List of islands by area

This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world greater than 2,500 km² (970 sq mi) and several other islands over 1,000 km² (390 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. For comparison, continents are also shown.

Dymaxion world map with the continental landmasses (Roman numerals) and 30 largest islands (Arabic numerals) roughly to scale

Continental mainlands

Most continental landmasses are not usually defined as islands despite being surrounded by water. However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers Australia is sometimes defined as an island rather than a continent. Nevertheless, for the purposes of this list Australia along with the other continents have been listed as continental landmasses for comparison. The figures are approximations and are for the four major continental mainlands only.[Note 1] The man-made Suez and Panama Canals are disregarded.

Rank	Continental mainland[Note 2]	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Countries / Dependencies
1	Afro-Eurasia	84,980,532	32,811,167	123 countries, 8 partially recognized states, 2 special administrative regions of China,[Note 3] 2 autonomous cities of Spain,[Note 4] 1 Spanish overseas tied island, and 1 British overseas territory[Note 5]
2	Americas	42,549,000	16,428,000	22 countries and French Guiana[Note 6]
3	Antarctica[Note 7]	14,200,000[4]	5,500,000	None (7 countries have made 8 territorial claims)
4	Australia[Note 8]	7,595,342[7]	2,932,578	Australia

Islands

Islands 100,000 km² (38,600 sq mi) and greater

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[8]	Area (sq mi)	Countries / Dependencies
1	Greenland (main island)	2,130,800[9]	822,700	Denmark ( Greenland forms a part of the Danish Realm)
2	New Guinea	785,753[10]	303,381	Indonesia (Papua and West Papua) and Papua New Guinea
3	Borneo	748,168	288,869	Brunei, Indonesia (Central, East, North, South and West Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak)
4	Madagascar (main island)	587,041[11]	226,658	Madagascar
5	Baffin Island	507,451[12]	195,928	Canada (Nunavut)
6	Sumatra	443,065	171,068	Indonesia (Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau and North, South and West Sumatra provinces)
7	Honshu	225,800	87,200	Japan (Chūbu, Chūgoku, Kansai, Kantō and Tōhoku regions)
8	Victoria Island	217,291[12]	83,897	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
9	Great Britain	209,331	80,823	United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales)
10	Ellesmere Island	196,236[12]	75,767	Canada (Nunavut)
11	Sulawesi	180,681	69,761	Indonesia (Gorontalo and Central, North, South, Southeast and West Sulawesi)
12	South Island	145,836	56,308	New Zealand (Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson, Otago, Southland, Tasman and West Coast)
13	Java	138,794	53,589	Indonesia (Banten, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Central, East and West Java)
14	North Island	111,583	43,082	New Zealand (Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Northland, Taranaki, Waikato and Wellington)
15	Luzon	109,965	42,458	Philippines (Bicol, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Cordillera, Ilocos, and the National Capital Region)
16	Newfoundland	108,860[12]	42,030	Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador)
17	Cuba (main island)	105,806	40,852	Cuba and United States (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base)
18	Iceland (main island)	101,826	39,315	Iceland

Islands 25,000–99,999 km² (9,700–38,600 sq mi)

