List of islands by area

This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also included after the list.

Map showing the 25 largest islands Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale

## Islands

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

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Rank  | Island  | Area[1] | Nation(s)  | Subnational divisions  | Notes

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1 | Greenland
(Kalaallit Nunaat)
(main island) | 2,130,800[2] | 822,700 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland | The largest island in the world.[3]
2 | New Guinea | 785,753[4] | 303,381 | Indonesia
Papua New Guinea | Papua and Central, Highland, South, West, and Southwest Papua
Highlands, Momase, and Southern regions |
3 | Borneo | 748,168 | 288,869 | Brunei
Indonesia
Malaysia | —
Central, East, North, South, and West Kalimantan
Sabah and Sarawak |
4 | Madagascar
(main island) | 587,041[5] | 226,658 | Madagascar |  |
5 | Baffin Island | 507,451[6] | 195,928 | Canada | Nunavut | The largest island in Canada and the Arctic Archipelago.[7][8]
6 | Sumatra | 443,065 | 171,068 | Indonesia | Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau, North, South, and West Sumatra |
7 | Honshu | 227,938[9] | 88,007 | Japan | Chūbu, Chūgoku, Kansai, Kantō, and Tōhoku regions |
8 | Victoria Island | 217,291[6] | 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[6] | 75,767 | Canada | Nunavut |
11 | Sulawesi | 180,681 | 69,761 | Indonesia | Gorontalo, Central, North, South, Southeast, and West Sulawesi |
12 | South Island
(Te Waipounamu) | 145,836 | 56,308 | New Zealand | Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland |
13 | Java | 138,794 | 53,589 | Indonesia | Banten, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Central, East, and West Java |
14 | North Island
(Te Ika-a-Māui) | 111,583 | 43,082 | New Zealand | Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Northland, Taranaki, Waikato, and Wellington regions |
15 | Luzon
(main island) | 109,965 | 42,458 | Philippines | Bicol, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Cordillera, Ilocos, and Metro Manila |
16 | Newfoundland | 108,860[6] | 42,030 | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador |
17 | Cuba
(main island) | 105,806 | 40,852 | Cuba |  |
18 | Iceland
(main island) | 101,826 | 39,315 | Iceland |  |

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

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Rank  | Island  | Area[1] | Nation(s)  | Subnational divisions  | Notes

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19 | Mindanao
(main island) | 97,530 | 37,660 | Philippines | Caraga, Davao, Bangsamoro, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, and Zamboanga Peninsula |
20 | Ireland | 84,421[10] | 32,595 | Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom | Northern Ireland |
21 | Hokkaido | 77,982[9] | 30,109 | Japan | Hokkaido |
22 | Hispaniola | 73,929 | 28,544 | Dominican Republic
Haiti |  |
23 | Sakhalin | 72,493 | 27,990 | Russia | Sakhalin Oblast |
24 | Banks Island | 70,028[6] | 27,038 | Canada | Northwest Territories |
25 | Sri Lanka
(main island) | 65,268[11] | 25,200 | Sri Lanka |  |
26 | Tasmania
(main island) | 65,022 | 25,105 | Australia | Tasmania |
27 | Devon Island | 55,247[6] | 21,331 | Canada | Nunavut | The largest uninhabited island in the world.[12]
28 | Alexander Island | 49,070 | 18,950 |  | Antarctica |
29 | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego | 47,992 | 18,530 | Argentina
Chile | Tierra del Fuego Province
Magallanes Region |
30 | Severny Island
(northern Novaya Zemlya) | 47,079 | 18,177 | Russia | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
31 | Berkner Island | 43,873 | 16,939 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina (partial), Chile, and the United Kingdom.
32 | Axel Heiberg Island | 43,178[6] | 16,671 | Canada | Nunavut |
33 | Melville Island | 42,149[6] | 16,274 | Canada | Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
34 | Southampton Island | 41,214[6] | 15,913 | Canada | Nunavut |
35 | Marajó | 40,100[11] | 15,500 | Brazil | Pará |
36 | Spitsbergen | 38,981[13] | 15,051 | Norway | Svalbard |
37 | Kyushu | 36,782[9] | 14,202 | Japan | Kyūshū |
38 | New Britain | 35,145 | 13,570 | Papua New Guinea | East and West New Britain Provinces |
39 | Taiwan
(main island) | 34,507 | 13,323 | Taiwan |  | Claimed by the People's Republic of China (disputed).
40 | Prince of Wales Island | 33,339[6] | 12,872 | Canada | Nunavut |
41 | Yuzhny Island
(southern Novaya Zemlya) | 33,246 | 12,836 | Russia | Arkhangelsk |
42 | Hainan
(main island) | 33,210 | 12,820 | China | Hainan |
43 | Vancouver Island | 31,285[6] | 12,079 | Canada | British Columbia |
44 | Timor | 28,418 | 10,972 | East Timor
Indonesia | East Nusa Tenggara |
45 | Sicily | 25,711[14] | 9,927 | Italy | Sicily |

