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)
Islands over 3,000 km²
| Rank | Island’s Name | Area (km²) | Area (mi²) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 2,175,600 | 840,000 | self-governing overseas territory of Denmark |
| 2 | New Guinea | 790,000 | 305,000 | Indonesia and Papua New Guinea |
| 3 | Borneo | 743,330 | 287,000 | Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia |
| 4 | Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | independent state |
| 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 | United Kingdom |
| 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 state |
| 17 | Luzon | 104,688 | 40,422 | Philippines |
| 18 | Iceland | 102,828 | 39,702 | independent state |
| 19 | Mindanao | 94,630 | 36,539 | Philippines |
| 20 | Ireland | 84,406 | 32,589 | Ireland (Republic of Ireland) and United Kingdom |
| 21 | Hokkaido | 78,073 | 30,144 | Japan |
| 22 | Sakhalin | 76,400 | 29,500 | Russia |
| 23 | Hispaniola | 74,700 | 28,840 | Dominican Republic and Haiti |
| 24 | Banks Island | 70,028 | 27,038 | Canada |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 65,268 | 25,200 | independent state |
| 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 | Svalbard, overseas territory of Norway |
| 36 | Kyushu | 36,555 | 14,114 | Japan |
| 37 | New Britain | 36,514 | 14,098 | Papua New Guinea |
| 38 | Taiwan | 35,801 | 13,823 | de facto independent state (Republic of China) (Note: claimed by China proper) |
| 39 | Hainan | 33,572 | 12,962 | 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 de la Nouvelle-Calédonie | 16,750 | 6,467 | New Caledonia, self-governing 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 | Svalbard, overseas territory of Norway |
| 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 state |
| 73 | Big Island of Hawai‘i | 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 | independent state (Note: includes the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a de facto self-governing overseas protectorate of Turkey) |
| 82 | Komsomolets Island | 9,006 | 3,477 | Russia |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 8,897 | 3,435 | self-governing overseas territory of 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 overseas territory 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 | Sjælland | 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 | French Southern Territories, overseas territory of France |
| 98 | East Falkland | 6,605 | 2,550 | Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the UK (Note: 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, overseas territory of Norway |
| 117 | Caviana | 5,000 | 1,930 | Brazil |
| 118 | Ilha Grande do Gurupá | 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 | Ecuador |
| 123 | Bolshoy Lyakhovsky | 4,600 | 1,776 | Russia |
| 124 | West Falkland | 4,532 | 1,750 | Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the UK (Note: 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, self-governing overseas territory of Denmark |
| 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 (Note: claimed by Argentina) |
| 142 | Espiritu Santo | 3,677 | 1,420 | Vanuatu |
| 143 | Euboea | 3,655 | 1,411 | Greece |
| 144 | Santa Inés | 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, self-governing overseas territory of Denmark |
| 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 (Note: 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 |
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.
Other notable islands
This section of the list is far from comprehensive.
See also
- List of islands (by country)
- List of islands by population