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[8]	Area (sq mi)	Countries / Dependencies
19	Mindanao	97,530	37,660	Philippines (Caraga, Davao, Bangsamoro, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, and Zamboanga Peninsula)
20	Ireland	84,421[13]	32,595	Ireland and United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
21	Hokkaido	78,719	30,394	Japan (Hokkaido region)
22	Hispaniola	73,929	28,544	Dominican Republic and Haiti
23	Sakhalin	72,493	27,990	Russia (Sakhalin)
24	Banks Island	70,028[12]	27,038	Canada (Northwest Territories)
25	Sri Lanka (main island)	65,268[14]	25,200	Sri Lanka
26	Tasmania (main island)	65,022	25,105	Australia (Tasmania)
27	Devon Island	55,247[12]	21,331	Canada (Nunavut) (largest uninhabited island in the world)
28	Alexander Island	49,070	18,950	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina (partial), Chile and United Kingdom)
29	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego	47,992	18,530	Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) and Chile (Magallanes)
30	Severny Island (Novaya Zemlya, north)	47,079	18,177	Russia (Arkhangelsk)
31	Berkner Island	43,873	16,939	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile (partial) and United Kingdom)
32	Axel Heiberg Island	43,178[12]	16,671	Canada (Nunavut)
33	Melville Island	42,149[12]	16,274	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
34	Southampton Island	41,214[12]	15,913	Canada (Nunavut)
35	Marajó	40,100[14]	15,500	Brazil (Pará) – at the mouth of the Amazon River, it is the world's largest fluvial island
36	Spitsbergen	38,981[15]	15,051	Norway (Svalbard)
37	Kyushu	37,437	14,455	Japan (Kyūshū region)
38	New Britain	35,145	13,570	Papua New Guinea (West New Britain Province and East New Britain Province)
39	Taiwan (main island)	34,507	13,323	Republic of China (Taiwan)
40	Prince of Wales Island	33,339[12]	12,872	Canada (Nunavut)
41	Yuzhny Island (Novaya Zemlya, south)	33,246	12,836	Russia (Arkhangelsk)
42	Hainan	33,210	12,820	China (Hainan Province)
43	Vancouver Island	31,285[12]	12,079	Canada (British Columbia)
44	Timor	28,418	10,972	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) and East Timor
45	Sicily	25,711[16]	9,927	Italy (Sicily)

Islands 10,000–24,999 km² (3,861–9,652 sq mi)

Rank	Island's name	Area (km²)[8]	Area (sq mi)	Countries / Dependencies
46	Somerset Island	24,786[12]	9,570	Canada (Nunavut)
47	Kotelny Island	24,000	9,300	Russia (Sakha)
48	Sardinia	23,949	9,247	Italy (Sardinia)
49	Bananal	20,000[14]	7,398	Brazil (Tocantins) – the world's 2nd largest fluvial island and the world's largest island surrounded entirely by fresh water
50	Shikoku	18,545	7,160	Japan (Shikoku region)
51	Halmahera	18,040	6,970	Indonesia (North Maluku)
52	Seram	17,454	6,739	Indonesia (Maluku)
53	New Caledonia (main island)	16,648	6,428	New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
54	Bathurst Island	16,042[12]	6,194	Canada (Nunavut)
55	Prince Patrick Island	15,848[12]	6,119	Canada (Northwest Territories)
56	Thurston Island	15,700[14]	6,100	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
57	Nordaustlandet	14,467[15]	5,586	Norway (Svalbard)
58	Sumbawa	14,386	5,554	Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara)
59	October Revolution Island	14,204	5,484	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
60	Flores	14,154	5,465	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
61	King William Island	13,111[12]	5,062	Canada (Nunavut)
62	Negros	13,075	5,048	Philippines (Western Visayas and Central Visayas)
63	Samar	12,849	4,961	Philippines (Eastern Visayas)
64	Palawan	12,189	4,706	Philippines (Mimaropa)
65	Panay	12,011	4,637	Philippines (Western Visayas)
66	Yos Sudarso (Dolak)	11,742	4,534	Indonesia (Papua)
67	Bangka	11,413	4,407	Indonesia (Bangka Belitung Islands)
68	Ellef Ringnes Island	11,295[12]	4,361	Canada (Nunavut)
69	Bolshevik Island	11,206	4,327	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
70	Jamaica (main island)	11,190	4,320	Jamaica
71	Bylot Island	11,067[12]	4,273	Canada (Nunavut)
72	Sumba	10,711	4,136	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
73	Mindoro	10,572	4,082	Philippines (Mimaropa)
74	Viti Levu	10,531	4,066	Fiji (Central Division and Western Division)
75	Hawaiʻi (Big Island)	10,434	4,029	United States (Hawaii)
76	Cape Breton Island	10,311[12]	3,981	Canada (Nova Scotia)

Islands 5,000–9,999 km² (1,931–3,861 sq mi)

