List of islands of Greenland by area

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Islands in Greenland listed by area size

This is a list of the islands of Greenland by area. It includes all islands in Greenland greater than 100 km2 (39 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.

## List of islands[edit]

### Islands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Greenlandic name  | Area  | Municipality

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1 | Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaat | 2,130,800 km2 (822,700 sq mi) |
2 | Disko Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 8,612 km2 (3,325 sq mi) | Qeqertalik
3 | Milne Land |  | 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) | Sermersooq
4 | Traill Island | Traill Ø | 3,542 km2 (1,368 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
5 | Ymer Island | Ymer Ø | 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
6 | Geographical Society Island | Geografisk Samfund Ø | 1,717 km2 (663 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
7 | Hovgaard Island | Hovgaard Ø | 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
8 | Clavering Island | Clavering Ø | 1,488 km2 (575 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
9 | Nares Land |  | 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
10 | Shannon Island | Shannon Ø | 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park

### Islands between than 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and 250 km2 (97 sq mi)[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Greenlandic name  | Area  | Municipality

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11 | Ammassalik Island | Ammassalik Ø | 699 km2 (270 sq mi) | Sermersooq
12 | Christian IV Island | Sammisoq | 659 km2 (254 sq mi) | Kujalleq
13 | Kuhn Island | Kuhn Ø | 634 km2 (245 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
14 | Alluttoq Island | Arveprinsen Ejland | 626 km2 (242 sq mi) | Avannaata
15 | Hendrik Island | Hendrik Island Ø | 583 km2 (225 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
16 | Store Koldewey | Store Koldewey | 564 km2 (218 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
17 | Upernivik Island | Upernivik Ø | 503 km2 (194 sq mi) | Avannaata
18 | Jens Munk Island | Søren Norbyes Ø | 471 km2 (182 sq mi) | Sermersooq
19 | Skjoldungen | Saqqisikuik | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) | Sermersooq
20 | Sverdrup Island | Sverdrup Ø | 436 km2 (168 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
21 | Illorsuit Island | Illorsuip qeqertaat | 403 km2 (156 sq mi) | Avannaata
22 | Nutaarmiut Island | Nutaarmiut | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) | Avannaata
23 | Permin Land |  | 324 km2 (125 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
24 | Princess Thyra Island | Prinsesse Thyra Ø | 314 km2 (121 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
25 | Egger Island | Itilleq | 308 km2 (119 sq mi) | Kujalleq
26 | Northumberland Island | Kiatak | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) | Avannaata
27 | Nunarsuit | Nunarsuit | 272 km2 (105 sq mi) | Kujalleq
28 | Qeqertaq Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | Avannaata
29 | Île-de-France | Qeqertaq Prins Henrik | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park

### Islands less than 250 km2 (97 sq mi)[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023)

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Rank  | Name  | Greenlandic name  | Area  | Municipality

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| Lindhard Island | Lindhard Ø | 246 km2 (95 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Qeqertarssdaq | Qeqertarssdaq | 241 km2 (93 sq mi) | Avannaata
| Bjornesk Island | Gamma Ø | 234 km2 (90 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Timmiarmiit | Timmiarmiit | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) | Sermersooq
| Hazenland |  | 226 km2 (87 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Lynn Island | Lynn Ø | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Anoraliuirsoq | Anoraliuirsoq | 200 km2 (77 sq mi) | Kujalleq
| Ikeq Island | Ikeq Ø | 194 km2 (75 sq mi) | Kujalleq
| Storo | Storø | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) | Sermersooq
| Herbert Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) | Avannaata
| MacMillan Island | MacMillan Ø | 186 km2 (72 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Borup Island | Borup Ø | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Appat Island | Appat Ø | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | Avannaata
| John Murray Island | John Murray Ø | 143 km2 (55 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Turner Island | Turner Ø | 143 km2 (55 sq mi) | Sermersooq
| Apusiaajik Island | Apusiaajik Ø | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) | Sermersooq

### Islands less than 100 km2 (39 sq mi)[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023)

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Rank  | Name  | Greenlandic name  | Area  | Municipality

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| Danmark Island | Ujuaakajiip Nunaa | 73.3 km2 (28.3 sq mi) | Sermersooq
| Griffenfeld Island | Griffenfeld Ø | 58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi) | Sermersooq
| Castle Island | Castle Ø | 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Devil Island | Djævleøen | 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Franklin Island  | Franklin Ø | 33.7 km2 (13.0 sq mi) | Avannaata
| Beaumont Island | Beaumont Ø | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Achton Friis Island | Achton Friis Ø | 8.00 km2 (3.09 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park
| Hakluyt Island | Appasuak | 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) | Avannaata
| Avallersuaq | Avallersuaq | 4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi) | Kujalleq
| Crozier Island | Crozier Ø | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) | Avannaata
| Raffles Island | Appalik | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | Sermersooq
| Akilia | Akilia | 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) | Sermersooq
| Bjorne Island | Bjorne Ø | 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park

## See also[edit]

* List of islands by area
* List of islands of Greenland
* Lists of islands

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