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    List of Caribbean islands by area

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    This is a list of islands in the Caribbean by area. (The Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados are not in the Caribbean Sea, but rather in the open North Atlantic Ocean.) For related lists, see below.

    Islands

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    Islands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater

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    Rank Island Name Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Population Country
    1 Cuba 105,806 40,852 11,318,747 (2022)[1][2]  Cuba
    2 Hispaniola 76,479 29,529 22,278,000 (2020)[3]  Haiti and  Dominican Republic
    3 Jamaica 10,990 4,240 2,734,092 (2015)[4]  Jamaica
    4 Puerto Rico 8,868 3,424 3,203,295 (2024)[5][6] Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (U.S.)
    5 Trinidad 4,827 1,864 1,267,145 (2011)[7]  Trinidad and Tobago
    6 North Andros Island 3,439 1,328 4,731 (2022)[8]  Bahamas
    7 Isla de la Juventud 2,237 864 83,583 (2022)[9]  Cuba
    8 Great Inagua Island 1,543 596 856 (2022)[8]  Bahamas
    9 South Andros Island 1,447 559 4,603 (2022)[8]  Bahamas
    10 Grand Bahama Island 1,373 530 47,475 (2022)[8]  Bahamas
    11 Great Abaco Island 1,144 442 16,587 (2022)[10]  Bahamas
    12 Martinique 1,128 436 349,925 (2022)[11] Martinique Martinique
    13 Isla Margarita 1,020 394 489,917 (2022)[12]  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)

    Islands 300–999 km2 (116–386 sq mi)

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    Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
    14 Basse-Terre 848 327 Guadeloupe
    15 Cayo Romano 777 300  Cuba
    16 Dominica 750 290  Dominica
    17 Gonâve 743 287  Haiti
    18 Cozumel 647 250  Mexico ( Quintana Roo)
    19 Saint Lucia 616 238  Saint Lucia
    20 Grande-Terre 587 226 Guadeloupe
    21 Little Abaco Island 559 216  Bahamas
    22 Eleuthera 518 200  Bahamas
    23 Acklins Island 497 192  Bahamas
    24 Long Island 448 173  Bahamas
    25 Curaçao 444 171  Curaçao
    26 Barbados 431 167  Barbados
    27 Cat Island 389 150  Bahamas
    28 Cayo Coco 370 143  Cuba
    29 Saint Vincent 345 133  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    30 Cayo Sabinal 335 129  Cuba
    31 Grenada 310 120  Grenada
    32 Tobago 300 116  Trinidad and Tobago

    Islands 100–299 km2 (39–115 sq mi)

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    Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
    33 Bonaire 294 113 Bonaire
    34 Mayaguana 280 110  Bahamas
    35 Antigua 279 108  Antigua and Barbuda
    36 Saint Croix 214 82  United States Virgin Islands
    37 New Providence 207 80  Bahamas
    38 Grand Cayman 196 76  Cayman Islands
    39 Aruba 180 74  Aruba
    40 Tortuga 178 69  Haiti
    41 Saint Kitts 168 65  Saint Kitts and Nevis
    42 San Salvador Island 163 63  Bahamas
    43 Barbuda 161 61  Antigua and Barbuda ( Barbuda)
    44 Marie Galante 158 61 Guadeloupe
    45 Great Exuma 158 61  Bahamas
    46 La Tortuga Island 156.6 61  Venezuela ( Federal Dependencies of Venezuela)
    47 Crooked Island 148 57  Bahamas
    48 Middle Caicos 144.2 56  Turks and Caicos Islands
    49 Vieques 135 52 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
    50 Little Inagua 127 49  Bahamas
    51 Roatan 125 48  Honduras
    52 North Caicos 116.4 45  Turks and Caicos Islands
    53 Saona Island 110 42  Dominican Republic
    54 Cayo Guajaba 107 41  Cuba
    55 Montserrat 102 39  Montserrat
    56 Cayo Fragoso 101 39  Cuba

    Islands 30–99 km2 (12–38 sq mi)