Rank	Island's name	Area (km²)[8]	Area (sq mi)	Countries / Dependencies
77	Prince Charles Island	9,521[12]	3,676	Canada (Nunavut)
78	Bougainville Island	9,318	3,598	Papua New Guinea (Autonomous Region of Bougainville)
79	Kodiak Island	9,310	3,595[17]	United States (Alaska)
80	Cyprus (main island)	9,234	3,565	Cyprus, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom, and Northern Cyprus[Note 9]
81	Puerto Rico (main island)	9,100	3,500	Puerto Rico, insular area of the United States
82	Komsomolets Island	8,812	3,402	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
83	Corsica	8,741	3,375	France (Corsica)
84	Disko Island	8,612	3,325	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
85	Carney Island	8,500[14]	3,300	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
86	Chiloé Island	8,478	3,273	Chile (Los Lagos Region)
87	Buru	8,473	3,271	Indonesia (Maluku)
88	Crete	8,350	3,220	Greece (Crete)
89	Anticosti Island	7,941[12]	3,066	Canada (Quebec)
90	Roosevelt Island	7,910	3,050	None (Antarctic territorial claim by New Zealand)
91	Wrangel Island (Vrangelya)	7,866	3,037	Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
92	Tupinambarana (western part)	7,700	3,000	Brazil (Amazonas) (if taken as one fluvial island)
93	New Ireland	7,405	2,859	Papua New Guinea (New Ireland Province)
94	Leyte	7,368	2,845	Philippines (Eastern Visayas)
95	East Falkland	7,040	2,720	Falkland Islands, part of the British Overseas Territories, territories under sovereignty of United Kingdom and disputed with Argentina[Note 10]
96	Zealand	7,031[18]	2,715	Denmark (Zealand and Capital Region)
97	Cornwallis Island	6,995[12]	2,701	Canada (Nunavut)
98	Prince of Wales Island	6,675	2,577	United States (Alaska)
99	Kerguelen (main island)	6,617	2,555	French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France
100	Siple Island	6,390	2,470	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
101	Graham Island	6,361[12]	2,456	Canada (British Columbia)
102	New Siberia (Novaya Sibir)	6,201	2,394	Russia (Sakha Republic)
103	Melville Island	5,765	2,226	Australia (Northern Territory)
104	Prince Edward Island	5,620[12]	2,170	Canada (Prince Edward Island)
105	Vanua Levu	5,587	2,157	Fiji (Northern Division)
106	Wellington Island	5,556	2,145	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
107	Coats Island	5,498[12]	2,123	Canada (Nunavut)
108	Bali	5,416	2,091	Indonesia (Bali)
109	Chichagof Island	5,388	2,080	United States (Alaska)
110	Guadalcanal	5,353	2,067	Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal Province and Capital Territory)
111	Amund Ringnes Island	5,255[12]	2,029	Canada (Nunavut)
112	Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island	5,157	1,991	Russia (Sakha Republic)
113	St. Lawrence Island	5,135	1,983	United States (Alaska)
114	Riesco Island	5,110[19]	1,970	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
115	Edgeøya	5,073[15]	1,959	Norway (Svalbard)
116	Mackenzie King Island	5,048[12]	1,949	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
117	Trinidad	5,009	1,934	Trinidad and Tobago
118	Caviana	5,000[19]	1,900	Brazil (Pará)

Islands 2,500–4,999 km² (965–1,930 sq mi)

