List of islands by area

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This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2,500 km² (970 square miles). For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown.

Contents 1 Continental land masses 2 Islands over 250,000 km² 3 Islands 25,000 km²–250,000 km² 4 Islands 10,000 km²–25,000 km² 5 Islands 5,000 km²–10,000 km² 6 Islands 2,500 km²–5,000 km² 7 Islands 1,000 km²–2,500 km² 8 Islands 500 km²–1,000 km² 9 References 10 See also 11 External links

[edit] Continental land masses

These figures are rough approximations only.

Rank	Continent	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Country/Countries
1	Afro-Eurasia	84,400,000	32,500,000	Various
2	Americas	42,300,000	16,400,000	Various
3	Antarctica	13,000,000	5,000,000	None ( Argentina,  Australia,  Chile,  France,  New Zealand,  Norway and the  United Kingdom have territorial claims)
4	Australia	7,600,000	2,900,000	Australia

Note: Australia, at 7,600,000 km², is here considered a continental landmass rather than an island. Australia is more than three times the size of Greenland, the largest island. However, Australia is sometimes considered 'The Island Continent'.^[1]

[edit] Islands over 250,000 km²

Although an island is, in general, any land mass that is completely surrounded by water, some definitions exclude land masses large enough to be considered continents. Placing Australia in the latter category (even though arguments can be made whether it is technically a continent, or merely part of the larger continent called Australasia) makes Greenland the largest island. For the sake of classification the list of islands will begin with Greenland.

Rank	Island’s Name	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Country/Countries
1	Greenland	2,130,800[2]	822,706	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
2	New Guinea	785,753	303,381	Indonesia (Papua and West Papua) and  Papua New Guinea
3	Borneo	748,168	288,869	Brunei,  Indonesia (Central, East, South and West Kalimantan) and  Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak)
4	Madagascar	587,713	226,917	Madagascar
5	Baffin Island	507,451[3]	195,928	Canada (Nunavut)
6	Sumatra	443,066	171,069	Indonesia (Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau and North, South and West Sumatra)

[edit] Islands 25,000 km²–250,000 km²

Rank	Island’s Name	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Country/Countries
7	Honshū	225,800	87,182	Japan (Chūbu, Chūgoku, Kansai, Kantō and Tōhoku regions)
8	Great Britain	218,595[4]	84,400	United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales)
9	Victoria Island	217,291[3]	83,897	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
10	Ellesmere Island	196,236[3]	75,767	Canada (Nunavut)
11	Sulawesi	180,681	69,761	Indonesia (Gorontalo and Central, North, South, South East and West Sulawesi)
12	South Island (Te Wai Pounamu)	145,836	56,308	New Zealand
13	Java	138,794	53,589	Indonesia (Banten, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Central, East and West Java)
14	North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui)	111,583	43,082	New Zealand
15	Luzon	109,965	42,458	Philippines (Bicol, Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Cordillera, Ilocos and National Capital Region)
16	Newfoundland	108,860[3]	42,031	Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador)
17	Cuba (main island)	105,806	40,852	Cuba
18	Iceland (main island)	101,826	39,315	Iceland
19	Mindanao	97,530	36,657	Philippines (Caraga, Davao, Muslim Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN and Zamboanga Peninsula)
20	Ireland	81,638	31,521	Ireland and  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
21	Hokkaidō	78,719	30,394	Japan (Hokkaidō region)
22	Hispaniola	73,929	28,544	Dominican Republic and  Haiti
23	Sakhalin	72,493	28,376	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
24	Banks Island	70,028[3]	27,038	Canada (Northwest Territories)
25	Sri Lanka (main island)	65,268[2]	25,200	Sri Lanka
26	Tasmania (main island)	64,519[5]	24,911	Australia (Tasmania)
27	Devon Island	55,247[3]	21,331	Canada (Nunavut) (largest uninhabited island in the world)
28	Alexander Island	49,070	18,946	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina (partial),  Chile and  United Kingdom)
29	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego	47,401	18,302	Argentina (Patagonia Region) and  Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
30	Severny Island	47,079	18,177	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
31	Berkner Island	43,873	16,939	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile (partial) and  United Kingdom)
32	Axel Heiberg Island	43,178[3]	16,671	Canada (Nunavut)
33	Melville Island	42,149[3]	16,274	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
34	Southampton Island	41,214[3]	15,913	Canada (Nunavut)
35	Marajó	40,100[2]	15,483	Brazil (Pará) (largest littoral island in the world)
36	Spitsbergen	38,981	15,051	Norway (Svalbard)
37	Kyūshū	37,437	14,455	Japan (Kyūshū region)
38	New Britain	35,145	13,570	Papua New Guinea
39	Taiwan	35,801	13,323	Republic of China (Taiwan)
40	Prince of Wales Island	33,339[3]	12,872	Canada (Nunavut)
41	Yuzhny Island	33,246	12,836	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
42	Hainan	33,210	12,822	People's Republic of China (Hainan Province)
43	Vancouver Island	31,285[3]	12,079	Canada (British Columbia)
44	Timor	28,418	10,972	East Timor and  Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
45	Sicily	25,662	9,908	Italy

