List of islands by area - Island

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This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than 2,500 km² (970 sq mi) and most of the islands over 1,000 km² (390 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. For comparison, four very large continental landmasses are also shown.

Continental landmasses

Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water.[Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas is 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 2] The artificial Panama and Suez canals are disregarded, as they are not natural waters that separate the continents.

Rank	Continental landmass[Note 3]	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Nation(s)
1	Afro-Eurasia	79,810,726[Note 4]	30,815,094	126 countries[Note 8] 7 de facto states[Note 10] Ceuta[Note 11] Gibraltar[Note 12] Hong Kong[Note 13] Melilla[Note 14] Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera[Note 15]
2	Americas	37,699,623[Note 16]	14,555,906	22 countries[Note 18] French Guiana[Note 19]
3	Antarctica[Note 20]	12,272,800[Note 21]	4,738,600	None[Note 23]
4	Australia[Note 24]	7,591,608[Note 25]	2,931,136	Australia

Islands

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

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[11]	Area (sq mi)	Nation(s)
1	Greenland (main island)[Note 26][8]	2,130,800[12]	822,700	Greenland[Note 27]
2	New Guinea[Note 28]	785,753[13]	303,381	Indonesia (Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua and West Papua) Papua New Guinea (Highlands, Momase, and Southern regions)
3	Borneo[Note 29]	748,168	288,869	Brunei Indonesia (Central, East, North, South, and West Kalimantan) Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak)
4	Madagascar (main island)[Note 30]	587,041[14]	226,658	Madagascar
5	Baffin Island[Note 31]	507,451[15]	195,928	Canada (Nunavut)
6	Sumatra	443,065	171,068	Indonesia (Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau, North, South, and West Sumatra provinces)
7	Honshū	225,800	87,200	Japan (Chūbu, Chūgoku, Kansai, Kantō, and Tōhoku regions)
8	Victoria Island	217,291[15]	83,897	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
9	Great Britain[Note 32]	209,331	80,823	United Kingdom (England, Scotland, and Wales)
10	Ellesmere Island	196,236[15]	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 (Canterbury, Marlborough, Nelson, Otago, Southland, Tasman, and the West Coast)
13	Java (Jawa)	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, the Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Northland, Taranaki, Waikato, and Wellington)
15	Luzon	109,965	42,458	Philippines (Bicol, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Cordillera, Ilocos, and the National Capital Region)
16	Newfoundland	108,860[15]	42,030	Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador)
17	Cuba (main island)[Note 33]	105,806	40,852	Cuba
18	Iceland (main island)[Note 34]	101,826	39,315	Iceland

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

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[11]	Area (sq mi)	Nation(s)
19	Mindanao	97,530	37,660	Philippines (Caraga, Davao, Bangsamoro, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, and Zamboanga Peninsula)
20	Ireland	84,421[16]	32,595	Ireland United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
21	Hokkaidō	78,719	30,394	Japan (Hokkaidō region and prefecture)
22	Hispaniola	73,929	28,544	Dominican Republic Haiti
23	Sakhalin	72,493	27,990	Russia (Sakhalin)
24	Banks Island	70,028[15]	27,038	Canada (Northwest Territories)
25	Sri Lanka (main island)	65,268[17]	25,200	Sri Lanka
26	Tasmania (main island)	65,022	25,105	Australia (Tasmania)
27	Devon Island[Note 35]	55,247[15]	21,331	Canada (Nunavut)
28	Alexander Island[Note 36]	49,070	18,950	None[Note 37]
29	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego[Note 38]	47,992	18,530	Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Chile (Magallanes)
30	Severny Island (Novaya Zemlya north)	47,079	18,177	Russia (Arkhangelsk)
31	Berkner Island	43,873	16,939	None[Note 39]
32	Axel Heiberg Island	43,178[15]	16,671	Canada (Nunavut)
33	Melville Island	42,149[15]	16,274	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
34	Southampton Island	41,214[15]	15,913	Canada (Nunavut)
35	Marajó[Note 40]	40,100[17]	15,500	Brazil (Pará)
36	Spitsbergen	38,981[18]	15,051	Norway (Svalbard)
37	Kyūshū	37,437	14,455	Japan (Kyūshū region)
38	New Britain	35,145	13,570	Papua New Guinea (East New Britain Province and West New Britain Province)
39	Taiwan (main island)	34,507	13,323	Republic of China (Taiwan) [Note 41]
40	Prince of Wales Island	33,339[15]	12,872	Canada (Nunavut)
41	Yuzhny Island (Novaya Zemlya south)	33,246	12,836	Russia (Arkhangelsk)
42	Hainan	33,210	12,820	China (Hainan Province)
43	Vancouver Island	31,285[15]	12,079	Canada (British Columbia)
44	Timor	28,418	10,972	East Timor Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
45	Sicily	25,711[19]	9,927	Italy (Sicily)