Rank	Island's name	Area (km²)[8]	Area (sq mi)	Countries / Dependencies
119	Kolguyev Island	4,968	1,918	Russia (Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
120	Gurupá	4,864[19]	1,878	Brazil (Pará)
121	Isabela Island	4,711	1,819	Ecuador (Galápagos Province)
122	North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy)	4,685[18]	1,809	Denmark (North Denmark) (physically part of the Jutland peninsula until 1825)
123	Lombok	4,625	1,786	Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara)
124	West Falkland	4,531	1,749	Falkland Islands, part of the British Overseas Territories, territories under sovereignty of United Kingdom and disputed with Argentina[Note 10]
125	Belitung	4,478	1,729	Indonesia (Bangka-Belitung Islands)
126	Cebu	4,468	1,725	Philippines (Central Visayas)
127	Adelaide Island	4,463	1,723	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom)
128	Stefansson Island	4,463[12]	1,723	Canada (Nunavut)
129	Madura Island	4,429	1,710	Indonesia (East Java)
130	Buton	4,408	1,702	Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
131	Kangaroo Island	4,374	1,689	Australia (South Australia)
132	Admiralty Island	4,362	1,684	United States (Alaska)
133	Nunivak Island	4,209[19]	1,625	United States (Alaska)
134	Unimak Island	4,119	1,590	United States (Alaska)
135	Hoste Island	4,117[19]	1,590	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
136	Spaatz Island	4,100[19]	1,600	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom)
137	Baranof Island	4,065	1,570	United States (Alaska)
138	Nias	4,048	1,563	Indonesia (North Sumatra)
139	Espiritu Santo	3,956	1,527	Vanuatu (Sanma Province)
140	Milne Land	3,913	1,511	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
141	Malaita	3,836	1,481	Solomon Islands (Malaita Province)
142	Siberut	3,829	1,478	Indonesia (West Sumatra)
143	Bohol	3,821	1,475	Philippines (Central Visayas)
144	South Georgia	3,718	1,436	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, part of the British Overseas Territories, territories under sovereignty of United Kingdom
145	Euboea	3,707	1,431	Greece (Central Greece)
146	Santa Inés Island	3,688	1,424	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
147	Mallorca	3,667	1,416	Spain (Balearic Islands)
148	Santa Isabel Island	3,665	1,415	Solomon Islands (Isabel Province)
149	Long Island	3,629[19]	1,401	United States (New York)
150	Socotra	3,607	1,393	Yemen (Socotra Governorate)
151	Wetar	3,600[19]	1,400	Indonesia (Maluku)
152	Tupinambarana (northern part)	3,600	1,400	Brazil (Amazonas)
153	Traill Island	3,542	1,368	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
154	North Andros Island	3,439	1,328	Bahamas (North Andros and Central Andros)
155	Vaygach Island	3,329	1,285	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
156	Masbate Island	3,268[19]	1,262	Philippines (Bicol Region)
157	Iturup (Etorofu)	3,238	1,250	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast) (also claimed by Japan (Hokkaidō region))
158	Makira (San Cristóbal)	3,190	1,230	Solomon Islands (Makira-Ulawa Province)
159	Mansel Island	3,180[12]	1,230	Canada (Nunavut)
160	Yamdena	3,100[19]	1,200	Indonesia (Maluku)
161	Waigeo	3,060[19]	1,180	Indonesia (West Papua)
162	Akimiski Island	3,001[12]	1,159	Canada (Nunavut)
163	Gotland	2,994[20]	1,156	Sweden (Gotland)
164	Funen	2,985[18]	1,153	Denmark (Southern Denmark)
165	Choiseul Island	2,971	1,147	Solomon Islands (Choiseul Province)
166	Revillagigedo Island	2,965	1,145	United States (Alaska)
167	Taliabu	2,913	1,125	Indonesia (North Maluku)
168	Muna Island	2,889	1,115	Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
169	Zemlya Georga	2,821	1,089	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
170	Kupreanof Island	2,813	1,086	United States (Alaska)
171	Borden Island	2,794[12]	1,079	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
172	North Andaman Island	2,781	1,074	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
173	Manitoulin Island	2,766[21]	1,068	Canada (Ontario) (world's largest freshwater lake island)
174	Unalaska Island	2,722	1,051	United States (Alaska)
175	Saaremaa	2,672	1,032	Estonia (Saaremaa)
176	Moresby Island	2,608[12]	1,007	Canada (British Columbia)
177	James Ross Island	2,598	1,003	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom)
178	Obira	2,542	981	Indonesia (North Maluku)
179	Réunion (main island)	2,535	979	France (Réunion, overseas department)

Islands 1,000–2,499 km² (386–965 sq mi)

This section of the list might not be complete, but covers almost all of the islands in the world over 1,000 km² (390 sq mi). The area of some Antarctic islands is uncertain.