[edit] Islands 10,000 km²–25,000 km²

Rank	Island’s Name	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Country/Countries
46	Somerset Island	24,786[3]	9,570	Canada (Nunavut)
47	Kotelny/Faddeyevsky Island	24,000	9,266	Russia (Sakha Republic)
48	Sardinia	23,949	9,247	Italy
49	Bananal	20,000[2]	7,722	Brazil (Tocantins) (world's largest fluvial island)
50	Shikoku	18,545	7,160	Japan (Shikoku region)
51	Halmahera	18,040	6,865	Indonesia (North Maluku)
52	Ceram	17,454	6,621	Indonesia (Maluku)
53	New Caledonia (main island)	16,648	6,467	New Caledonia, self-governing overseas territory of  France
54	Bathurst Island	16,042[3]	6,194	Canada (Nunavut)
55	Prince Patrick Island	15,848[3]	6,119	Canada (Northwest Territories)
56	Thurston Island	15,700[2]	6,050	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
57	Sumbawa	14,386	5,965	Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara)
58	Nordaustlandet	14,247	5,486	Norway (Svalbard)
59	October Revolution Island (Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii)	14,204	5,471	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
60	Flores	14,154	5,464	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
61	King William Island	13,111[3]	5,062	Canada (Nunavut)
62	Negros	13,074	5,048	Philippines (Central Visayas and Western 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	Tupinambarana (NB Now split into four islands)	11,850[2]	4,576	Brazil (Amazonas)
67	Yos Sudarso	11,742	4,534	Indonesia (Papua)
68	Bangka	11,413	4,407	Indonesia (Bangka-Belitung Islands)
69	Ellef Ringnes Island	11,295[3]	4,361	Canada (Nunavut)
70	Bolshevik Island	11,206	4,327	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
71	Jamaica	11,190	4,320	Jamaica
72	Bylot Island	11,067[3]	4,273	Canada (Nunavut)
73	Sumba	10,711	4,135	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
74	Mindoro	10,572	4,082	Philippines (MIMAROPA)
75	Viti Levu	10,531	4,066	Fiji
76	Hawai'i (Big Island)	10,434	4,029	United States (Hawaii)
77	Cape Breton Island	10,311[3]	3,981	Canada (Nova Scotia)

