List of islands in the Mediterranean
This is a list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
By area
Name | Image | Country | Area (km²) | Population | Capital/Main City | |
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1 | Sicily | ![]() | ![]() | 25,460 | 5,010,000 | Palermo |
2 | Sardinia | ![]() | ![]() | 24,090 | 1,656,000 | Cagliari |
3 | Cyprus | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 9,251 | 1,088,503[Note 2] | Nicosia/Lefkoşa |
4 | Corsica | ![]() | ![]() | 8,681 | 322,000 | Ajaccio |
5 | Crete | ![]() | ![]() | 8,312 | 624,000 | Heraklion |
6 | Euboea | ![]() | ![]() | 3,655 | 218,000 | Chalcis |
7 | Majorca | ![]() | ![]() | 3,640 | 846,000 | Palma |
8 | Lesbos | ![]() | ![]() | 1,630 | 90,000 | Mytilene |
9 | Rhodes | ![]() | ![]() | 1,398 | 117,000 | Rhodes |
10 | Chios | ![]() | ![]() | 842 | 52,000 | Chios |
11 | Kefalonia | ![]() | ![]() | 781 | 37,000 | Argostoli |
12 | Minorca | ![]() | ![]() | 694 | 87,000 | Mahón |
13 | Corfu | ![]() | ![]() | 592 | 108,000 | Corfu |
14 | Ibiza | ![]() | ![]() | 577 | 111,000 | Ibiza Town |
15 | Djerba | | ![]() | 523 | 139,544 | Houmt Souk |
16 | Lemnos | ![]() | ![]() | 476 | 18,000 | Myrina |
17 | Samos | ![]() | ![]() | 476 | 34,000 | Vathy |
18 | Naxos | ![]() | ![]() | 428 | 18,000 | Naxos |
19 | Zakynthos | ![]() | ![]() | 406 | 39,000 | Zakynthos |
20 | Cres | ![]() | ![]() | 406 | 3,184 | Cres |
21 | Krk | ![]() | ![]() | 406 | 17,860 | Krk |
22 | Brač | ![]() | 395 | 14,031 | Supetar | |
23 | Andros | ![]() | ![]() | 380 | 10,000 | Andros |
24 | Thasos | ![]() | ![]() | 379 | 13,765 | Thasos |
25 | Lefkada | ![]() | ![]() | 303 | 20,751 | Lefkada |
26 | Karpathos | ![]() | ![]() | 301 | 6,565 | Pigadia |
27 | Hvar | ![]() | 300 | 11,103 | Hvar | |
28 | Kos | ![]() | ![]() | 290 | 31,000 | Kos |
29 | Pag | ![]() | 285 | 8,398 | Pag | |
30 | Gökçeada | ![]() | ![]() | 279 | 8,894 | Çinarli |
31 | Cythera | ![]() | 278 | 3,354 | Kythira | |
32 | Korčula | ![]() | 276 | 16,182 | Korčula | |
33 | Icaria | ![]() | 255 | 8,312 | Agios Kirykos | |
34 | Malta | ![]() | ![]() | 246 | 409,259[1] | Valletta |
35 | Elba | ![]() | ![]() | 224 | 31,572 | Portoferraio |
36 | Skyros | ![]() | 209 | 2,602 | Skyros | |
37 | Paros | ![]() | ![]() | 196 | 12,853 | Parikia |