Rank	Island's name	Area (km²)[8]	Area (sq mi)	Countries / Dependencies
180	Navarino Island	2,473	955	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
181	Paramushir	2,471[19]	954	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
182	Ross Island	2,460[19]	950	None (Antarctic territorial claim by New Zealand)
183	Ymer Island	2,437	941	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
184	Anvers Island	2,432	939	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom)
185	Karaginsky Island	2,404	928	Russia (Kamchatka Krai)
186	Cornwall Island	2,358[12]	910	Canada (Nunavut)
187	Peleng	2,346	906	Indonesia (Central Sulawesi)
188	Groote Eylandt	2,285	882	Australia (Northern Territory)
189	Yapen	2,278	880	Indonesia (Papua)
190	Morotai	2,266	875	Indonesia (North Maluku)
192	Princess Royal Island	2,251[12]	869	Canada (British Columbia)
193	Isla de la Juventud	2,237	864	Cuba (Isla de la Juventud)
194	Wilczek Land	2,203	851	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
195	Hinnøya	2,198[15]	849	Norway (Nordland and Troms)
196	Nelson Island	2,183[22]	843	United States (Alaska)
197	Richards Island	2,165[12]	836	Canada (Northwest Territories)
198	Trangan	2,149	830	Indonesia (Maluku)
199	Alor Island	2,120	820	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
200	Margarita Island	2,100	810	Colombia (an inland fluvial island in the Magdalena River, not to be confused with the Caribbean Venezuelan island)
201	Lewis and Harris	2,086	805	United Kingdom (Scotland)
202	Laut Island	2,057	794	Indonesia (South Kalimantan)
203	Malakula	2,041	788	Vanuatu (Malampa Province)
204	New Georgia	2,037	786	Solomon Islands (Western Province)
205	Misool	2,034	785	Indonesia (West Papua)
206	Magdalena Island	2,025	782	Chile (Aysén Region)
207	René-Levasseur Island	2,020[21]	780	Canada (Quebec) (largest artificial island)
208	Tenerife	2,008	775	Spain (Canary Islands)
209	Ayon	2,000	770	Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
210	Kuiu	1,962	758	United States (Alaska)
211	Manus	1,940	750	Papua New Guinea (Manus Province)
212	Bioko	1,935 [23]	747	Equatorial Guinea (Bioko Norte Province and Bioko Sur Province)
213	Biak	1,904	735	Indonesia (Papua)
214	Maui	1,903	735	United States (Hawaii)
215	Bacan	1,900	730	Indonesia (North Maluku)
216	Žitný ostrov	1,886	728	Slovakia (Bratislava Region, Trnava Region and Nitra Region)
217	Mauritius (main island)	1,874	724	Mauritius
218	Fraser Island	1,840[24]	710	Australia (Queensland) (world's largest sand island)
219	Jeju Island	1,826[25]	705	South Korea (Jeju Province)
220	Stewart Island/Rakiura	1,815	701	New Zealand (Southland)
221	Bely Island	1,810	700	Russia (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
222	Afognak	1,809	698	United States (Alaska)
223	Umnak	1,793	692	United States (Alaska)
224	Bolshoy Shantar Island	1,766	682	Russia (Khabarovsk Krai)
225	Bolshoy Begichev Island	1,764	681	Russia (Sakha Republic)
226	Simeulue	1,754	677	Indonesia (Aceh)
227	Kobroor	1,723	665	Indonesia (Maluku)
228	Air Force Island	1,720[12]	660	Canada (Nunavut)
229	Natuna Besar	1,720	660	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
230	Savai'i	1,718	663	Samoa (Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gaga'ifomauga, Vaisigano, Satupa'itea and Palauli)
231	Geographical Society Island	1,717	663	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
232	Bathurst Island	1,692	653	Australia (Northern Territory)
233	Bering Island	1,660	640	Russia (Kamchatka Krai)
234	Skye	1,659	641	United Kingdom (Scotland)
235	Lesbos	1,641	634	Greece (North Aegean)
236	Soisalo	1,635[26]	631	Finland (Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia)
237	Fuerteventura	1,633	631	Spain (Canary Islands)
238	Salawati	1,623	627	Indonesia (West Papua)
239	Great Inagua	1,615	624	Bahamas (Inagua)
240	Kunashir Island	1,612	622	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast) (also claimed by Japan (Hokkaidō region))
241	Joinville Island	1,607	620	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom)
242	Tanahbesar (Wokam)	1,604	619	Indonesia (Maluku)
243	Rantau	1,598	617	Indonesia (Riau)
244	Senja	1,590[15]	610	Norway (Troms)
245	Flaherty Island	1,585[12]	612	Canada (Nunavut)
246	Oahu	1,583	611	United States (Hawaii)
247	Zanzibar (Unguja)	1,575	608	Tanzania (Unguja North Region, Unguja South Region and Mjini Magharibi Region)
248	Graham Bell Island	1,557	601	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
249	Eglinton Island	1,541[12]	595	Canada (Northwest Territories)
250	Middle Andaman Island	1,536[25]	593	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
251	Clavering Island	1,535	593	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
252	Gran Canaria	1,530	590	Spain (Canary Islands)