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

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Rank  | Island  | Area[1] | Nation(s)  | Subnational divisions  | Notes

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46 | Somerset Island | 24,786[6] | 9,570 | Canada | Nunavut |
47 | Kotelny Island | 24,000 | 9,300 | Russia | Sakha Republic |
48 | Sardinia | 23,949 | 9,247 | Italy | Sardinia |
49 | Bananal Island | 20,000[11] | 7,398 | Brazil | Tocantins |
50 | Shikoku | 18,296[9] | 7,064 | Japan | Shikoku |
51 | Halmahera | 18,040 | 6,970 | Indonesia | North Maluku |
52 | Seram Island | 17,454 | 6,739 | Indonesia | Maluku |
53 | Grande Terre | 16,648 | 6,428 | France | New Caledonia | Sui generis collectivity.
54 | Bathurst Island | 16,042[6] | 6,194 | Canada | Nunavut |
55 | Prince Patrick Island | 15,848[6] | 6,119 | Canada | Northwest Territories |
56 | Thurston Island | 15,700[11] | 6,100 |  | Antarctica | Unclaimed island.
57 | Nordaustlandet | 14,467[13] | 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[6] | 5,062 | Canada | Nunavut |
62 | Negros | 13,075 | 5,048 | Philippines | Negros Island Region |
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 Island
(Dolok) | 11,742 | 4,534 | Indonesia | Papua |
67 | Bangka Island | 11,413 | 4,407 | Indonesia | Bangka Belitung Islands |
68 | Ellef Ringnes Island | 11,295[6] | 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[6] | 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 and Western Divisions |
75 | Hawaiʻi
(Big Island) | 10,434 | 4,029 | United States | Hawaii |
76 | Cape Breton Island | 10,311[6] | 3,981 | Canada | Nova Scotia |

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

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Rank  | Island  | Area[1] | Nation(s)  | Subnational divisions  | Notes

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77 | Prince Charles Island | 9,521[6] | 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[15] | 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. 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.
81 | Puerto Rico
(main island) | 8,868[16] | 3,424 | 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 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
85 | Carney Island | 8,500[11] | 3,300 |  |  | 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[6] | 3,066 | Canada | Quebec |
90 | Roosevelt Island | 7,910 | 3,050 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claim by New Zealand. Status as an island is disputed.
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 a fluvial or river 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 |  | A British Overseas Territory administered by the United Kingdom and disputed by Argentina.[Note 1]
96 | Zealand | 7,031[17] | 2,715 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Denmark, Zealand and Capital regions |
97 | Cornwallis Island | 6,995[6] | 2,701 | Canada | Nunavut |
98 | Prince of Wales Island | 6,675 | 2,577 | United States | Alaska |
99 | Grande Terre
(Kerguelen) | 6,617 | 2,555 | France | French Southern and Antarctic Lands overseas territory |
100 | Siple Island | 6,390 | 2,470 |  | Antarctica | Unclaimed island.
101 | Graham Island | 6,361[6] | 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[6] | 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 Region |
107 | Coats Island | 5,498[6] | 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[6] | 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[18] | 1,970 | Chile | Magallanes Region |
115 | Edgeøya | 5,073[13] | 1,959 | Norway | Svalbard |
116 | Mackenzie King Island | 5,048[6] | 1,949 | Canada | Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
117 | Trinidad | 5,009 | 1,934 | Trinidad and Tobago |  |

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

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Rank  | Island  | Area[1] | Nation(s)  | Subnational divisions  | Notes