38 | Tinos | ![]() | 194 | 8,574 | Tinos | |
39 | Samothrace | ![]() | ![]() | 178 | 2,723 | Samothrace |
40 | Milos | ![]() | ![]() | 160 | 4,771 | Plaka |
41 | Kea | | ![]() | 129 | 2,417 | Ioulis |
42 | Amorgos | ![]() | 121 | 1,859 | Amorgos | |
43 | Marmara | ![]() | ![]() | 117 | Marmara | |
44 | Dugi Otok | ![]() | 114 | 1,772 | Sali | |
45 | Kalymnos | ![]() | 111 | 16,237 | Pothia | |
46 | Chergui | ![]() | 110 | Remla | ||
47 | Sant'Antioco | ![]() | 109 | 11,730 | Sant'Antioco | |
48 | Ios | ![]() | 109 | 1,838 | Ios | |
49 | Mljet | ![]() | 100 | 1,111 | Babino Polje | |
50 | Kythnos | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | 1,608 | Kythnos |
51 | Astypalaia | ![]() | ![]() | 97 | 1,238 | Astypalaia |
52 | Ithaca | ![]() | ![]() | 96 | 3,084 | Vathy |
53 | Skopelos | ![]() | ![]() | 95.5 | 4,696 | Skopelos |
54 | Salamis | ![]() | ![]() | 95 | 38,022 | Salamina |
55 | Rab | ![]() | 91 | 9,480 | Rab | |
56 | Vis | ![]() | 90 | 3,617 | Vis | |
57 | Mykonos | ![]() | 86 | 9,320 | Mykonos | |
58 | Syros | ![]() | 84 | 19,782 | Ermoupoli | |
59 | Aegina | ![]() | 83 | 13,552 | Aegina | |
60 | Formentera | ![]() | ![]() | 83 | 7,461 | Sant Francesc Xavier |
61 | Pantelleria | ![]() | 83 | 7,729 | Pantelleria | |
62 | Santorini | ![]() | 76 | 13,402 | Fira | |
63 | Lošinj | ![]() | 75 | 7,771 | Mali Lošinj | |
64 | Serifos | ![]() | 73 | 1,414 | Serifos | |
65 | Sifnos | ![]() | 73 | 2,442 | Apollonia | |
66 | Gharbi | ![]() | 69 | Mellita | ||
67 | Gozo | ![]() | ![]() | 67 | 37,288[1] | Victoria |
68 | Kasos | ![]() | 66 | 990 | Fry | |
69 | Alonissos | ![]() | 64 | 2,700 | Patitiri | |
70 | Tilos | ![]() | 63 | 533 | Megálo Chorió | |
71 | Pašman | ![]() | 63 | 2,711 | Pašman | |
72 | Šolta | ![]() | 59 | 1,479 | Grohote | |
73 | Symi | ![]() | 58 | 2,606 | Symi | |
74 | Leros | ![]() | 53 | 8,207 | Agia Marina | |
75 | San Pietro | ![]() | 51 | 6,444 | Carloforte | |
76 | Asinara | ![]() | ![]() | 51 | 1 | Cala d' Oliva |
77 | Hydra | ![]() | 50 | 2,719 | Hydra | |
78 | Ugljan | ![]() | 50 | 6,182 | Preko | |
79 | Skiathos | ![]() | 48 | 6,160 | Skiathos | |
80 | Lastovo | ![]() | 47 | 835 | Lastovo | |
81 | Ischia | ![]() | 46 | 60,335 | Ischia | |
82 | Agios Efstratios | ![]() | 43 | 371 | Agios Efstratios | |
83 | Nisyros | ![]() | 41 | 948 | Mandraki | |