[edit] Islands 5,000 km²–10,000 km²

Rank	Island’s Name	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Country/Countries
78	Prince Charles Island	9,521[3]	3,676	Canada (Nunavut)
79	Bougainville	9,318	3,598	Papua New Guinea
80	Kodiak Island	9,293	3,588	United States (Alaska)
81	Cyprus	9,234	3,572	Cyprus and Akrotiri and Dhekelia,  United Kingdom sovereign base areas[6].
82	Puerto Rico	9,100	3,435	Puerto Rico, commonwealth associated with the  United States
83	Komsomolets Island	8,812	3,402	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
84	Corsica	8,741	3,351	France
85	Qeqertarsuaq (Disko)	8,612	3,312	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
86	Carney Island	8,500[2]	3,300	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
87	Chiloé	8,478	3,273	Chile (Los Lagos Region)
88	Buru	8,473	3,271	Indonesia (Maluku)
89	Crete	8,312	3,209	Greece (Crete periphery)
90	Anticosti	7,941[3]	3,066	Canada (Quebec)
91	Roosevelt Island	7,910	3,054	None (Antarctic territorial claim by  New Zealand)
92	Wrangel Island (Vrangelya)	7,866	3,037	Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
93	New Ireland	7,404	2,859	Papua New Guinea
94	Leyte	7,368	2,785	Philippines (Eastern Visayas)
95	Zealand (Sjælland)	7,180	2,715	Denmark
96	Cornwallis Island	6,995[3]	2,701	Canada (Nunavut)
97	Prince of Wales Island	6,675	2,577	United States (Alaska)
98	Kerguelen (main island) (Desolation Island)	6,617	2,555	French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of  France
99	East Falkland	6,605	2,550	Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom (also claimed by  Argentina)
100	Siple Island	6,390	2,500	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
101	Graham Island	6,361[3]	2,456	Canada (British Columbia)
102	New Siberia (Novaya Sibir)	6,201	2,394	Russia (Sakha Republic)
103	Melville Island	5,765	2,234	Australia (Northern Territory)
104	Prince Edward Island	5,620[3]	2,170	Canada (Prince Edward Island)
105	Vanua Levu	5,587	2,157	Fiji
106	Wellington Island	5,556	2,145	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
107	Coats Island	5,498	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	2,047	Solomon Islands
111	Amund Ringnes Island	5,255[3]	2,029	Canada (Nunavut)
112	Great Lyakhovsky Island (Bolshoy Lyakhovsky)	5,157	1,991	Russia (Sakha Republic)
113	St. Lawrence Island	5,135	1,983	United States (Alaska)
114	Riesco Island	5,110[2]	1,973	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
115	Mackenzie King Island	5,048[3]	1,949	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
116	Trinidad	5,009	1,864	Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] Islands 2,500 km²–5,000 km²

Rank	Island’s Name	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Country/Countries
117	Caviana	5,000[4]	1,930	Brazil (Pará)
118	Kolguyev	4,968	1,918	Russia (Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
119	Edgeøya	4,940	1,907	Norway (Svalbard)
120	Ilha Grande do Gurupá	4,864[4]	1,878	Brazil (Pará)
121	Isabela	4,711	1,819	Ecuador (Galápagos Province)
122	North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy)	4,685[4]	1,809	Denmark (physically part of the Jutland peninsula until 1825)
123	Lombok	4,625	1,786	Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara)
124	West Falkland	4,531	1,750	Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom (also claimed by  Argentina)
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[3]	1,723	Canada (Nunavut)
129	Madura	4,429	1,710	Indonesia (East Java)
130	Buton	4,408	1,699	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[2]	1,625	United States (Alaska)
134	Unimak Island	4,119	1,590	United States (Alaska)
135	Hoste	4,117[2]	1,590	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
136	Spaatz Island	4,100[4]	1,583	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Chile and  United Kingdom)
137	Baranof Island	4,064	1,569	United States (Alaska)
138	Nias	4,048	1,563	Indonesia (North Sumatra)
139	Espiritu Santo	3,956	1,527	Vanuatu
140	Milne Land	3,913	1,511	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
141	Malaita	3,836	1,481	Solomon Islands
142	Siberut	3,828	1,478	Indonesia (West Sumatra)
143	Bohol	3,821	1,475	Philippines (Central Visayas)
144	South Georgia	3,718	1,450	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom (also claimed by  Argentina)
145	Santa Inés Island	3,688	1,424	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
146	Majorca	3,667	1,416	Spain (Balearic Islands)
147	Santa Isabel Island	3,665	1,415	Solomon Islands
148	Euboea	3,655	1,411	Greece (Central Greece periphery)
149	Long Island	3,629[2]	1,401	United States (New York)
150	Socotra	3,607	1,393	Yemen
151	Wetar	3,600	1,390	Indonesia (Maluku)
152	Traill Island	3,542	1,367	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
153	Bear Island	3,500[4]	1,351	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
154	North Andros Island	3,439	1,328	Bahamas
155	Vaygach Island	3,329	1,306	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
156	Masbate	3,268[4]	1,262	Philippines (Bicol)
157	Iturup (Etorofu)	3,238	1,250	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast) (also claimed by  Japan (Hokkaidō region))
158	Makira	3,190	1,232	Solomon Islands
159	Mansel Island	3,180[3]	1,228	Canada (Nunavut)
160	Waigeo	3,154	1,218	Indonesia (West Papua)
161	Yamdena	3,100[2]	1,200	Indonesia (Maluku)
162	Gotland	3,027	1,169	Sweden
163	Fyn	3,012	1,163	Denmark
164	Akimiski Island	3,001[3]	1,159	Canada (Nunavut)
165	Choiseul Island	2,971	1,147	Solomon Islands
166	Revillagigedo Island	2,965	1,145	United States (Alaska)
167	Taliabu	2,913	1,120	Indonesia (North Maluku)
168	Muna	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[3]	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[3]	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
176	Moresby Island	2,608[3]	1,007	Canada (British Columbia)
177	James Ross Island	2,598	1,004	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
178	Obira	2,542	981	Indonesia (North Maluku)
179	Réunion	2,535	970	France (overseas department)