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118 | Kolguyev Island | 4,968 | 1,918 | Russia | Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
119 | Gurupá | 4,864[18] | 1,878 | Brazil | Pará |
120 | Isabela Island | 4,711 | 1,819 | Ecuador | Galápagos Province |
121 | North Jutlandic Island
(Vendsyssel-Thy) | 4,685[17] | 1,809 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Denmark, North Jutland Region | Physically part of the Jutland peninsula until 1825.
122 | Lombok | 4,625 | 1,786 | Indonesia | West Nusa Tenggara |
123 | West Falkland | 4,531 | 1,749 | Falkland Islands |  | A British Overseas Territory administered by the United Kingdom and disputed by Argentina.[Note 1]
124 | Belitung | 4,478 | 1,729 | Indonesia | Bangka Belitung Islands |
125 | Cebu | 4,468 | 1,725 | Philippines | Central Visayas |
126 | Adelaide Island | 4,463 | 1,723 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom.
127 | Stefansson Island | 4,463[6] | 1,723 | Canada | Nunavut |
128 | Madura Island | 4,429 | 1,710 | Indonesia | East Java |
129 | Buton | 4,408 | 1,702 | Indonesia | Southeast Sulawesi |
130 | Kangaroo Island | 4,374 | 1,689 | Australia | South Australia |
131 | Admiralty Island | 4,362 | 1,684 | United States | Alaska |
132 | Nunivak Island | 4,209[18] | 1,625 | United States | Alaska |
133 | Unimak Island | 4,119 | 1,590 | United States | Alaska |
134 | Hoste Island | 4,117[18] | 1,590 | Chile | Magallanes Region |
135 | Spaatz Island | 4,100[18] | 1,600 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom.
136 | Baranof Island | 4,065 | 1,570 | United States | Alaska |
137 | Nias | 4,048 | 1,563 | Indonesia | North Sumatra |
138 | Espiritu Santo | 3,956 | 1,527 | Vanuatu | Sanma Province |
139 | Milne Land | 3,913 | 1,511 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
140 | Malaita | 3,836 | 1,481 | Solomon Islands | Malaita Province |
141 | Siberut | 3,829 | 1,478 | Indonesia | West Sumatra |
142 | Bohol | 3,821 | 1,475 | Philippines | Central Visayas |
143 | South Georgia | 3,718 | 1,436 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |  | Part of the British Overseas Territories under sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
144 | Euboea | 3,707 | 1,431 | Greece | Central Greece |
145 | Santa Inés Island | 3,688 | 1,424 | Chile | Magallanes Region |
146 | Mallorca | 3,667 | 1,416 | Spain | Balearic Islands |
147 | Santa Isabel Island | 3,665 | 1,415 | Solomon Islands | Isabel Province |
148 | Long Island | 3,629[18] | 1,401 | United States | New York |
149 | Socotra | 3,607 | 1,393 | Yemen | Socotra Governorate |
150 | Wetar | 3,600[18] | 1,400 | Indonesia | Maluku |
151 | Tupinambarana
(northern part) | 3,600 | 1,400 | Brazil | Amazonas |
152 | Traill Island | 3,542 | 1,368 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
153 | Bear Island | 3,500[18] | 1,400 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom.
154 | North Andros Island | 3,439 | 1,328 | The Bahamas | North and Central Andros |
155 | Vaygach Island | 3,329 | 1,285 | Russia | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
156 | Masbate Island | 3,268[18] | 1,262 | Philippines | Bicol Region |
157 | Makira
(San Cristóbal) | 3,190 | 1,230 | Solomon Islands | Makira-Ulawa Province |
158 | Mansel Island | 3,180[6] | 1,230 | Canada | Nunavut |
159 | Iturup
(Etorofu) | 3,167[9] | 1,223 | Russia | Sakhalin Oblast | Territorial dispute initially part of Japan (Hokkaidō region and prefecture then claimed by Russia
160 | Yamdena | 3,100[18] | 1,200 | Indonesia | Maluku |
161 | Waigeo | 3,060[18] | 1,180 | Indonesia | West Papua |
162 | Akimiski Island | 3,001[6] | 1,159 | Canada | Nunavut |
163 | Gotland | 2,994[19] | 1,156 | Sweden | Gotland County |
164 | Funen | 2,985[17] | 1,153 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Denmark, Southern Denmark Region |
165 | Choiseul Island | 2,971 | 1,147 | Solomon Islands | Choiseul Province |
166 | Revillagigedo Island | 2,965 | 1,145 | United States | Alaska |
167 | Taliabu Island Regency | 2,913 | 1,125 | Indonesia | North Maluku |
168 | Muna Island | 2,889 | 1,115 | Indonesia | Southeast 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[6] | 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[20] | 1,068 | Canada | Ontario | Largest lake island (including both freshwater and saltwater lakes).
174 | Unalaska Island | 2,722 | 1,051 | United States | Alaska |
175 | Saaremaa | 2,672 | 1,032 | Estonia | Saare County (Saaremaa) |
176 | Moresby Island | 2,608[6] | 1,007 | Canada | British Columbia |
177 | James Ross Island | 2,598 | 1,003 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom.
178 | Obi | 2,542 | 981 | Indonesia | North Maluku |
179 | Réunion
(main island) | 2,535 | 979 | France | Réunion | Overseas department.
180 | Navarino Island | 2,514[21] | 971 | Chile | Magallanes Region |