84 | Sikinos | ![]() | 41 | 238 | Sikinos | |
85 | Psara | ![]() | 40 | 422 | Psara | |
86 | Anafi | ![]() | 38 | 273 | Anafi | |
87 | Lipari | ![]() | 37 | 10,763 | Lipari | |
88 | Bozcaada | ![]() | 36 | 2,427 | Bozcaada | |
89 | Kimolos | ![]() | 36 | 769 | Kimolos | |
90 | Antiparos | ![]() | 35 | 1,037 | Antiparos | |
91 | Patmos | ![]() | 35 | 2,984 | Patmos | |
92 | Kornat | ![]() | 32 | 7 | ||
93 | Folegandros | ![]() | 32 | 667 | Folegandros | |
94 | Fourni | ![]() | 30 | 1,326 | Fourni | |
95 | Gavdos | ![]() | 29.6 | 98 | Kastri | |
96 | Ciovo | ![]() | 28.8 | 4,455 | Okrug Gornji | |
97 | Halki | ![]() | 28.1 | 313 | Halki | |
98 | Salina | ![]() | 26.8 | 2,300 | ||
99 | Olib | ![]() | 26.1 | 147 | Olib | |
100 | Uzunada | ![]() | 25.4 | |||
101 | Paxi | ![]() | 25.3 | 2,253 | Gaios | |
102 | Kalamos | ![]() | 25 | 543 | Kalamos | |
103 | Kyra Panagia | ![]() | 25 | 10 | ||
104 | Giglio | ![]() | ![]() | 23.8 | 1,458 | |
105 | Cunda (Alibey) | ![]() | 23.4 | |||
106 | Poros | ![]() | 22.9 | 4,348 | Poros | |
107 | Molat | ![]() | 22.8 | 207 | Molat | |
108 | Vir | ![]() | 22.4 | 1,608 | Vir | |
109 | Spetses | ![]() | 22.2 | 3,908 | Spetses | |
110 | Paşalimanı | ![]() | 21.4 | Harmanli | ||
111 | Saria | ![]() | 21.1 | 22 | ||
112 | Vulcano | ![]() | 20.9 | 715 | Vulcano | |
113 | Avsa | ![]() | ![]() | 20.6 | Avsa | |
114 | Antikythera | ![]() | 20.4 | 44 | Potamós | |
115 | Lampedusa | ![]() | ![]() | 20.2 | 4,500 | Lampedusa e Linosa |
116 | La Maddalena | ![]() | 20.1 | 11,902 | La Maddalena | |
117 | Meganisi | ![]() | 20 | 1,090 | Katomeri | |
118 | Favignana | ![]() | 19 | 4,383 | Favignana | |
119 | Capraia | ![]() | 19 | 410 | Capraia | |
120 | Elafonisos | ![]() | 19 | 745 | Elafonisos | |
121 | Murter | ![]() | 18.6 | 5,192 | Murter | |
122 | Makronisos | ![]() | 18.3 | 0 | ||
123 | Irakleia | ![]() | 17.6 | 151 | Irakleia | |
124 | Iž | ![]() | 17.6 | 557 | Iž Veli | |
125 | Gyaros | ![]() | 17.3 | 0 | ||
126 | Megalonisos Petalion | ![]() | 17.2 | 0 | ||
127 | Polyaigos | ![]() | 17.2 | 0 | ||
128 | Unije | ![]() | 16.9 | 90 | Unije | |
129 | Leipsoi | ![]() | 16 | 698 | Leipsoi | |
130 | Šipan | ![]() | 15.8 | 436 | Šipanska Luka | |
131 | Caprera | ![]() | 15.7 | 0 | ||
132 | Cabrera | ![]() | ![]() | 15.7 | 0 | |
133 | Keros | ![]() | 15.2 | 0 | ||