[edit] Islands 1,000 km²–2,500 km²

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

Island’s Name	Area		Country
	(km²)	(sq mi)
Navarino Island	2,473	955	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Paramushir	2,471	954	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
Ross Island	2,460	950	None (Antarctic territorial claim by  New Zealand)
Ymer Island	2,437	941	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Anvers Island	2,432	939	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Cornwall Island	2,358	872	Canada (Nunavut)
Peleng	2,345	905	Indonesia (Central Sulawesi)
Groote Eylandt	2,285	882	Australia (Northern Territory)
Yapen	2,278	880	Indonesia (Papua)
Morotai	2,266	875	Indonesia (North Maluku)
Princess Royal Island	2,251	869	Canada (British Columbia)
Isla de la Juventud	2,237	864	Cuba
Wilczek Land	2,203	851	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Hinnøya	2,198	849	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Nelson Island	2,183	843	United States (Alaska)
Lewis and Harris	2,179	841	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Richards Island	2,165	836	Canada (Northwest Territories)
Trangan	2,149	830	Indonesia (Maluku)
Alor	2,120	819	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Margarita Island	2,100	811	Colombia (an inland fluvial island in the Magdalena River, not to be confused with the Caribbean Venezuelan island)
Laut	2,062	794	Indonesia (South Kalimantan)
Malakula	2,041	788	Vanuatu
New Georgia	2,037	786	Solomon Islands
Misool	2,034	785	Indonesia (West Papua)
Tenerife	2,034	785	Spain (Canary Islands)
Magdalena Island	2,025	782	Chile (Aisén Region)
René-Levasseur Island	2,020	780	Canada, (Quebec) (largest artificial island)
Bioko	2,017	779	Equatorial Guinea
Ayon Island	2,000	772	Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
Karaginsky Island	2,000	772	Russia (Kamchatka Krai)
Kuiu Island	1,962	758	United States (Alaska)
Manus	1,940	749	Papua New Guinea
Biak	1,904	735	Indonesia (Papua)
Bacan	1,900	734	Indonesia (North Maluku)
Maui	1,888	729	United States (Hawaii)
Bintan	1,866	720	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Mauritius	1,836	709	Mauritius
Jeju-do	1,825	705	South Korea
Bely Island	1,810	699	Russia (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Afognak	1,809	698	United States (Alaska)
Umnak	1,793	692	United States (Alaska)
Bolshoy Shantar Island	1,766	682	Russia (Khabarovsk Krai)
Bolshoy Begichev Island	1,764	681	Russia (Sakha Republic)
Simeulue	1,754	677	Indonesia (Aceh)
Stewart Island (Rakiura)	1,746	674	New Zealand
Kobroor	1,723	665	Indonesia (Maluku)
Air Force Island	1,720	664	Canada (Nunavut)
Natuna Besar	1,720	664	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Geographical Society Island	1,717	663	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Savai'i	1,708	659	Samoa
Bathurst Island	1,693	654	Australia (Northern Territory)
Bering Island	1,660	641	Russia (Kamchatka Krai)
Fuerteventura	1,660	641	Spain (Canary Islands)
Zanzibar (Unguja)	1,658	640	Tanzania
Skye	1,656	639	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Fraser Island	1,653	638	Australia (Queensland) (world's largest sand island)
Soisalo	1,638	632	Finland (not a true island: the surrounding lakes are of different levels)
Lesbos	1,630	629	Greece (North Aegean periphery)
Salawati	1,623	627	Indonesia (West Papua)
Kunashir Island	1,612	622	Russia (Kamchatka Krai) (also claimed by  Japan (Hokkaidō region))
Joinville Island	1,607	620	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Tanahbesar (Wokam)	1,604	619	Indonesia (Maluku)
Oahu	1,600	618	United States (Hawaii)
Rantau	1,597	617	Indonesia (Riau)
Senja	1,586	612	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Flaherty Island	1,585	612	Canada (Nunavut)
Gran Canaria	1,560	602	Spain (Canary Islands)
Graham Bell Island	1,557	601	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Great Inagua	1,544	596	Bahamas
Eglinton Island	1,541	594	Canada (Northwest Territories)