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    Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
    57 Providenciales 98 38  Turks and Caicos Islands
    58 Nevis 93 36  Saint Kitts and Nevis ( Nevis)
    59 Anguilla 91 35  Anguilla
    60 East Caicos 90.6 34  Turks and Caicos Islands
    61 Saint Martin 87 37  Saint Martin and  Sint Maarten
    62 Saint Thomas 80.91 31.23  United States Virgin Islands
    63 Rum Cay 78 30  Bahamas
    64 Ambergris Caye 65 25  Belize
    65 Blanquilla Island 64 25  Venezuela ( Federal Dependencies of Venezuela)
    66 Colón Island 61 24  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
    67 Isla Mona 57 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
    68 Coche Island 55 21  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)
    69 Tortola 55.7 21.5  British Virgin Islands
    70 Guanaja 50 19  Honduras
    71 Popa Island 53 20.5  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
    72 Bastimentos Island 52 20  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
    73 Île à Vache 52 20  Haiti
    74 Saint John 51 19.6  United States Virgin Islands
    75 Útila 49 18.9  Honduras
    76 Grande Cayemite 45 17  Haiti
    77 Samana Cay 45 17  Bahamas
    78 Cayo Saetia 42 16.2  Cuba
    79 La Orchila 40 15.4  Venezuela ( Federal Dependencies of Venezuela)
    80 Anegada 38 15  British Virgin Islands
    81 Cayo Largo del Sur 37.5 14.5  Cuba
    82 Cristóbal Island 37 14.3  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
    83 Cayman Brac 36 14  Cayman Islands
    84 Carriacou 34 13  Grenada
    85 Great Harbour Cay 32 12.3  Bahamas
    86 Culebra 30.1 11.6  Puerto Rico

    Islands 10–29 km2 (3.9–11.2 sq mi)

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    Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
    86 Little Exuma 29 11  Bahamas
    87 West Caicos 28 11  Turks and Caicos Islands
    88 Beata Island 27 10  Dominican Republic
    89 San Andrés 26 10  Colombia ( San Andrés y Providencia)
    90 Little Cayman 26 10  Cayman Islands
    91 Cayo Cruz 26 10  Cuba
    92 Big Pine Key 25.8 10  United States ( Florida)
    93 Cubagua 24 -  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)
    94 Ragged Island 23 9  Bahamas
    95 South Caicos 21.2 8  Turks and Caicos Islands
    96 Saint Barthélemy 21 8 Saint Barthélemy
    97 Sint Eustatius 21 8.1 Sint Eustatius
    98 Virgin Gorda 21 8  British Virgin Islands
    99 Long Cay 21 8  Bahamas
    100 La Désirade 20.64 - Guadeloupe
    101 Tierra Bomba Island 19.8 -  Colombia
    102 Bequia 18.1 7  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    103 Grand Turk Island 17.39 6.71  Turks and Caicos Islands
    104 Providencia 17 -  Colombia
    105 Cayo Agua Island 16 -  Panama
    106 Cayo Grande 15.1 5.8  Venezuela
    107 Key West 13.65 5.27  United States
    108 Cayo Guillermo 13 -  Cuba
    109 Saba 13 5  Caribbean Netherlands
    110 Canouan 13 5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    111 Big Corn Island 10 -  Nicaragua

    Islands 5–9 km2 (1.9–3.5 sq mi)

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    Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
    112 Little San Salvador Island 9.7 -  Bahamas
    113 Catalina Island 9.6 -  Dominican Republic
    114 Terre-de-Bas 9 -  Guadeloupe
    115 Conception Island 8.5 3  Bahamas
    116 Ronde Island 8.1 -  Grenada
    117 Jost Van Dyke 8 3  British Virgin Islands
    118 Union Island 8 3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    119 Solarte Island 8 3  Panama
    120 Isleta de San Juan 7.8 3  Puerto Rico
    121 Salt Cay 6.74 2.60  Turks and Caicos Islands
    122 Klein Bonaire 6 2.3  Caribbean Netherlands
    123 Mustique 5.7 2.2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    124 Navassa Island 5.2 2  United States (Claimed by  Haiti)
    125 Terre-de-Haut 5.2 -  Guadeloupe
    126 Isla Mujeres 5.2 2  Mexico

    See also

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    • List of Caribbean islands (by political affiliation)
    • List of Caribbean countries by population
    • List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean
    • List of West Indian first-level country subdivisions

    References

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    1. ^ "Cuba: Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
    2. ^ Population of Cuba excluding Isla de la Juventud
    3. ^ International Monetary Fund (2020). "International Monetary Fund population estimates". Retrieved 2024-07-10.
    4. ^ "Population Statistics". statinja.gov.jm. Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
    5. ^ "Puerto Rico Population". U.S. Census Bureau. July 2024.
    6. ^ "Puerto Rico Population Declined 11.8% From 2010 to 2020". August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
    7. ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
    8. ^ a b c d "Census population and housing" (PDF). Bahamas Gov. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
    9. ^ "Isla de la Juventud (Municipality, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
    10. ^ "Abaco (Island, Bahamas) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
    11. ^ "Estimation de population par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Années 1975 à 2024" (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
    12. ^ "Venezuela: Administrative Division". citypopulation.de.
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