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

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181 | Paramushir | 2,471[18] | 954 | Russia | Sakhalin Oblast |
182 | Ross Island | 2,460[18] | 950 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claim by New Zealand.
183 | Ymer Island | 2,437 | 941 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
184 | Anvers Island | 2,432 | 939 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom.
185 | Cornwall Island | 2,358[6] | 910 | Canada | Nunavut |
186 | Peleng | 2,346 | 906 | Indonesia | Central Sulawesi |
187 | Groote Eylandt | 2,285 | 882 | Australia | Northern Territory |
188 | Yapen | 2,278 | 880 | Indonesia | Papua |
189 | Morotai | 2,266 | 875 | Indonesia | North Maluku |
190 | Outer Caviana | 2,257[22] | 871 | Brazil | Pará
191 | Princess Royal Island | 2,251[6] | 869 | Canada | British Columbia |
192 | Isla de la Juventud | 2,237 | 864 | Cuba | Isla de la Juventud |
193 | Hinnøya | 2,198[13] | 849 | Norway | Nordland and Troms |
194 | Nelson Island | 2,183[23] | 843 | United States | Alaska |
195 | Richards Island | 2,165[6] | 836 | Canada | Northwest Territories |
196 | Ayon Island | 2,156[24] | 832 | Russia | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
197 | Trangan | 2,149 | 830 | Indonesia | Maluku |
198 | Alor Island | 2,120 | 820 | Indonesia | East Nusa Tenggara |
199 | Margarita Island | 2,100 | 810 | Colombia |  | An inland fluvial or river island in the Magdalena River not to be confused with the Margarita Island a Caribbean Venezuelan island.
200 | Lewis and Harris | 2,086 | 805 | United Kingdom | Scotland |
201 | Laut Island | 2,057 | 794 | Indonesia | South Kalimantan |
202 | Malakula | 2,041 | 788 | Vanuatu | (Malampa Province) |
203 | New Georgia | 2,037 | 786 | Solomon Islands | Western Province |
204 | Misool | 2,034 | 785 | Indonesia | West Papua |
205 | Magdalena Island | 2,025 | 782 | Chile | Aysén Region |
206 | René-Levasseur Island | 2,020[20] | 780 | Canada | Quebec | Largest artificial island.
207 | Tenerife | 2,008 | 775 | Spain | Canary Islands |
208 | Wilczek Land | 2,000[25] | 770 | Russia | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
209 | Kuiu Island | 1,962 | 758 | United States | Alaska |
210 | Manus Island | 1,940 | 750 | Papua New Guinea | Manus Province |
211 | Karaginsky Island | 1,936[26] | 747 | Russia | Kamchatka Krai |
212 | Bioko | 1,935 | 747 | Equatorial Guinea | Bioko Norte and Bioko Sur |
213 | Biak | 1,904 | 735 | Indonesia | Papua |
214 | Maui | 1,903 | 735 | United States | Hawaii |
215 | Bacan Island | 1,900 | 730 | Indonesia | North Maluku |
216 | Žitný ostrov
(Rye Island) | 1,900[27] | 730 | Slovakia | Bratislava, Trnava, and Nitra regions |
217 | Mauritius
(main island) | 1,874 | 724 | Mauritius |  |
218 | K'gari | 1,840[28] | 710 | Australia | Queensland |
219 | Jeju Island | 1,826[29] | 705 | South Korea | Jeju Province |
220 | Stewart Island
(Rakiura) | 1,815 | 701 | New Zealand | Southland Region |
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[6] | 660 | Canada | Nunavut |
229 | Savaiʻi | 1,718 | 663 | Samoa | Faʻasaleleaga, Gagaʻemauga, Gagaʻifomauga, Vaisigano, Satupaʻitea, and Palauli |