Middle Andaman Island	1,536	593	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Clavering Island	1,535	593	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Pioneer Island	1,527	590	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Karimun	1,524	588	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Catanduanes	1,523	588	Philippines
Charcot Island	1,500[7]	580	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Rupat	1,490	575	Indonesia (Riau)
Nares Land	1,466	566	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
South Andros Island	1,448	559	Bahamas
Kauai	1,446	558	United States (Hawaii)
Bhola Island	1,441	556	Bangladesh
Fergusson Island	1,437	555	Papua New Guinea
Urup	1,436	554	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
Rhodes	1,398	540	Greece (South Aegean periphery)
King George Island	1,384	534	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Graham Island	1,378	532	Canada (Nunavut)
Pitt Island	1,375	531	Canada (British Columbia)
Nottingham Island	1,372	530	Canada (Nunavut)
Flinders Island	1,359	525	Australia (Tasmania)
Desolación Island	1,352	522	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Ramree Island	1,350	521	Myanmar
Öland	1,342	518	Sweden
Qeshm	1,336	516	Iran
Lougheed Island	1,308	505	Canada (Nunavut)
São Luís Island	1,300	502	Brazil (Maranhão)
Dawson Island	1,290	498	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Barents Island	1,288	497	Norway (Svalbard)
Lembata	1,270	490	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Basilan	1,265	488	Philippines (Muslim Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula)
Shannon Island	1,258	486	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Mill Island	1,258	486	None (Antarctic territorial claim by  Australia)
Morfil	1,250	483	Senegal
Lolland	1,243	480	Denmark
Mangole Island	1,228	474	Indonesia (North Maluku)
New Hanover Island (Lavongai)	1,227	474	Papua New Guinea
Rote	1,226	473	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
South Andaman Island	1,211	468	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Okinawa Island	1,206	466	Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
Tiburón Island	1,200	464	Mexico (Sonora)
Oleniy Island	1,197	463	Russia (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Campana Island	1,188	460	Chile (Aisén Region)
Aracena Island	1,164	451	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Sherman Island	1,159	448	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
Grande Comore	1,158	447	Comoros
Byam Martin Island	1,150	444	Canada (Nunavut)
Great Abaco	1,146	442	Bahamas
Lifou Island	1,146	442	New Caledonia, self-governing overseas territory of  France
Wales Island	1,137	439	Canada (Nunavut)
Île Vanier	1,126	435	Canada (Nunavut)
Upolu	1,125	434	Samoa
Clarence Island	1,111	428	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Padang	1,109	428	Indonesia (Riau)
Martinique	1,101	425	France (overseas department)
Grand Bahama	1,096	423	Bahamas
Alexandra Land (Zemlya Aleksandry)	1,095	423	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
King Island	1,091	421	Australia (Tasmania)
Rowley Island	1,090	421	Canada (Nunavut)
Meighen Island	1,074	415	Canada (Nunavut)
Isla Margarita	1,072	414	Venezuela
Sääminginsalo	1,069	413	Finland, largest true island of Finland
Serrano Island	1,063	411	Chile (Aisén Region)
Atka Island	1,061	410	United States (Alaska)
Cameron Island	1,059	409	Canada (Nunavut)
Banks Island	1,054	407	Canada (Northwest Territories)
Gallya (Hall Island)	1,049	405	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Great Nicobar	1,045	403	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Madre de Dios Island	1,043	402	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Tahiti	1,042	402	French Polynesia, overseas collectivity of  France
Chongming Island	1,041	402	People's Republic of China (Shanghai Municipality)
Normanby Island	1,040	401	Papua New Guinea
Resolution Island	1,015	392	Canada (Nunavut)
Vansittart Island	1,010	394	Canada (Nunavut)
Fasta Åland	1,010	394	Åland Islands, autonomous province of  Finland
Mornington Island	1,002	387	Australia (Queensland)
Smyley Island	1,000[7]	385	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Chile and  United Kingdom)