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

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[11]	Area (sq mi)	Nation(s)
46	Somerset Island	24,786[15]	9,570	Canada (Nunavut)
47	Kotelny Island	24,000	9,300	Russia (Sakha)
48	Sardinia	23,949	9,247	Italy (Sardinia)
49	Bananal[Note 42]	20,000[17]	7,398	Brazil (Tocantins)
50	Shikoku	18,545	7,160	Japan (Shikoku region)
51	Halmahera	18,040	6,970	Indonesia (North Maluku)
52	Seram	17,454	6,739	Indonesia (Maluku)
53	New Caledonia (main island)	16,648	6,428	New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
54	Bathurst Island	16,042[15]	6,194	Canada (Nunavut)
55	Prince Patrick Island	15,848[15]	6,119	Canada (Northwest Territories)
56	Thurston Island	15,700[17]	6,100	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
57	Nordaustlandet	14,467[18]	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[15]	5,062	Canada (Nunavut)
62	Negros	13,075	5,048	Philippines (Western Visayas and Central 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	Yos Sudarso (Dolak)	11,742	4,534	Indonesia (Papua)
67	Bangka	11,413	4,407	Indonesia (Bangka Belitung Islands)
68	Ellef Ringnes Island	11,295[15]	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[15]	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 Division and Western Division)
75	Hawaiʻi (Big Island)	10,434	4,029	United States (Hawaii)
76	Cape Breton Island	10,311[15]	3,981	Canada (Nova Scotia)

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

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[11]	Area (sq mi)	Nation(s)
77	Prince Charles Island	9,521[15]	3,676	Canada (Nunavut)
78	Bougainville Island	9,318	3,598	Papua New Guinea (Autonomous Region of Bougainville)
79	Kodiak Island	9,311	3,595[20]	United States (Alaska)
80	Cyprus (main island)	9,251	3,565	Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom and Northern Cyprus[Note 43]
81	Puerto Rico (main island)	9,100	3,500	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	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
85	Carney Island	8,500[17]	3,300	None (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[15]	3,066	Canada (Quebec)
90	Roosevelt Island	7,910	3,050	None (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 one fluvial 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 44])
96	Zealand	7,031[21]	2,715	Denmark (Zealand and Capital Region)
97	Cornwallis Island	6,995[15]	2,701	Canada (Nunavut)
98	Prince of Wales Island	6,675	2,577	United States (Alaska)
99	Kerguelen (main island)	6,617	2,555	French Southern and Antarctic Lands overseas territory of France
100	Siple Island	6,390	2,470	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
101	Graham Island	6,361[15]	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[15]	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 and Antártica Chilena Region)
107	Coats Island	5,498[15]	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[15]	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[22]	1,970	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
115	Edgeøya	5,073[18]	1,959	Norway (Svalbard)
116	Mackenzie King Island	5,048[15]	1,949	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
117	Trinidad	5,009	1,934	Trinidad and Tobago
118	Caviana	5,000[22]	1,900	Brazil (Pará)