230 | Geographical Society Island | 1,717 | 663 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
231 | Bathurst Island | 1,692 | 653 | Australia | Northern Territory |
232 | Bering Island | 1,667[30] | 644 | Russia | Kamchatka Krai |
233 | Isle of Skye | 1,659 | 641 | United Kingdom | Scotland |
234 | Lesbos | 1,641 | 634 | Greece | North Aegean |
235 | Soisalo | 1,635[31] | 631 | Finland | North and South Savo |
236 | Fuerteventura | 1,633 | 631 | Spain | Canary Islands |
237 | Natuna Besar | 1,633[32] | 631 | Indonesia | Riau Islands |
238 | Salawati | 1,623 | 627 | Indonesia | West Papua |
239 | Great Inagua | 1,615 | 624 | The Bahamas | Inagua |
240 | Joinville Island | 1,607 | 620 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom.
241 | Tanahbesar
(Wokam) | 1,604 | 619 | Indonesia | Maluku |
242 | Tebing Tinggi Island
(Rantau) | 1,598 | 617 | Indonesia | Riau |
243 | Senja | 1,590[13] | 610 | Norway | Troms |
244 | Flaherty Island | 1,585[6] | 612 | Canada | Nunavut |
245 | Oahu | 1,583 | 611 | United States | Hawaii |
246 | Unguja
(Zanzibar) | 1,575 | 608 | Tanzania | Unguja North, Unguja South, and Mjini Magharibi regions |
247 | Graham Bell Island | 1,557 | 601 | Russia | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
248 | Eglinton Island | 1,541[6] | 595 | Canada | Northwest Territories |
249 | Middle Andaman Island | 1,536[29] | 593 | India | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
250 | Clavering Island | 1,535 | 593 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
251 | Gran Canaria | 1,530 | 590 | Spain | Canary Islands |
252 | Pioneer Island | 1,527 | 590 | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
253 | Catanduanes | 1,523 | 588 | Philippines | Bicol Region |
254 | Copper Island | 1,500[33] | 560 | United States | Michigan |
255 | Rupat | 1,490 | 580 | Indonesia | Riau |
256 | Kunashir
(Kunashiri) | 1,489[9] | 575 | Russia | Sakhalin Oblast | Territorial dispute initially part of Japan (Hokkaidō region and prefecture then claimed by Russia.
257 | Qeshm Island | 1,488 | 575 | Iran | Hormozgan province |
258 | Nares Land | 1,466 | 566 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
259 | Camargue | 1,453 | 561 | France | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
260 | South Andros Island | 1,448 | 559 | The Bahamas | South Andros |
261 | Fergusson Island | 1,437 | 555 | Papua New Guinea | Milne Bay Province |
262 | Urup | 1,437 | 555 | Russia | Sakhalin Oblast |
263 | Kauai | 1,435 | 554 | United States | Hawaii |
264 | São Luís Island | 1,410[34] | 540 | Brazil | Maranhão |
265 | Rhodes | 1,410 | 540 | Greece | South Aegean |
266 | King George Island | 1,384 | 534 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom.
267 | Graham Island | 1,378[6] | 532 | Canada | Nunavut |
268 | Pitt Island | 1,375[6] | 531 | Canada | British Columbia |
269 | Nottingham Island | 1,372[6] | 530 | Canada | Nunavut |
270 | Chongming Island | 1,370[35] | 530 | China | Shanghai |
271 | Desolación Island | 1,352 | 522 | Chile | Magallanes Region |
272 | Ramree Island | 1,350[29] | 520 | Myanmar | Rakhine State |
273 | Öland | 1,347[19] | 520 | Sweden | Kalmar County |