[edit] Islands 500 km²–1,000 km²

This section of the list is not complete, although it should cover all European islands over 500 km² and most islands of other continents.

Island’s Name	Area		Country
	(km²)	(sq mi)
Maya Karimata	992	383	Indonesia (West Kalimantan)
Santiago	991	383	Cape Verde
Hiiumaa	989	382	Estonia
Russell Island	989	382	Canada (Nunavut)
Pemba	982	379	Tanzania (Zanzibar)
Santa Cruz	979	378	Ecuador (Galápagos Province)
Brabant Island	977	378	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Little Lyakhovsky Island	976	378	Russia (Sakha Republic)
Livingston Island	974	377	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Flevopolder	970	375	Netherlands (largest artificial island in the world)
Shetland Mainland	969	374	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Salisbury Island	960	371	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Isla Ángel de la Guarda	931	360	Mexico (Baja California)
Umboi Island	930	360	Papua New Guinea
Bengkalis	929	360	Indonesia (Riau)
Rügen	926	358	Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Marinduque	920	355	Philippines (MIMAROPA)
Rangsang	908	350	Indonesia (Riau)
Akpatok Island	903	348	Canada (Nunavut)
Efate	900	347	Vanuatu
South Pagai	900	347	Indonesia (West Sumatra)
Attu Island	896	346	United States (Alaska)
Jens Munk Island	891	344	Canada (Nunavut)
Lingga Island	889	343	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Erromango	888	343	Vanuatu
Isle of Mull	875	338	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Woodlark Island	874	338	Papua New Guinea
Kabaena	873	337	Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
Etolin Island	870	336	United States (Alaska)
Jolo	869	335	Philippines (Muslim Mindanao)
Vanatinai	866	334	Papua New Guinea
Melchor Island	864	333	Chile (Aisén Region)
Bubiyan Island	863	333	Kuwait
Sado Island	855	330	Japan (Chūbu region)
Langøya	850	328	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Basse-Terre	847	327	France (Guadeloupe, overseas department)
Sibiryakova Island	847	327	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Karakelong	846	327	Indonesia (North Sulawesi)
Lanzarote	846	327	Spain (Canary Islands)
São Tomé Island	845	326	São Tomé and Príncipe
Chios	842	324	Greece (North Aegean periphery)
King Island	837	322	Canada (British Columbia)
Montague Island	815	315	Australia (New South Wales)
Hanover Island	812	313	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Sørøya	811	313	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Ambon	806	311	Indonesia (Maluku)
Salisbury Island	804	310	Canada (Nunavut)
Sangmissoq	803	310	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
White Island	790	305	Canada (Nunavut)
Santo Antão	787	304	Cape Verde
Kefalonia	781	301	Greece (Ionian Islands periphery)
Ammassalik Ø	772	298	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Dinagat	769	297	Philippines (Caraga)
Grant Island	768	297	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
Prat Island	761	294	Chile (Aisén Region)
Singkep	757	292	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Big Island	756	292	Canada (Nunavut)
São Miguel Island	754	291	Portugal (Azores)
Brock Island	750	289	Canada (Northwest Territories)
Dominica	749	289	Dominica
Mezhdusharskiy Island	748	288	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Chatham Island	745	287	New Zealand
Madeira Island	741	286	Portugal (Madeira)
Little Andaman	739	285	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Kvaløya	737	284	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Olkhon	730	282	Russia (Irkutsk Oblast)
Adak Island	725	280	United States (Alaska)
Montague Island	722	279	United States (Alaska)
Pantar	720	278	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Wowoni	715	276	Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
Anglesey (Ynys Môn)	714	276	United Kingdom (Wales)
Tsushima Island	709	273	Japan (Kyūshū region)
La Palma	706	273	Spain (Canary Islands)
Gonâve	700	270	Haiti
Latady Island	700[7]	270	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina (partial),  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Pulau Ujong (Singapore Island)	697	269	Singapore
Chatham Island	696	269	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Komoran	695	268	Indonesia (Papua)
Drygalski Island	694	268	None (Antarctic territorial claim by  Australia)
Minorca	694	268	Spain (Balearic Islands)
Bray Island	691	266	Canada (Nunavut)
Kolombangara	688	265	Solomon Islands
Goodenough Island	687	265	Papua New Guinea
Buka Island	682	264	Papua New Guinea
Kvitøya	682	264	Norway (Svalbard)
Ambrym	678	262	Vanuatu
Molokai	676	261	United States (Hawaii)
Selayar	666	261	Indonesia (South Sulawesi)
Rennell Island	660	255	Solomon Islands
Supiori	659	254	Indonesia (Papua)
Masirah Island	658	254	Oman