253	Pioneer Island	1,527	590	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
254	Great Karimun	1,524	588	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
255	Catanduanes	1,523	588	Philippines (Bicol Region)
256	Charcot Island	1,500	580	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom)
257	Rupat	1,490	580	Indonesia (Riau)
258	Qeshm	1,488	575	Iran (Hormozgan Province)
259	Nares Land	1,466	566	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
260	South Andros Island	1,448	559	Bahamas (South Andros)
261	Bhola Island	1,441	556	Bangladesh (Barisal Division)
262	Fergusson Island	1,437	555	Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province)
263	Urup	1,437	555	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
264	Kauai	1,435	554	United States (Hawaii)
265	São Luís Island	1,410	540	Brazil (Maranhão)
266	Rhodes	1,410	540	Greece (South Aegean)
267	King George Island	1,384	534	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom)
268	Graham Island	1,378[12]	532	Canada (Nunavut)
269	Pitt Island	1,375[12]	531	Canada (British Columbia)
270	Nottingham Island	1,372[12]	530	Canada (Nunavut)
271	Desolación Island	1,352	522	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
272	Ramree Island	1,350[25]	520	Myanmar (Rakhine State)
273	Flinders Island	1,330	510	Australia (Tasmania)
274	Öland	1,347[20]	520	Sweden (Kalmar)
275	Lougheed Island	1,308[12]	505	Canada (Nunavut)
276	Dawson Island	1,290	500	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
277	Barentsøya (Barents)	1,288[27]	497	Norway (Svalbard)
278	Lembata (Lomblen)	1,270	490	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
279	Chongming Island	1,267	489	People's Republic of China (Shanghai Municipality)
280	Basilan	1,266	489	Philippines (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula)
281	Shannon Island	1,259	486	Greenland, forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
282	Mill Island	1,258	486	None (Antarctic territorial claim by Australia)
283	Morfil	1,250	480	Senegal (Saint-Louis Region)
284	Lolland	1,243[18]	480	Denmark (Zealand)
285	Mangole	1,229	475	Indonesia (North Maluku)
286	New Hanover Island (Lavongai)	1,227	474	Papua New Guinea (New Ireland Province)
287	Rote Island	1,227	474	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
288	South Andaman Island	1,211	468	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
289	Södertörn	1,207[28]	466	Sweden (Stockholm)
290	Okinawa Island	1,200	460	Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
291	Oleniy Island	1,197	462	Russia (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
292	Tiburón Island	1,190	460	Mexico (Sonora)
293	Campana Island	1,188	459	Chile (Aisén Region)
294	Bintan Island	1,173	453	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
295	Martinique	1,167	451	France (Martinique, overseas department)
296	Aracena Island	1,164	449	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
297	Sherman Island	1,159	447	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
298	Byam Martin Island	1,150[12]	440	Canada (Nunavut)
299	Great Abaco	1,146	442	Bahamas (North Abaco, Central Abaco and South Abaco)
300	Lifou Island	1,146	442	New Caledonia, special collectivity of France
301	Wales Island	1,137[12]	439	Canada (Nunavut)
302	Île Vanier	1,126[12]	435	Canada (Nunavut)
303	Upolu	1,125	434	Samoa (Tuamasaga, A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Va'a-o-Fonoti and Gaga'emauga)
304	King Island	1,121	433	Australia (Tasmania)
305	Clarence Island	1,111	429	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
306	Padang Island	1,109	428	Indonesia (Riau)
307	Grand Bahama	1,096	423	Bahamas (East Grand Bahama, West Grand Bahama and Freeport)
308	Alexandra Land (Zemlya Aleksandry)	1,095	423	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
309	Rowley Island	1,090[12]	420	Canada (Nunavut)
310	Tahiti	1,069	413	French Polynesia, overseas collectivity of France
311	Sääminginsalo	1,069[26]	413	Finland (Southern Savonia) (not a true island because it is detached from the mainland by an artificial canal)
312	Serrano Island	1,063	410	Chile (Aisén Region)
313	Atka Island	1,061	410	United States (Alaska)
314	Cameron Island	1,059[12]	409	Canada (Nunavut)
315	Gallya (Hall Island)	1,049	405	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
316	Madre de Dios Island	1,043	403	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
317	Normanby Island	1,040	400	Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province)
318	Hiiumaa	1,031	398	Estonia (Hiiumaa)
319	Margarita Island	1,020	390	Venezuela (Nueva Esparta)
320	Resolution Island	1,015[12]	392	Canada (Nunavut)
321	Grande Comore	1,013	391	Comoros (Grande Comore)
322	Mornington Island	1,002	387	Australia (Queensland)