274 | Flinders Island | 1,330 | 510 | Australia | Tasmania |
275 | Lougheed Island | 1,308[6] | 505 | Canada | Nunavut |
276 | Bhola Island | 1,295[36] | 500 | Bangladesh | Barisal Division |
277 | Dawson Island | 1,290 | 500 | Chile | Magallanes Region |
278 | Barentsøya
(Barents) | 1,288[37] | 497 | Norway | Svalbard |
279 | Lembata
(Lomblen) | 1,270 | 490 | Indonesia | East Nusa Tenggara |
280 | Basilan | 1,266 | 489 | Philippines | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula |
281 | Shannon Island | 1,259 | 486 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Greenland |
282 | Mill Island | 1,258 | 486 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claim by Australia.
283 | Morfil Island | 1,250 | 480 | Senegal | Saint-Louis Region |
284 | Lolland | 1,243[17] | 480 | Danish Realm
(Kingdom of Denmark) | Denmark, Region Zealand |
285 | Mangole Island | 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 | Okinawa Island | 1,208[9] | 466 | Japan | Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Prefecture and Kyushu |
290 | Södertörn | 1,207[38] | 466 | Sweden | Stockholm County |
291 | Oleny Island
(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 | Aysén 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 Region |
297 | Sherman Island | 1,159 | 447 |  |  |
298 | Byam Martin Island | 1,150[6] | 440 | Canada | Nunavut |
299 | Great Abaco | 1,146 | 442 | The Bahamas | North Central and South Abaco |
300 | Lifou Island | 1,146 | 442 | France | New Caledonia | Sui generis collectivity.
301 | Wales Island | 1,137[6] | 439 | Canada | Nunavut |
302 | Île Vanier | 1,126[6] | 435 | Canada | Nunavut |
303 | Upolu | 1,125 | 434 | Samoa | Tuamasaga, Aʻana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Vaʻa-o-Fonoti, and Gagaʻemauga |
304 | King Island | 1,121 | 433 | Australia | Tasmania |
305 | Clarence Island | 1,111 | 429 | Chile | Magallanes Region |
306 | Padang Island | 1,109 | 428 | Indonesia | Riau |
307 | Grand Bahama | 1,096 | 423 | The Bahamas | East Grand, West Grand Bahama, and Freeport |
308 | Alexandra Land
(Zemlya Aleksandry) | 1,095 | 423 | Russia | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
309 | Rowley Island | 1,090[6] | 420 | Canada | Nunavut |
310 | Tahiti | 1,069 | 413 | France | French Polynesia | Overseas collectivity.
311 | Sääminginsalo | 1,069[31] | 413 | Finland | South Savo |
312 | Serrano Island | 1,063 | 410 | Chile | Aysén Region |
313 | Atka Island | 1,061 | 410 | United States | Alaska |
314 | Cameron Island | 1,059[6] | 409 | Canada | Nunavut |
315 | Zhongshan Island | 1,055 | 407 | China | Guangdong |
316 | Hall Island
(Gallya) | 1,049 | 405 | Russia | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
317 | Madre de Dios Island | 1,043 | 403 | Chile | Magallanes Region |
318 | Normanby Island | 1,040 | 400 | Papua New Guinea | Milne Bay Province |
319 | Hiiumaa | 1,031 | 398 | Estonia | Hiiu County (Hiiumaa) |
320 | Margarita Island | 1,020 | 390 | Venezuela | Nueva Esparta |
321 | Mornington Island | 1,018[39] | 393 | Australia | Queensland |
322 | Resolution Island | 1,015[6] | 392 | Canada | Nunavut |
323 | Grande Comore | 1,013 | 391 | Comoros | Grande Comore |