Maré Island	657	253	New Caledonia, self-governing overseas territory of  France
Ringvassøy	656	253	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Alluttoq	655	253	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Dall Island	655	253	United States (Alaska)
King Christian Island	653	252	Canada (Nunavut)
Londonderry Island	643	249	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Kiritimati (Christmas Island)	642	248	Kiribati (largest coral atoll in the world)
Miscou Island	640	247	Canada (New Brunswick)
Foley Island	637	246	Canada (Nunavut)
Boa Vista	634	245	Cape Verde
Kuhn Island	634	245	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Samosir	630	243	Indonesia (North Sumatra) (the largest island on another island - Sumatra)
Fernandina	629	243	Ecuador (Galápagos Province)
Polillo	629	243	Philippines (CALABARZON)
Vella Lavella	629	243	Solomon Islands
Prince Charles Foreland	627	242	Norway (Svalbard)
Contreras Island	626	242	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
North Pagai	622	240	Indonesia (West Sumatra)
Saint Lucia	622	240	Saint Lucia
Islay	620	239	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Dirk Hartog Island	620	239	Australia (Western Australia)
Benjamin Island	618	238	Chile (Aisén Region)
Renaud Island	618	238	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Store Koldewey	616	238	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
MacKlintok Island	612	236	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Sipura	601	230	Indonesia (West Sumatra)
Sherbro Island	600	230	Sierra Leone
Awaji Island	593	229	Japan (Kansai region)
Corfu	592	229	Greece (Ionian Islands periphery)
Gordon Island	591	228	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Grande-Terre	591	228	France (Guadeloupe, overseas department)
Seiland	591	228	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Bornholm	588	227	Denmark
Masson Island	585	226	None (Antarctic territorial claim by  Australia)
Santiago	585	226	Ecuador (Galápagos Province)
Hendrik Island	583	225	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Tawi-Tawi	581	224	Philippines (Muslim Mindanao)
North Kent Island	577	223	Canada (Nunavut)
Majuli	577	223	India (Assam) (largest freshwater island in South Asia)
Hitra	572	221	Norway (Trøndelag)
Bahrain (main island)	572	221	Bahrain
Isle of Man	572	221	Isle of Man,  United Kingdom crown dependency
Ibiza	571	220	Spain (Balearic Islands)
Patricio Lynch Island	561	217	Chile (Aisén Region)
Guimaras	560	216	Philippines (Western Visayas)
Wrangell Island	560	216	United States (Alaska)
Great Abaco	559	216	Bahamas
Elephant Island	558	215	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Sanana Island	558	215	Indonesia (North Maluku)
Tanna	555	214	Vanuatu
Emerald Isle	552	213	Canada (Northwest Territories)
Sangir Island	552	213	Indonesia (North Sulawesi)
Kai Besar	550	212	Indonesia (Maluku)
San Cristóbal Island	547	211	Ecuador (Galápagos Province)
Mitkof Island	546	211	United States (Alaska)
Phuket	543	210	Thailand
Guam	541	209	Guam, territory of the  United States
Isle Royale	541	209	United States (Michigan)
Upernivik Island	541	209	Greenland, autonomous province of  Denmark
Long Island	538	208	Bahamas
Jorge Montt Island	537	207	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Belkovsky Island	535	206	Russia (Sakha Republic)
Isla de los Estados	534	206	Argentina (Patagonia Region)
Ukerewe Island	530	205	Tanzania
Mornington Island	529	204	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Nootka Island	529	204	Canada (British Columbia)
Tanaga Island	529	204	United States (Alaska)
Austvågøy	527	203	Norway (Nord-Norge)
Kimito	524	202	Finland
Yakushima	524	202	Japan (Kyūshū region)
Cheduba Island	523	202	Myanmar
Santa Catarina	523	202	Brazil (Santa Catarina)
Orkney Mainland	523	202	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Duke of York Island	522	201	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Porcher Island	522	201	Canada (British Columbia)
Jackson Island	521	201	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Traiguen Island	520	201	Chile (Aisén Region)
Esmeralda Island	515	199	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
Phú Quốc	515	199	Vietnam
Falster	514	199	Denmark
Auckland Island	510	197	New Zealand
Djerba	510	197	Tunisia
Adonara	509	197	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Vangunu	509	197	Solomon Islands
Acklins	508	196	Bahamas
Nendo Island	506	195	Solomon Islands
Zhoushan Island	503	194	People's Republic of China (Zhejiang Province)
Biliran Island	501	193	Philippines (Eastern Visayas)
Hearst Island	500[7]	193	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)
Rothschild Island	500[7]	193	None (Antarctic territorial claims by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom)

