List of countries by largest island
The following is a list of countries by largest island. It does not include divided islands; several of the world's largest islands, such as New Guinea, Borneo, Ireland and Hispaniola, are divided between two or three states. This list only includes islands fully owned by a single country. Similarly, many of the world's largest islands belong to a handful of states, such as Indonesia; only the largest island of each country is listed here.
List
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2017) |
Rank | State | Name | Total in km2 (mi2) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Greenland | 2,130,800 (822,700) | It is thought that beneath the ice sheet Greenland may be three separate islands.[1] | |
1 | ![]() | Madagascar | 587,713 (226,917) | |
2 | ![]() | Baffin Island | 507,451 (195,928) | |
3 | ![]() | Sumatra | 443,066 (171,069) | |
4 | ![]() | Honshu | 225,800 (87,200) | |
5 | ![]() | Great Britain | 209,331 (80,823) | |
6 | ![]() | South Island | 145,836 (56,308) | |
7 | ![]() | Luzon | 109,965 (42,458) | |
8 | ![]() | Cuba | 105,806 (40,852) | |
9 | ![]() | Iceland | 103,000 (40,000) | |
10 | ![]() | Sakhalin | 72,493 (27,990) | |
11 | ![]() | Sri Lanka | 65,610 (25,330) | |
12 | ![]() | Tasmania | 65,022 (25,105) | |
13 | ![]() | Marajó | 40,100 (15,500) | World's largest fluvial island. |
14 | ![]() | Spitsbergen | 38,981 (15,051) | |
15 | ![]() | Taiwan | 35,883 (13,855) | |
16 | ![]() | New Britain | 35,145 (13,570) | |
17 | ![]() | Hainan | 33,210 (12,820) | |
18 | ![]() | Sicily | 25,662 (9,908) | |
19 | ![]() | Grande Terre | 16,372 (6,321) | |
20 | ![]() | Jamaica | 11,190 (4,320) | |
21 | ![]() | Hawaii | 10,434 (4,029) | |
22 | ![]() | Viti Levu | 10,388 (4,011) | |
23 | ![]() | Cyprus | 9,251 (3,572) | |
24 | ![]() | Puerto Rico | 8,897 (3,435) | |
25 | ![]() | Corsica | 8,741 (3,375) | |
26 | ![]() | Chiloé | 8,478 (3,273) | |
27 | ![]() | Crete | 8,350 (3,220) | |
28 | ![]() | Zealand (Sjælland) | 7,031 (2,715) | Largest Danish island not a part of Greenland. |
![]() | East Falkland | 6,605 (2,550) | ||
29 | ![]() | Guadalcanal | 5,353 (2,067) | |
30 | ![]() | Trinidad | 5,009 (1,934) | |
31 | ![]() | Isabela Island | 4,711 (1,819) | |
32 | ![]() | Espiritu Santo | 3,956 (1,527) | |
33 | ![]() | Majorca | 3,667 (1,416) | |
34 | ![]() | Socotra | 3,607 (1,393) | |
35 | ![]() | North Andros Island | 3,439 (1,328) | |
36 | ![]() | Gotland | 2,994 (1,156) | |
37 | ![]() | Saaremaa | 2,672 (1,032) | |
38 | ![]() | Margarita Island | 2,100 (810) | |
39 | ![]() | Bioko | 1,935 (747) | |
40 | ![]() | Žitný ostrov | 1,886 (728) | Largest fluvial island in Europe. |
41 | ![]() | Mauritius | 1,874 (724) | |
42 | ![]() | Jejudo | 1,826 (705) | |
43 | ![]() | Savai'i | 1,718 (663) | |
44 | ![]() | Soisalo | 1,635 (631) | |
45 | ![]() | Unguja | 1,575 (608) | |
46 | ![]() | Middle Andaman Island | 1,523 (588) | |
47 | ![]() | Qeshm | 1,488 (575) | |
48 | ![]() | Letea | 1,480 (570) | |
49 | ![]() | Bhola Island | 1,441 (556) | |
50 | ![]() | Ramree Island | 1,350 (520) | |
51 | ![]() | Morfil | 1,250 (480) | |
52 | ![]() | Tiburón Island | 1,190 (460) | |
53 | ![]() | Tahiti | 1,069 (413) | |
54 | ![]() | Margarita Island | 1,020 (390) | |
55 | ![]() | Grand Comoro | 1,013 (391) | |
56 | ![]() | Santiago | 991 (383) | |
57 | ![]() | Flevopolder | 970 (370) | World's largest artificial island. |
58 | ![]() | Rügen | 926.4 (357.7) | |
59 | ![]() | Bubiyan | 863 (333) | |
60 | ![]() | Basse-Terre Island | 847.8 (327.3) | |
61 | ![]() | Sao Tome | 845 (326) | |
62 | ![]() | Phuket | 800 (310) | |