134 | Žirje | ![]() | 15.1 | 124 | Žirje | |
135 | Sestrunj | ![]() | 15 | 48 | Sestrunj | |
136 | Silba | ![]() | 15 | 265 | Silba | |
137 | Žut | ![]() | 14.8 | 0 | ||
138 | Pserimos | ![]() | 14.8 | 130 | Pserimos | |
139 | Oinousses | ![]() | 14.4 | 999 | Oinousses | |
140 | Peristera | ![]() | 14.2 | 5 | ||
141 | Rineia | ![]() | 13.7 | 0 | ||
142 | Agathonisi | ![]() | 13.6 | 158 | Megálo Chorió | |
143 | Donoussa | ![]() | 13.6 | 163 | Donoussa (Stavros) | |
144 | Prvic (Krk) | ![]() | 13.5 | 0 | ||
145 | Stromboli | ![]() | 12.6 | 572 | San Vincenzo | |
146 | Dokos | ![]() | 12.5 | 43 | Dokos | |
147 | Porquerolles | ![]() | 12.5 | 200 | ||
148 | Schiza | ![]() | 12.3 | 2 | ||
149 | Drvenik Veliki | ![]() | 12.1 | 168 | Drvenik Veliki | |
150 | Marettimo | ![]() | 12 | 819 | Marettimo | |
151 | Angistri | ![]() | 12 | 920 | Milos (Megalohori) | |
152 | Dia | ![]() | 11.8 | 0 | ||
153 | Gioura | ![]() | 11.1 | 0 | ||
154 | Capri | ![]() | ![]() | 10.4 | 12,200 | Capri |
155 | Montecristo | ![]() | 10.4 | 2 | ||
156 | Pianosa | ![]() | 10.3 | 10 | ||
157 | Othonoi | ![]() | 10.1 | 631 | Othonoi | |
158 | Thymaina | ![]() | 10.1 | 151 | Thymaina | |
159 | Imrali | ![]() | 10 | |||
160 | Ist | ![]() | 9.65 | 202 | ||
161 | Filicudi | ![]() | 9.5 | 235 | ||
162 | Therasia | ![]() | 9.3 | 268 | ||
163 | Kastellorizo | ![]() | 9.1 | 406 | ||
164 | Levitha | ![]() | 9.1 | 8 | ||
165 | Sapientza | ![]() | 9.1 | 7 | ||
166 | Île du Levant | ![]() | 9 | |||
167 | Premuda | ![]() | 8.7 | 58 | ||
168 | Ustica | ![]() | 8.7 | 1,302 | ||
169 | Plavnik | ![]() | 8.6 | 0 | ||
170 | Maun | ![]() | 8.5 | 0 | ||
171 | Šćedro | ![]() | 8.4 | 0 | ||
172 | Zlarin | ![]() | 8.1 | 276 | ||
173 | Schoinousa | ![]() | 8.1 | 206 | ||
174 | Antimilos | ![]() | 8 | 0 | ||
175 | Syrna | ![]() | 7.9 | 0 | ||
176 | Despotiko | ![]() | 7.8 | 0 | ||
177 | Ammouliani | ![]() | 7.7 | 547 | ||
178 | Ponza | ![]() | 7.5 | 3,107 | ||
179 | Alimia | ![]() | 7.4 | 0 | ||
180 | Kaprije | ![]() | 7.1 | 143 |
By country
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Albania
- Sazan Sunset over Sazan Island as seen from Vlore,Albania.
- Kunë
- Ksamil Islands
- Franz Joseph Island
- Zvërnec Islands
- Tongo Island
- Stil Island
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Ksamil Islands in Albania.
