Islands of The World
LARGEST
A map of the Largest Islands
- Greenland - (840,004 sq. miles) (2,175,600 sq. km)
- New Guinea - (303,381 sq. miles) (785,753 sq. km)
- Borneo - (288,869 sq. miles) (748,168 sq. km)
- Madagascar - (226,917 sq. miles) (587,713 sq. km)
- Baffin - (194,574 sq. miles) (503,944 sq. km)
- Sumatra - (171,069 sq. miles) (443,066 sq. km)
- Honshu - (88,982 sq. miles) (225,800 sq. km)
- Great Britain - (80,823 sq. miles) (209,331 sq. km)
- Victoria - (85,154 sq. miles) (220,548 sq. km)
- Ellesmere - (71,029 sq. miles) (183,965 sq. km)
NOTE: Australia is widely considered as a continental landmass, not an island. It certainly is the largest island, with a size of (2,966,153 sq miles) (7,682,300 sq km).
Source: UNEP island database
LARGEST ISLAND COUNTRIES
- Indonesia - (735,358 sq miles) (1,904,569 sq km)
- Madagascar - (226,658 sq miles) (587,041 sq km)
- Papua New Guinea - (178,704 sq miles) (462,840 sq km)
- Japan - (145,898 sq miles) (377,873 sq km)
- Malaysia - (127,355 sq miles) (329,847 sq km)
- Philippines - (115,831 sq miles) (300,000 sq km)
- New Zealand - (104,454 sq miles) (270,534 sq km)
- Great Britain - (80,823 sq. miles) (209,331 sq. km)
NOTE: Great Britain is an island that combines the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales, and is a part of the country of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," commonly referred to as the UK.
- Cuba - (42,804 sq miles) (110,861 sq km)
- Iceland - (39,769 sq miles) (103,000 sq km)
Source: UNSTATS
HIGHEST ISLANDS
- New Guinea - (16,503 feet) (5,030 meters)
- Hawaii, USA - (13,796 feet) (4,205 meters)
- Borneo, Indonesia - (13,698 feet) (4,175 meters)
- Formosa, China - (13,114 feet) (3,997 meters)
- Sumatra, Indonesia - (12,484 feet) (3,805 meters)
- Ross, Antarctica - (12,448 feet) (3,794 meters)
- Honshu, Japan - (12,388 feet) (3,776 meters)
- South Island, NZ - (12,349 feet) (3,764 meters)
- Lombok, Indonesia - (12,224 feet) (3,726 meters)
LARGEST VOLCANIC ISLANDS
- Sumatra, Indonesia - (171,069 sq. miles) (443,066 sq. km)
- Honshu, Japan - (88,982 sq. miles) (225,800 sq. km)
- Java, Indonesia - (53,589 sq miles) (138,794 sq km)
- North Island, NZ - (43,082 sq miles) (111,583 sq km)
- Luzon, Philippines - (42,458 sq miles) (109,965 sq km)
- Iceland - (39,315 sq miles) (101,826 sq km)
- Mindanao, Philippines - (37,657 sq miles) (97,530 sq km)
- Hokkaido, Japan - (30,395 sq miles) (78,719 sq km)
- New Britain, PNG - (13,569 sq miles) (35,145 sq km)
- Halmahera, Indonesia - (6,965 sq miles) (18,040 sq km)
Source: UNEP island database
LARGEST LAKE ISLANDS
- Manitoulin, Lake Huron - (1,068 sq miles) (2,766 sq km)
- Vozrozhdeniya, Aral Sea - (888 sq miles) (2,300 sq km)
- Rene-Lavasseur, Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada - (780 sq miles) (2,000 sq km)
- Olkhon, Lake Baykal - (282 sq miles) (730 sq km)
- Samosir, Toba - (243 sq miles) (630 sq km)
- Isle Royal, Lake Superior - (209 sq miles) (541 sq km)
- Ukerewe, Lake Victoria - (205 sq miles) (530 sq km)
- St. Joseph, Lake Huron - (141 sq miles) (365 sq km)
- Drummond, Lake Huron - (134 sq miles) (347 sq km)
- Idjwi, Lake Kivu, DRC - (110 sq miles) (285 sq km)
LARGEST ISLANDS in the USA
- Hawaii, Hawaii - (4,029 sq miles) (10,434 sq km)
- Kodiak, Alaska - (3,672 sq miles) (9,510 sq km)
- Puerto Rico* - (3.588 sq miles) (8,710 sq km)
- Prince of Wales, Alaska - (2,577 sq miles) (6,675 sq km)
- Chichagof, Alaska - (2,080 sq miles) (5,388 sq km)
- Saint Lawrence, Alaska - (1,710 sq miles) (4,430 sq km)
- Admiralty, Alaska - (1,684 sq miles) (4,362 sq km)
- Nunivak, Alaska - (1,632 sq miles) (4,227 sq km)
- Baranof, Alaska - (1569 sq miles) (4,064.5 sq km)
- Unimak, Alaska - (1,590 sq miles) (4,119 sq km)
- Long Island, NY - (1,401 sq miles) (3,629 sq km)
*US territory
LARGEST ISLANDS in EUROPE
- Great Britain - (80,823 sq. miles) (209,331 sq. km)
- Iceland - (39,769 sq miles) (103,000 sq km)
- Ireland - (31,521 sq miles) (81,638 sq km)
- West Spitsbergen - (15,050 sq miles) (38,980 sq km)
- Sicily - (9,908 sq miles) (25,662 sq km)
- Sardinia - (9,247 sq miles) (23,949 sq km)
- Nordaustlandet - (5,401 sq miles) (14,247 sq km)
- Cyprus - (3,565 sq miles) (9,234 sq km)
- Corsica - (3,375 sq miles) (8,741 sq km)
- Crete - (3,260 sq miles) (8,450 sq km)
This page was last updated on June 16, 2020.