Notes

Geographically, there are only four continents that are not separated by water: Afro-Eurasia (57% of the land surface), the Americas (28.5%), Antarctica (9%), and Australia (5%). The remaining 0.5% is made up of oceanic islands, mostly scattered within Oceania in the central and south Pacific Ocean.[1]
Including landmasses which are above water and over 2,500,000 km². The submerged continent of Zealandia (4,900,000 km²) is excluded.
Hong Kong and Macau.
Ceuta and Melilla.
Gibraltar.
An overseas department and region of France.
Antarctica is a special case, for if its ice is considered not as land, but as water, it is not a single land mass, but several land areas of much smaller area, since the ice-bedrock boundary is below sea level in many regions of the continent. If its ice cover were to be lifted, some rock that is currently below sea level would rise as the weight of the ice would be removed,[2] although this would in part be counteracted, and in some areas of the continent overtaken, by eustatic rises in sea level.[3]
Mainland Australia is more than three times the size of Greenland, the largest island. Australia is sometimes dubbed "The Island Continent" or "Earth’s largest island, but its smallest continent".[5][6]
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus claims and controls one third of the island of Cyprus, although this is not recognised by any country except Turkey.
A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. The territory is described as "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)" by the United Nations.

Footnotes

Stephen Hawking; Lucy Hawking (9 January 2020). "Earth: What's It Made Of?". Unlocking the Universe. p. 62. ISBN 9780241418864.
Global warming and the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Michael Oppenheimer, 1998 (see map of Antarctica showing regions where bedrock is below sea level)
Jonathan L. Bamber; River; Vermeersen; LeBrocq (May 2009). "Reassessment of the Potential Sea-Level Rise from a Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet". Science. 324 (59295): 901–903. Bibcode:2009Sci...324..901B. doi:10.1126/science.1169335. PMID 19443778. S2CID 11083712.
United States Central Intelligence Agency (2011). "Antarctica". The World Factbook. Government of the United States. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
"Australia in Brief - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". Dfat.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2003-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
"Area of Australia - States and Territories". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014.
"Area of Australia - States and Territories | Geoscience Australia". Ga.gov.au. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
"Islands By Land Area". Islands.unep.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
"Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Continent or Island?". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
Ganeri, Anita (2014). Island Life. Raintree. p. 43. ISBN 9781406249453.
Europa Publications, ed. (2003). Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Psychology Press. p. 629. ISBN 9781857431834.
"Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. 2009-08-12. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
Nolan, Professor William. "Geography of Ireland". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
"Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Islands of the World". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
"Statistisk årbok 2009: Geografisk oversikt" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
Popescu, Gabriel (2015). Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy. IGI Global. p. 310. ISBN 9781466675223.
Dunham, Mike (July 31, 2010). "Turns out Kodiak is largest U.S. island, depending on viewpoint". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
"Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen - Střrste řer". 2003-09-23. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
"Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Islands of the World by Region". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
Öar i Sverige Islands in Sweden
"Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Lake Islands of the World". Worldislandinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
The Essential Desk Reference. Oxford University Press. 2002. p. 279. ISBN 9780195128734.
World Atlas
World Heritage Places - Fraser Island
"Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Islands of Selected Countries". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
"Suomen suurimmat saaret". Kauko Huotari. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
"Svalbard Statistics 2005" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-08-01.
"Statistics Sweden". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.

References

Haug, Per Ivar (August 2005). "Islands of Greenland". Gazetteer of Greenland. Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15.
"Islands by Land Area". Island Directory Tables. United Nations Environment Programme. 18 February 1998.
"The Atlas of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. 4 June 2015.
"World Island Information". Joshua Calder. 2010.