[edit] References

Most figures are taken from the United Nations Environment Programme list of islands by area.

Note #1-4 refer to some other sources.

• The figures of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic islands Charcot Island, Smyley Island, Latady Island, Rothschild Island and Hearst Island (note #5) are just rough estimates found on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_and_sub-Antarctic_islands. The estimate of Latady Island (700 km²) is probably wrong. Another source claims it is 3,300 km². http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latady_Island

Figures about Swedish islands are from this site:

• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_över_Sveriges_öar#.C3.96ar_efter_storlek_.28.5B.5Byta.5D.5D.29

Figures about Norwegian islands are from this site:

• http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_norske_øyer

Figures about Finnish islands are mainly from this site:

• http://personal.inet.fi/koti/kauko.huotari/saaret.htm (also includes freshwater islands)

Figures about Scottish islands are mainly from this site:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Scotland

Figures about islands in China are mainly from this site:

• http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/中国岛屿

Figures about Canadian islands are mainly from this site:

• http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html

Figures about islands of Chile can be found on this site:

• http://www.worldislandinfo.com/Chile.htm

This site gives important information on islands of Greenland:

• http://www.ub.ntnu.no/formidl/utgivelser/til_opplysning/to_nr15.html#umeny7

[edit] See also

• List of islands (by country)
• List of islands by name
• List of islands by population
• List of islands by highest point
• List of countries by area
• List of European islands by population
• List of European islands by area

[edit] External links

• Joshua Calder's World Island Info
• United Nations Environment Programme list of islands by area