Croatia
Main article: List of islands of Croatia
- Čiovo
- Brijuni
- 14 islands
- Brusnik
- Cres
- Drvenik Mali
- Drvenik Veliki
- Dugi otok
- Elaphiti islands
- Goli otok
- Hvar
- Iž
- Ilovik
- Ist
- Kaprije
- Koločep
- Korčula
- Kornati
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Prvić Luka,Croatia
- 152 islands in Kornati archipelago
- Krapanj
- Krk
- Lastovo
- Lošinj
- Lokrum
- Lopud
- Male Srakane
- Mljet
- Molat
- Murter
- Olib
- Pašman
- Pag
- Palagruža
- Plavnik
- Premuda
- Prvić
- Rab
- Rava
- Rivanj
- Sestrunj
- Silba
- Skarda
- Susak
- Svetac
- Sveti Andrija
- Šipan
- Šolta
- Ugljan
- Unije
- Vele Srakane
- Vir
- Vis
- Vrgada
- Zlarin
- Zverinac
- Žirje
- Žut
France
- Corsica
- Lavezzi Island
- Frioul archipelago
- Lérins Islands
Greece
- Crete
- Euboea
- Gavdos
- Cyclades Islands
- North Aegean islands
- Saronic Islands
- Dodecanese Islands
- Sporades Islands
- Alonissos
- Gioura
- Kyra Panagia
- Peristera
- Piperi
- Skantzoura
- Skiathos
- Skopelos
- Skyros
- Ionian Islands
- Antikythera
- Antipaxos
- Corfu (Kerkyra)
- Ereikoussa
- Ithaki
- Kalamos Island
- Kastos
- Kefalonia
- Kythera
- Lefkada
- Meganisi
- Othonoi
- Paxoi
- Petalas
- Zakynthos
Italy
Main article: List of islands of Italy
- Campanian Archipelago
- Pontine Islands
- Sardinia
- Asinara
- Sant'Antioco
- San Pietro
- La Maddalena
- Caprera
- Spargi
- Budelli
- Razzoli
- Santa Maria
- Santo Stefano
- Molara
- Tavolara
- Sicily
- Tremiti Islands
- Caprara
- Cretaccio
- Pianosa (di Tremiti)
- San Domino
- San Nicola
- Tuscan Archipelago
- Venetian Lagoon Islands
Malta
- Maltese Islands
Montenegro
- Sveti Nikola Island
- Sveta Neđelja
- Katič
- Sveti Stefan
- Ada Bojana
- Stari Ulcinj
In Bay of Kotor:
- Mamula
- Prevlaka
- Sveti Marko
- Island of Our Lady of Mercy
- Gospa od Škrpjela
- Sveti Đorđe
Spain
- Alboran
- Balearic Islands
- Gymnesian Islands
- Pine Islands
- El Vedrà
- Formentera
- Ibiza
- S'Espalmador
- Columbretes Islands
- Islas Chafarinas
- Isla del Congreso
- Isla del Rey
- Isla Isabel II
- Peñón de Alhucemas
- Tabarca
- Medes
- Formigues
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
- Turkish islands
- Turkish Aegean islands (incomplete)
- Baba Ada
- Bozcaada
- Büyükada
- Çatalada
- Dana Adası
- Fener Ada
- Gemiler Adası
- Gökçeada
- Hayırsız Ada
- Heybeli Ada
- İnce Ada
- İncir Ada
- Kara Ada
- Kargı Adası
- Köçek Adası
- Metalik Ada
- Orak Ada
- Salih Ada
- Yalıkavak
- Yassı Ada
- Yılancık Ada
- İkiz Adalar
- Pırasa adası
- Iç Ada
- Kiremit islands group
- Küçük Tavşan Adası
- Çavuş adası
- Kucukbu
- Turkish Mediterranean islands group
- Kekova
- Sıçan Adası
- Turkish Aegean islands (incomplete)
Disputed
- Imia/Kardak (Greece/Turkey)
- Perejil (Morocco/Spain)
Politically divided
See also: Cyprus dispute
- Cyprus
- Republic of Cyprus
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom)
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (A de facto state only recognized by Turkey, separated from the Republic of Cyprus by a UN buffer zone)
Notes
- ↑ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus controls one third of the island of Cyprus and is recognized only by Turkey. It is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.
- ↑ Population arrived at by adding the population of the Republic of Cyprus (803,147) and Northern occupied Cyprus (285,356)
See also
External links
- Duplančić Leder, T.; Ujević, T.; Čala, M. (2004): COASTLINE LENGTHS AND AREAS OF ISLANDS IN THE CROATIAN PART OF THE ADRIATIC SEA DETERMINED FROM THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AT THE SCALE OF 1:25.000, Geoadria, Vol. 9, No. 1, 5-32.
- Republic of Croatia Central Bureau of Statistics
- NATIONAL STATISTICAL SERVICE OF GREECE 2001
- Foundation of the Hellenic World
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Estimated Population by Locality 31 March 2013. Malta Government Gazette 19,094. Retrieved 21 September 2014.