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Rank  | Island  | Area[1] | Nation(s)  | Subnational divisions  | Notes

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— | Smyley Island | 3,287 | 1,269 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom. It is 61 km (38 mi) long and between 13 and 34 km (8.1 and 21.1 mi) wide.[40]
— | Fletcher Island | 1,580 | 610 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Australia. Island has a diameter of 0.40 km (0.25 mi).[41]
— | Charcot Island | 1,500 | 580 |  | Antarctica | Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom. Island is 48 by 40 km (30 by 25 mi).[42]

## Continental landmasses

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Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water.[Note 2] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are sometimes defined as two separate continents while mainland Australia is sometimes defined as an island as well as a continent. Nevertheless, for the purposes of this list, mainland Australia along with the other major landmasses have been listed as continental landmasses for comparison. The figures are approximations and are for the four major continental landmasses only.[Note 3]

Rank  | Continental landmass[Note 4] | Area  | Nation(s)  | Notes

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1  | Afro-Eurasia | 79,810,726[Note 5] | 30,815,094  |

126 countries

6 de facto states

| 48 countries on mainland Africa[Note 6] and 78 countries on mainland Eurasia (38 countries on continental Asia[Note 7] and 40 countries on continental Europe[Note 8]).
Two states on mainland Africa and four states on mainland Eurasia (two states on continental Asia[Note 9] and two states on continental Europe).
2  | Americas | 37,699,623[Note 10] | 14,555,906  |

22 countries
French Guiana

| Ten countries on mainland North America[Note 11] and twelve countries on mainland South America.
An overseas department and region of France, located on mainland South America.
3  | Antarctica | 12,272,800[Note 12] | 4,738,600  | None | Seven countries have made eight territorial claims. All territorial claims in Antarctica are in abeyance under the Antarctic Treaty System.

Antarctica is a special case, for if its ice is considered not as land, but as water, it is not a single landmass, but several landmasses of much smaller area, since the ice-bedrock boundary is below sea level in many regions of the continent.[47] If its ice cover were to be lifted, some rocks that are currently below sea level would rise as the weight of the ice would be removed,[48] although this would in part be counteracted, and in some areas of the continent overtaken, by eustatic rises in sea level.[49]
4  | Mainland Australia | 7,591,608[Note 13] | 2,931,136  | Australia  | Mainland Australia is more than three times the size of Greenland, the largest island.[3] Australia is sometimes dubbed "The Island Continent" or "Earth's largest island, but its smallest continent".[51]

## See also

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* Islands portal

* Lake island
* List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
* List of countries and dependencies by area
* List of countries by largest island
* List of divided islands
* List of islands by highest point
* List of islands by name
* List of islands by population
* List of islands by population density
* Lists of islands by continent and country
* Recursive islands and lakes
* River island

## Notes

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1. ^ a b A dispute exists between the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom concerning the sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. The disputed territory is described as "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)" by the United Nations.
2. ^ The United States Geological Survey is a notable exception. The United States-based scientific agency considers all landmasses surrounded by ocean water, including continental mainlands, as islands. Under their definition, Africa, Australia, Eurasia, North America, and South America are classified as continental mainland islands.[43]
3. ^ Physiographically, there are only four continents (including offshore continental islands which sit on the nearby continental shelves) that are completely surrounded by water: Afro-Eurasia (57% of the global land area), the Americas (28.5%), Antarctica (9%), and Australia (5%). The remaining 0.5% is made up of remote oceanic islands, mostly scattered within Oceania in the central and south Pacific Ocean.[44]
4. ^ Including landmasses which are above water and over 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi). The submerged continent of Zealandia (approx. 5,000,000 km2 (1,900,000 sq mi)) is excluded.[45]
5. ^ Figure derived from the Global Islands Explorer website, by adding the areas of mainland Africa (29,370,907 km2 (11,340,171 sq mi)) and mainland Eurasia (50,439,819 km2 (19,474,923 sq mi)).
6. ^ Egypt has a small portion of its land located on mainland Eurasia. Equatorial Guinea's capital city is located on an island.
7. ^ Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey each have a small portion of their land located on continental Europe. Malaysia has a significant portion of its land located on an island.
8. ^ Russia has a big portion of its land located on continental Asia. Denmark's capital city is located on an island.
9. ^ Abkhazia and South Ossetia are both located south of the Greater Caucasus watershed, and thus they are geographically parts of Asia.
10. ^ Figure derived from the Global Islands Explorer website, by adding the areas of mainland North America (20,090,075 km2 (7,756,821 sq mi)) and mainland South America (17,609,548 km2 (6,799,084 sq mi)).
11. ^ Depending on the definition, a significant portion of Panama (land east of the Panama Canal) could be considered a part of mainland South America.
12. ^ Area of mainland Antarctica, without the ice shelves and nearby islands.[46]
13. ^ Figure derived from the Geoscience Australia website, the area of mainland Tasmania (64,519 km2 (24,911 sq mi)) has been deducted.[50] The Global Islands Explorer website has given a slightly larger figure of 7,618,696 km2 (2,941,595 sq mi) for the area of mainland Australia.

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## External links

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* Global Island Network – Island Links Directory