63 | ![]() | Dahlak Kebir | 754.9 (291.5)[citation needed] | |
64 | ![]() | São Miguel Island | 754 (291) | |
65 | ![]() | Dominica | 750 (290) | |
66 | ![]() | Ujong Island | 719.9 (278.0) | |
67 | ![]() | Gonâve Island | 700 (270) | |
68 | ![]() | Masirah | 658 (254) | |
69 | ![]() | Saint Lucia | 622 (240) | |
70 | ![]() | Bahrain Island | 604 (233) | |
71 | ![]() | Sherbro Island | 600 (230) | |
72 | ![]() | Phu Quoc | 546 (211) | |
73 | ![]() | Guam | 543.9 (210.0) | |
74 | ![]() | Isla de los Estados | 534 (206) | |
75 | ![]() | Djerba | 510 (200) | |
76 | ![]() | Sumba | 500 (190) | |
77 | ![]() | Coiba | 494 (191) | |
78 | ![]() ![]() | Curacao | 444 (171) | |
79 | ![]() | Banggi | 441 (170) | |
80 | ![]() | Barbados | 431 (166) | |
81 | ![]() | Krk/Cres | 405.78 (156.67) | |
82 | ![]() | Farasan al Kabir | 395 (153) | |
83 | ![]() | Kiritimati | 388 (150) | |
84 | ![]() | Szigetköz | 375 (145) | |
85 | ![]() ![]() | Streymoy | 373 (144) | |
86 | ![]() | Babeldaob | 370 (140) | |
87 | ![]() | Saint Vincent | 345 (133) | |
88 | ![]() | Inhacamba | 340 (130) (ca.) | |
89 | ![]() | Pohnpei | 334 (129) | |
90 | ![]() | Grenada | 306.00 (118.15) | |
91 | ![]() | Abu al Abyad | 306 (118) | |
92 | ![]() | Marion Island | 290 (110) | |
93 | ![]() | Imbros | 279.2 (107.8) | |
94 | ![]() | Antigua | 279 (108) | |
95 | ![]() | Ometepe | 276 (107) | |
96 | ![]() | Bugala Island | 275 (106) | |
97 | ![]() | Tongatapu | 256 (99) | |
98 | ![]() | Malta | 246 (95) | |
99 | ![]() | Wolin | 246 (95) | |
100 | ![]() | Île Tristao | 226 (87) | |
![]() ![]() | Miquelon | 215 (83) | ||
101 | ![]() | Saint Croix | 212 (82) | |
102 | ![]() | Cayenne Island | 206.91 (79.89) | |
103 | ![]() | Grand Cayman | 196 (76) | |
104 | ![]() | Island in south end of Lake Volta[citation needed] | 190 (73)[citation needed] | |
105 | ![]() | Aruba | 180 (69) | |
106 | ![]() | Mbamu | 180 (69) | |
107 | ![]() | Saipan | 180 (69) | |
108 | ![]() | Pate | 170 (66) (ca.) | |
![]() | Texel | 160.9 (62.1) | ||
109 | ![]() | Tidra | 156 (60) | |
110 | ![]() | Roatan | 155 (60) | |
111 | ![]() | Achill | 146 (56) | |
112 | ![]() | Mahe | 145 (56) | |
113 | ![]() | Tutuila | 142.3 (54.9) | |
114 | ![]() | Formosa | 140 (54) | |
![]() | Christmas Island | 135 (52) | ||
115 | ![]() | Ambergris Caye | 119 (46)[citation needed] | |
116 | ![]() | Khong Island | 110 (42) (ca.) | |
117 | ![]() | Saona Island | 110 (42) | |
118 | ![]() | Atauro Island | 105 (41) | |
119 | ![]() | Mograt Island | 104 (40) | |
120 | ![]() | Koh Kong | 100 (39) | |
121 | ![]() | Tigres Island | 98 (38) | |
![]() | Anguilla | 91 (35) | ||
123 | ![]() | Mbabala Island | 80 (31) | |
124 | Afghanistan | island in Pyandzh River | 75 (29) | |
125 | ![]() | Rarotonga | 67 (26) | |
![]() | Guernsey | 63.4 (24.5) | ||
126 | ![]() | Ostrvo | 60 (23) (ca.) | |
127 | ![]() | Ogurja Ada | 60 (23) | |
128 | ![]() | Dzharylhach | 60 (23) | |
129 | ![]() | Tortola | 55.7 (21.5) | |
130 | ![]() | Rusnės Sala | 55.6 (21.5) | |
131 | ![]() | Sinmido | 52 (20) | |
132 | ![]() | Egypt | 41 (16)[citation needed] | |
133 | ![]() | Belene Island | 41 (16) | |
![]() | Diego Garcia | 30 (12) | ||
134 | ![]() | Espiritu Santo | 25 (9.7) | |
135 | ![]() | Cocos Island | 23.85 (9.21) | |
136 | ![]() | Severnyy | 22 (8.5) | |
137 | ![]() | Nauru | 21.3 (8.2) | |
138 | ![]() | Doles Sala | 21 (8.1) | |
139 | ![]() | Isla del Queguay Grande | 19.16 (7.40) | |
140 | ![]() | Funafuti | 2.4 (0.93) |
See also
References
- ^ "Greenland's huge ice sheet is melting far faster than scientists expected", San Francisco Chronicle, 2 July 2006.