External links

Global Island Network – Island Links Directory

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[2] Geographically, there are only four continents that are not separated by water: Afro-Eurasia (57% of the land surface), the Americas (28.5%), Antarctica (9%), and Australia (5%). The remaining 0.5% is made up of oceanic islands, mostly scattered within Oceania in the central and south Pacific Ocean.[1]

[3] Including landmasses which are above water and over 2,500,000 km². The submerged continent of Zealandia (4,900,000 km²) is excluded.

[4] Hong Kong and Macau.

[5] Ceuta and Melilla.

[6] Gibraltar.

[7] An overseas department and region of France.

[10] Antarctica is a special case, for if its ice is considered not as land, but as water, it is not a single land mass, but several land areas of much smaller area, since the ice-bedrock boundary is below sea level in many regions of the continent. If its ice cover were to be lifted, some rock that is currently below sea level would rise as the weight of the ice would be removed,[2] although this would in part be counteracted, and in some areas of the continent overtaken, by eustatic rises in sea level.[3]

[14] Mainland Australia is more than three times the size of Greenland, the largest island. Australia is sometimes dubbed "The Island Continent" or "Earth’s largest island, but its smallest continent".[5][6]

[26] The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus claims and controls one third of the island of Cyprus, although this is not recognised by any country except Turkey.

[Falkland_Islands-27] A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. The territory is described as "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)" by the United Nations.

[1] Stephen Hawking; Lucy Hawking (9 January 2020). "Earth: What's It Made Of?". Unlocking the Universe. p. 62. ISBN 9780241418864.

[8] Global warming and the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Michael Oppenheimer, 1998 (see map of Antarctica showing regions where bedrock is below sea level)

[9] Jonathan L. Bamber; River; Vermeersen; LeBrocq (May 2009). "Reassessment of the Potential Sea-Level Rise from a Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet". Science. 324 (59295): 901–903. Bibcode:2009Sci...324..901B. doi:10.1126/science.1169335. PMID 19443778. S2CID 11083712.

[CIAfactbook-AQ-11] United States Central Intelligence Agency (2011). "Antarctica". The World Factbook. Government of the United States. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[12] "Australia in Brief - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". Dfat.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2003-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-30.

[13] "Area of Australia - States and Territories". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014.

[15] "Area of Australia - States and Territories | Geoscience Australia". Ga.gov.au. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[autogenerated5-16] "Islands By Land Area". Islands.unep.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

[jc1-17] "Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Continent or Island?". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[18] Ganeri, Anita (2014). Island Life. Raintree. p. 43. ISBN 9781406249453.

[19] Europa Publications, ed. (2003). Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Psychology Press. p. 629. ISBN 9781857431834.

[Canada-20] "Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. 2009-08-12. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-30.

[irlgeog-21] Nolan, Professor William. "Geography of Ireland". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-11.

[jc-22] "Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Islands of the World". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[autogenerated6-23] "Statistisk årbok 2009: Geografisk oversikt" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

[24] Popescu, Gabriel (2015). Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy. IGI Global. p. 310. ISBN 9781466675223.

[25] Dunham, Mike (July 31, 2010). "Turns out Kodiak is largest U.S. island, depending on viewpoint". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.

[autogenerated1-28] "Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen - Střrste řer". 2003-09-23. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

[jc2-29] "Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Islands of the World by Region". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[autogenerated2-30] Öar i Sverige Islands in Sweden

[jc3-31] "Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Lake Islands of the World". Worldislandinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[32] The Essential Desk Reference. Oxford University Press. 2002. p. 279. ISBN 9780195128734.

[33] World Atlas

[34] World Heritage Places - Fraser Island

[jc4-35] "Joshua Calder's World Island Info - Largest Islands of Selected Countries". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[autogenerated3-36] "Suomen suurimmat saaret". Kauko Huotari. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

[autogenerated4-37] "Svalbard Statistics 2005" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-08-01.

[38] "Statistics Sweden". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.

List of islands by area

Continental mainlands

Islands

Islands 100,000 km2 (38,600 sq mi) and greater

Islands 25,000–99,999 km2 (9,700–38,600 sq mi)

Islands 10,000–24,999 km2 (3,861–9,652 sq mi)

Islands 5,000–9,999 km2 (1,931–3,861 sq mi)

Islands 2,500–4,999 km2 (965–1,930 sq mi)

Islands 1,000–2,499 km2 (386–965 sq mi)

See also