | 2,042 | Indonesia |
| 112 | Amund Ringnes | 5,255 | 2,029 | Canada |
| 113 | St. Lawrence Island | 5,135 | 1,983 | USA |
| 114 | Riesco | 5,110 | 1,973 | Chile |
| 115 | Mackenzie King Island | 5,048 | 1,949 | Canada |
| 116 | Edgeoya | 5,030 | 1,942 | Svalbard, dependency of Norway |
| 117 | Caviana | 5,000 | 1,930 | Brazil |
| 118 | Grande de Gurupa | 4,864 | 1,878 | Brazil |
| 119 | Trinidad | 4,828 | 1,864 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 120 | Belitung | 4,800 | 1,853 | Indonesia |
| 121 | Vendsyssel-Thy | 4,685 | 1,809 | Denmark |
| 122 | Isabela | 4,640 | 1,790 | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| 123 | Bolshoy Lyakhovsky | 4,600 | 1,776 | Russia |
| 124 | West Falkland | 4,532 | 1,750 | Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the UK, claimed by Argentina |
| 125 | Stefansson Island | 4,463 | 1,723 | Canada |
| 126 | Cebu | 4,421 | 1,707 | Philippines |
| 127 | Kangaroo Island | 4,416 | 1,705 | Australia |
| 128 | Admiralty Island | 4,361 | 1,684 | USA |
| 129 | Nunivak Island | 4,209 | 1,625 | USA |
| 130 | Butung | 4,200 | 1,620 | Indonesia |
| 131 | Spaatz Island | 4,100 | 1,600 | Antarctica |
| 132 | Unimak Island | 4,119 | 1,590 | USA |
| 133 | Hoste | 4,117 | 1,590 | Chile |
| 134 | Malaita | 4,071 | 1,572 | Solomon Islands |
| 135 | Baranof Island | 4,065 | 1,569 | USA |
| 136 | Nias | 4,064 | 1,569 | Indonesia |
| 137 | Milne Land | 3,913 | 1,511 | Greenland |
| 138 | Bohol | 3,864 | 1,492 | Philippines |
| 139 | Siberut | 3,810 | 1,470 | Indonesia |
| 140 | Santa Isabel | 3,780 | 1,460 | Solomon Islands |
| 141 | South Georgia | 3,756 | 1,450 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, overseas territory of the UK, claimed by Argentina |
| 142 | Espiritu Santo | 3,677 | 1,420 | Vanuatu |
| 143 | Euboea | 3,655 | 1,411 | Greece |
| 144 | Santa Ines | 3,645 | 1,407 | Chile |
| 145 | Majorca | 3,640 | 1,405 | Spain |
| 146 | Long Island | 3,629 | 1,401 | USA |
| 147 | Wetar | 3,600 | 1,400 | Indonesia |
| 148 | Socotra | 3,579 | 1,382 | Yemen |
| 149 | Traill | 3,542 | 1,367 | Greenland |
| 150 | North Andros Island | 3,439 | 1,328 | Bahamas |
| 151 | Vaygach | 3,383 | 1,306 | Russia |
| 152 | Bear Island | 3,500 | 1,300 | Antarctica |
| 153 | Adelaide Island | 3,290 | 1,270 | Antarctica |
| 154 | Masbate | 3,268 | 1,262 | Philippines |
| 155 | Kolguyev | 3,200 | 1,240 | Russia |
| 156 | Mansel Island | 3,180 | 1,228 | Canada |
| 157 | Iturup (Etorofu) | 3,139 | 1,212 | Russia, claimed by Japan |
| 158 | San Cristobal | 3,125 | 1,206 | Solomon Islands |
| 159 | Yamdena | 3,100 | 1,200 | Indonesia |
| 160 | Waigeo | 3,060 | 1,180 | Indonesia |
| 161 | Akimiski Island | 3,001 | 1,159 | Canada |
| 162 | Gotland | 3,001 | 1,159 | Sweden |
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Islands over 1,000 km²
This section of the list is not comprehensive; it shows how the areas of other large islands compare.
Note: Australia, at 7,600,000 km², is generally considered to be a continental landmass, rather than an island. If however one does count Australia among the islands it, not Greenland, would be the largest in the world.
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Other notable islands
This section of the list is far from comprehensive.
| Island’s Name | Area | Country | |
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| (km²) | (sq mi) | ||
| Lanzarote | 846 | 327 | Spain |
| La Palma | 706 | 273 | Spain |
| Singapore | 697 | 269 | independent |
| Phuket | 543 | 210 | Thailand |
| Isle of Man | 572 | 221 | British crown dependency |
| Isla del Coco | 532 | 205 | Costa Rica |
| Isle of Wight | 381 | 147 | United Kingdom |
| Malta | 312 | 120 | independent |
| El Hierro | 278 | 107 | Spain |
| Elba | 224 | 86 | Italy |
| Margitsziget | 1.5 | 0.58 | Hungary |
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See also
- List of islands (by country)
- List of islands by population
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External links
- Joshua Calder's island information (http://users.erols.com/jcalder)
- United Nations Environment Programme list of islands by area (http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm)id:Daftar pulau menurut luas wilayah