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

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[11]	Area (sq mi)	Nation(s)
119	Kolguyev Island	4,968	1,918	Russia (Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
120	Gurupá	4,864[22]	1,878	Brazil (Pará)
121	Isabela Island	4,711	1,819	Ecuador (Galápagos Province)
122	North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy)	4,685[21]	1,809	Denmark (North Denmark) (physically part of the Jutland peninsula until 1825)
123	Lombok	4,625	1,786	Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara)
124	West Falkland	4,531	1,749	Falkland Islands (a British overseas territory administered by the United Kingdom and disputed by Argentina[Note 44])
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[15]	1,723	Canada (Nunavut)
129	Madura Island	4,429	1,710	Indonesia (East Java)
130	Buton	4,408	1,702	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[22]	1,625	United States (Alaska)
134	Unimak Island	4,119	1,590	United States (Alaska)
135	Hoste Island	4,117[22]	1,590	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
136	Spaatz Island	4,100[22]	1,600	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom)
137	Baranof Island	4,065	1,570	United States (Alaska)
138	Nias	4,048	1,563	Indonesia (North Sumatra)
139	Espiritu Santo	3,956	1,527	Vanuatu (Sanma Province)
140	Milne Land	3,913	1,511	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
141	Malaita	3,836	1,481	Solomon Islands (Malaita Province)
142	Siberut	3,829	1,478	Indonesia (West Sumatra)
143	Bohol	3,821	1,475	Philippines (Central Visayas)
144	South Georgia	3,718	1,436	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands part of the British Overseas Territories territories under sovereignty of the United Kingdom
145	Euboea	3,707	1,431	Greece (Central Greece)
146	Santa Inés Island	3,688	1,424	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
147	Mallorca	3,667	1,416	Spain (Balearic Islands)
148	Santa Isabel Island	3,665	1,415	Solomon Islands (Isabel Province)
149	Long Island	3,629[22]	1,401	United States (New York)
150	Socotra	3,607	1,393	Yemen (Socotra Governorate)
151	Wetar	3,600[22]	1,400	Indonesia (Maluku)
152	Tupinambarana (northern part)	3,600	1,400	Brazil (Amazonas)
153	Traill Island	3,542	1,368	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
154	Bear Island	3,500[22]	1,400	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom)
155	North Andros Island	3,439	1,328	Bahamas (North Andros and Central Andros)
156	Vaygach Island	3,329	1,285	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
157	Masbate Island	3,268[22]	1,262	Philippines (Bicol Region)
158	Etorofu Island/Iturup	3,238	1,250	Territorial dispute initially part of Japan (Hokkaidō region and prefecture) then claimed by Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
159	Makira (San Cristóbal)	3,190	1,230	Solomon Islands (Makira-Ulawa Province)
160	Mansel Island	3,180[15]	1,230	Canada (Nunavut)
161	Yamdena	3,100[22]	1,200	Indonesia (Maluku)
162	Waigeo	3,060[22]	1,180	Indonesia (West Papua)
163	Akimiski Island	3,001[15]	1,159	Canada (Nunavut)
164	Gotland	2,994[23]	1,156	Sweden (Gotland)
165	Funen	2,985[21]	1,153	Denmark (Southern Denmark)
166	Choiseul Island	2,971	1,147	Solomon Islands (Choiseul Province)
167	Revillagigedo Island	2,965	1,145	United States (Alaska)
168	Taliabu	2,913	1,125	Indonesia (North Maluku)
169	Muna Island	2,889	1,115	Indonesia (South East Sulawesi)
170	Zemlya Georga	2,821	1,089	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
171	Kupreanof Island	2,813	1,086	United States (Alaska)
172	Borden Island	2,794[15]	1,079	Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
173	North Andaman Island	2,781	1,074	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
174	Manitoulin Island	2,766[24]	1,068	Canada (Ontario) (world's largest freshwater lake island)
175	Unalaska Island	2,722	1,051	United States (Alaska)
176	Saaremaa	2,672	1,032	Estonia (Saaremaa)
177	Moresby Island	2,608[15]	1,007	Canada (British Columbia)
178	James Ross Island	2,598	1,003	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom)
179	Obira	2,542	981	Indonesia (North Maluku)
180	Réunion (main island)	2,535	979	France (Réunion overseas department)

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

This section of the list might not be complete but covers almost all of the islands in the world over 1,000 km² (390 sq mi). The area of some Antarctic islands is uncertain.

