List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean
This is a list of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is Greenland. Note that the IHO definition of the ocean excludes the seas, gulfs, bays, etc., bordering the ocean itself.[1] Thus, for instance, not all of the islands of the United Kingdom are actually in or bordering on the Atlantic. For reference, islands in gulfs and seas are included in a separate section. Oceanic islands are formed by seamounts rising from the ocean floor with peaks above the surface of the ocean, and are not parts of continental tectonic plates.
The IHO limits of the Atlantic Ocean
List by subregion
East
- Azores (Portugal)
- Berlengas (Portugal)
- Bissagos Islands (Guinea-Bissau)
- Canary Islands (Spain)
- Cape Verde Islands
- Boa Vista, Brava, Fogo, Maio, Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, Santiago
- Some of the British Isles:
- Great Britain
- Isle of Man (UK)
- Hebrides (Scotland, UK)
- Orkney (Scotland, UK)
- Shetland (Scotland, UK)
- Isles of Scilly (England, UK)
- Isle of Wight (England, UK)
- Ireland
- Some of the minor islands of Ireland
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Rockall (disputed by UK and Ireland)
- Savage Islands (Portugal)
- São Tomé and Príncipe
North
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Greenland (Denmark)
- Appat Island, Akilia, Alluttoq, Ammassalik, Anoraliuirsoq, Apusiaajik Island, Bjonesk, Clavering, Disko (Qeqertarsuaq), Egger, Eila, Hazenland, Skjoldungen, Hendrik, Herbert, Ikeq, Illorsuit Island, Ile de France, Inussullissuaq, John Murray, Kiatassuaq, Kuhn, Kulusuk, Lindhands, Lynns, Qeqertarsuatsiaq, Salleq Island, Salliaruseq Island, Simiutaq, Talerua, Uummannaq Island, Warming Island
- Iceland
- Inhabited islands: Vestmannaeyjar, Hrísey, Grímsey, Flatey. See also list here minor islands of Iceland
- Baffin Island (Canada)
West
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Antigua and Barbuda one side borders the Atlantic
- Guadeloupe
- Dominica
- The other Caribbean islands east side borders the Atlantic
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda (UK)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
- Prince Edward Island (Canada)
- Anticosti (Canada)
- Magdalen Islands (Canada)
- Newfoundland (Canada)
- Cape Breton Island (Canada)
- Oak Island (Canada)
- Sable Island (Canada)
- Coastal islands of the U.S. (north to south)
- Matinicus Island, Monhegan Island, Mount Desert Island, Isles of Shoals, Boston Harbor Islands, Prudence Island, Conanicut Island, Aquidneck Island, Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Long Island, Fire Island, Staten Island, Barnegat Bay Island, Long Beach Island, Bonnet Island, Brigantine Island, Absecon Island, Peck's Beach Island, Ludlum Island, Seven Mile Island, Wildwoods Island, Cape May Island, Assateague Island, Chincoteague Island, Outer Banks, Sea Islands, Hilton Head Island, Key West (part of Florida Keys)
South Atlantic Ocean
- Ascension Island (UK)
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Tristan da Cunha (UK)
- Gough Island (UK)
- Inaccessible Island (UK)
- Nightingale Island (UK)
- Trindade and Martim Vaz (Brazil)
- Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (Brazil)
- Rocas Atoll (Brazil)
- Fernando de Noronha (Brazil)
- Isla Bermejo (Argentina)
Antarctic region
- Bouvet Island (Norway)
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)
- Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile)
- Isla de los Estados (Argentina)
- Isla Observatorio (Argentina)
- Gable Island (Argentina)
In gulfs and seas
Within the Caribbean Sea:
- San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina (Colombia)
- List of islands in the Caribbean
Within the Gulf of Guinea:
Within the Greenland Sea:
Within the Norwegian Sea:
- Lofoten, Norway
Others:
References
- "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
See also
- Lists of islands (by ocean, continent, etc.)
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