Rank	Island	Area (km²)[11]	Area (sq mi)	Nation(s)
181	Navarino Island	2,473^{[citation needed]}	955	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
182	Paramushir	2,471[22]	954	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
183	Ross Island	2,460[22]	950	None (Antarctic territorial claim by New Zealand)
184	Ymer Island	2,437	941	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
185	Anvers Island	2,432	939	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom)
186	Karaginsky Island	2,404^{[citation needed]}	928	Russia (Kamchatka Krai)
187	Cornwall Island	2,358[15]	910	Canada (Nunavut)
188	Peleng	2,346	906	Indonesia (Central Sulawesi)
189	Groote Eylandt	2,285	882	Australia (Northern Territory)
190	Yapen	2,278	880	Indonesia (Papua)
191	Morotai	2,266	875	Indonesia (North Maluku)
192	Princess Royal Island	2,251[15]	869	Canada (British Columbia)
193	Isla de la Juventud	2,237	864	Cuba (Isla de la Juventud)
194	Wilczek Land	2,203^{[citation needed]}	851	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
195	Hinnøya	2,198[18]	849	Norway (Nordland and Troms)
196	Nelson Island	2,183[25]	843	United States (Alaska)
197	Richards Island	2,165[15]	836	Canada (Northwest Territories)
198	Trangan	2,149	830	Indonesia (Maluku)
199	Alor Island	2,120	820	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
200	Margarita Island	2,100	810	Colombia (an inland fluvial island in the Magdalena River not to be confused with the Caribbean Venezuelan island)
201	Lewis and Harris	2,086	805	United Kingdom (Scotland)
202	Laut Island	2,057	794	Indonesia (South Kalimantan)
203	Malakula	2,041	788	Vanuatu (Malampa Province)
204	New Georgia	2,037	786	Solomon Islands (Western Province)
205	Misool	2,034	785	Indonesia (West Papua)
206	Magdalena Island	2,025	782	Chile (Aysén Region)
207	René-Levasseur Island	2,020[24]	780	Canada (Quebec) (largest artificial island)
208	Tenerife	2,008	775	Spain (Canary Islands)
209	Ayon	2,000^{[citation needed]}	770	Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
210	Kuiu	1,962	758	United States (Alaska)
211	Manus	1,940	750	Papua New Guinea (Manus Province)
212	Bioko	1,935	747	Equatorial Guinea (Bioko Norte Province and Bioko Sur Province)
213	Biak	1,904	735	Indonesia (Papua)
214	Maui	1,903	735	United States (Hawaii)
215	Bacan	1,900	730	Indonesia (North Maluku)
216	Žitný ostrov	1,886^{[citation needed]}	728	Slovakia (Bratislava Region Trnava Region and Nitra Region)
217	Mauritius (main island)	1,874	724	Mauritius
218	Fraser Island	1,840[26]	710	Australia (Queensland) (world's largest sand island)
219	Jeju Island	1,826[27]	705	South Korea (Jeju Province)
220	Stewart Island/Rakiura	1,815	701	New Zealand (Southland)
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[15]	660	Canada (Nunavut)
229	Natuna Besar	1,720^{[citation needed]}	660	Indonesia (Riau Islands)
230	Savai'i	1,718	663	Samoa (Fa'asaleleaga Gaga'emauga Gaga'ifomauga Vaisigano Satupa'itea and Palauli)
231	Geographical Society Island	1,717	663	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
232	Bathurst Island	1,692	653	Australia (Northern Territory)
233	Bering Island	1,660^{[citation needed]}	640	Russia (Kamchatka Krai)
234	Skye	1,659	641	United Kingdom (Scotland)
235	Lesbos	1,641	634	Greece (North Aegean)
236	Soisalo	1,635[28]	631	Finland (Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia)
237	Fuerteventura	1,633	631	Spain (Canary Islands)
238	Salawati	1,623	627	Indonesia (West Papua)
239	Great Inagua	1,615	624	Bahamas (Inagua)
240	Kunashiri Island/Kunashir Island	1,612	622	Territorial dispute initially part of Japan (Hokkaidō region and prefecture) then claimed by Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
241	Joinville Island	1,607	620	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom)
242	Tanahbesar (Wokam)	1,604	619	Indonesia (Maluku)
243	Rantau	1,598	617	Indonesia (Riau)
244	Senja	1,590[18]	610	Norway (Troms)
245	Flaherty Island	1,585[15]	612	Canada (Nunavut)
246	Oahu	1,583	611	United States (Hawaii)
247	Zanzibar (Unguja)	1,575	608	Tanzania (Unguja North Region Unguja South Region and Mjini Magharibi Region)
248	Graham Bell Island	1,557	601	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
249	Eglinton Island	1,541[15]	595	Canada (Northwest Territories)
250	Middle Andaman Island	1,536[27]	593	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
251	Clavering Island	1,535	593	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
252	Gran Canaria	1,530	590	Spain (Canary Islands)
253	Pioneer Island	1,527	590	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
254	Catanduanes	1,523	588	Philippines (Bicol Region)
255	Charcot Island	1,500^{[citation needed]}	580	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom)
256	Rupat	1,490	580	Indonesia (Riau)
257	Qeshm	1,488	575	Iran (Hormozgan Province)
258	Nares Land	1,466	566	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
259	South Andros Island	1,448	559	Bahamas (South Andros)
260	Bhola Island	1,441^{[citation needed]}	556	Bangladesh (Barisal Division)
261	Fergusson Island	1,437	555	Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province)
262	Urup	1,437	555	Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
263	Copper Island	1,435^{[citation needed]}	554	United States (Michigan), did not exist until dredging in the 1860s
264	Kauai	1,435	554	United States (Hawaii)
265	São Luís Island	1,410^{[citation needed]}	540	Brazil (Maranhão)
266	Rhodes	1,410	540	Greece (South Aegean)
267	King George Island	1,384	534	None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina Chile and United Kingdom)
268	Graham Island	1,378[15]	532	Canada (Nunavut)
269	Pitt Island	1,375[15]	531	Canada (British Columbia)
270	Nottingham Island	1,372[15]	530	Canada (Nunavut)
271	Chongming Island	1,370[29]	530	People's Republic of China (Shanghai Municipality)
272	Desolación Island	1,352	522	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
273	Ramree Island	1,350[27]	520	Myanmar (Rakhine State)
274	Flinders Island	1,330	510	Australia (Tasmania)
275	Öland	1,347[23]	520	Sweden (Kalmar)
276	Lougheed Island	1,308[15]	505	Canada (Nunavut)
277	Dawson Island	1,290	500	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
278	Barentsøya (Barents)	1,288[30]	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	Greenland forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark)
282	Mill Island	1,258	486	None (Antarctic territorial claim by Australia)
283	Morfil	1,250	480	Senegal (Saint-Louis Region)
284	Lolland	1,243[21]	480	Denmark (Zealand)
285	Mangole	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	Södertörn	1,207^{[citation needed]}	466	Sweden (Stockholm) (not a true island because it is detached from the mainland by Södertälje Canal an artificial canal)
290	Okinawa Island	1,200	460	Japan (Ryūkyū Islands Okinawa Prefecture and Kyūshū region)
291	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 (Aisén 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 and Antártica Chilena Region)
297	Sherman Island	1,159	447	None (unclaimed island of Antarctica)
298	Byam Martin Island	1,150[15]	440	Canada (Nunavut)
299	Great Abaco	1,146	442	Bahamas (North Abaco Central Abaco and South Abaco)
300	Lifou Island	1,146	442	New Caledonia special collectivity of France
301	Wales Island	1,137[15]	439	Canada (Nunavut)
302	Île Vanier	1,126[15]	435	Canada (Nunavut)
303	Upolu	1,125	434	Samoa (Tuamasaga A'ana Aiga-i-le-Tai Atua Va'a-o-Fonoti and Gaga'emauga)
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	Bahamas (East Grand Bahama West Grand Bahama and Freeport)
308	Alexandra Land (Zemlya Aleksandry)	1,095	423	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
309	Rowley Island	1,090[15]	420	Canada (Nunavut)
310	Tahiti	1,069	413	French Polynesia overseas collectivity of France
311	Sääminginsalo	1,069[28]	413	Finland (Southern Savonia) (not a true island because it is detached from the mainland by an artificial canal)
312	Serrano Island	1,063	410	Chile (Aisén Region)
313	Atka Island	1,061	410	United States (Alaska)
314	Cameron Island	1,059[15]	409	Canada (Nunavut)
315	Gallya (Hall Island)	1,049	405	Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
316	Madre de Dios Island	1,043	403	Chile (Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region)
317	Normanby Island	1,040	400	Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province)
318	Hiiumaa	1,031	398	Estonia (Hiiumaa)
319	Margarita Island	1,020	390	Venezuela (Nueva Esparta)
320	Resolution Island	1,015[15]	392	Canada (Nunavut)
321	Grande Comore	1,013	391	Comoros (Grande Comore)
322	Mornington Island	1,002^{[citation needed]}	387	Australia (Queensland)

Notes

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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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)).
Egypt has a small portion of its land located on mainland Eurasia. Equatorial Guinea's capital city is located on an island.
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.
Russia has a big portion of its land located on continental Asia. Denmark's capital city is located on an island.
48 countries on mainland Africa[Note 5] and 78 countries on mainland Eurasia (38 countries on continental Asia[Note 6] and 40 countries on continental Europe[Note 7]).
Abkhazia and South Ossetia are both located south of the Greater Caucasus watershed and thus geographically parts of Asia.
Two states on mainland Africa and five states on mainland Eurasia (three states on continental Asia[Note 9] and two states on continental Europe).
A Spanish overseas autonomous city, located on mainland Africa.
A British overseas territory, located on continental Europe.
A special administrative region of China. Except Hong Kong Island and the Outlying Islands, the rest of the territory is located on continental Asia.
A Spanish overseas autonomous city, located on mainland Africa.
A Spanish overseas tied island on mainland Africa, politically a part of the plazas de soberanía.
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)).
Depending on the definition, a significant portion of Panama (land east of the Panama Canal) could be considered a part of mainland South America.
Ten countries on mainland North America[Note 17] and twelve countries on mainland South America.
An overseas department and region of France, located on mainland South America.
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.[4] 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,[5] although this would in part be counteracted, and in some areas of the continent overtaken, by eustatic rises in sea level.[6]
Area of mainland Antarctica, without the ice shelves and nearby islands.[7]
All territorial claims in Antarctica are in abeyance under the Antarctic Treaty System.
7 countries have made 8 territorial claims.[Note 22]
Mainland Australia is more than three times the size of Greenland, the largest island.[8] Australia is sometimes dubbed "The Island Continent" or "Earth's largest island, but its smallest continent".[9]
Figure derived from the Geoscience Australia website, the area of mainland Tasmania (64,519 km² (24,911 sq mi)) has been deducted.[10] 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.
The largest island in the world.
A part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The largest island in the Eastern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. The largest divided island in the world.
The largest island in Asia. The only island shared by three UN member states.
The largest island in Africa.
The largest island in the Arctic Archipelago.
The largest island in Europe.
The largest island in the Caribbean.
The largest high island in the world.
The largest uninhabited island in the world.
The largest island in Antarctica.
Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina (partial), Chile, and the United Kingdom.
The largest island in South America.
Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina (partial), Chile, and the United Kingdom.
Located at the mouth of the Amazon River, Marajó is the world's largest fluvial island.
Claimed by the People's Republic of China.
The world's largest river island and the largest island surrounded entirely by fresh water.
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.
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.

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External links

Global Island Network – Island Links Directory

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Continental landmasses

Islands

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

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

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

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

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

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

See also