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| Islands | Location and political affiliation | sq. mi. | sq. km |
| Greenland | North Atlantic (Danish) | 839,999 | 2,175,597 |
| New Guinea | Southwest Pacific (Irian Jaya, Indonesia, western part; Papua New Guinea, eastern part) | 316,615 | 820,033 |
| Borneo | West mid-Pacific (Indonesian, south part; Brunei and Malaysian, north part) | 286,914 | 743,107 |
| Madagascar | Indian Ocean (Malagasy Republic) | 226,657 | 587,042 |
| Baffin | North Atlantic (Canadian) | 183,810 | 476,068 |
| Sumatra | Northeast Indian Ocean (Indonesian) | 182,859 | 473,605 |
| Honshu | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 88,925 | 230,316 |
| Great Britain | Off coast of NW Europe (England, Scotland, and Wales) | 88,758 | 229,883 |
| Ellesmere | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 82,119 | 212,688 |
| Victoria | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 81,930 | 212,199 |
| Sulawesi (Celebes) | West mid-Pacific (Indonesian) | 72,986 | 189,034 |
| South Island | South Pacific (New Zealand) | 58,093 | 150,461 |
| Java | Indian Ocean (Indonesian) | 48,990 | 126,884 |
| North Island | South Pacific (New Zealand) | 44,281 | 114,688 |
| Cuba | Caribbean Sea (republic) | 44,218 | 114,525 |
| Newfoundland | North Atlantic (Canadian) | 42,734 | 110,681 |
| Luzon | West mid-Pacific (Philippines) | 40,420 | 104,688 |
| Iceland | North Atlantic (republic) | 39,768 | 102,999 |
| Mindanao | West mid-Pacific (Philippines) | 36,537 | 94,631 |
| Ireland | West of Great Britain (republic, south part; United Kingdom, north part) | 32,597 | 84,426 |
| Hokkaido | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 30,372 | 78,663 |
| Hispaniola | Caribbean Sea (Dominican Republic, east part; Haiti, west part) | 29,355 | 76,029 |
| Tasmania | South of Australia (Australian) | 26,215 | 67,897 |
| Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | Indian Ocean (republic) | 25,332 | 65,610 |
| Sakhalin (Karafuto) | North of Japan (Russian) | 24,560 | 63,610 |
| Banks | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 23,230 | 60,166 |
| Devon | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 20,861 | 54,030 |
| Tierra del Fuego | Southern tip of South America (Argentinian, east part; Chilean, west part) | 18,605 | 48,187 |
| Kyushu | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 16,223 | 42,018 |
| Melville | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 16,141 | 41,805 |
| Axel Heiberg | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 15,779 | 40,868 |
| Southampton | Hudson Bay (Canadian) | 15,700 | 40,663 |
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WORLD 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) Great Britain - (88,787 sq miles) (229,957 sq km) Honshu - (87,182 sq miles) (225,800 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. In reality, it certainly is the largest island, with a size of (2,941,517 sq miles) (7,618,493 sq km). LARGEST ISLAND COUNTRIES Indonesia - (735,358 sq miles) (1,904,569 sq km) Madagascar - (226,917 sq miles) (587,713 sq km) Papua New Guinea - (178,704 sq miles) (462,840 sq km) Japan - (143,939 sq miles) (372,801 sq km) Malaysia - (127,320 sq miles) (329,758 sq km) Philippines - (115,831 sq miles) (300,000 sq km) New Zealand - (103,883 sq miles) (269,057 sq km) Great Britain - (88,787 sq miles) (229,957 sq km) Cuba - (42,804 sq miles) (110,861 sq km) Iceland - (39,769 sq miles) (103,000 sq km) HIGHEST ISLANDS New Guinea - (16,503 feet) (5,030 meters) Akutan, Alaska - (14,026 feet) (4,275 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 - (87,182 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 - (39,769 sq miles) (103,000 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) Halmaherea, Indonesia - (6,965 sq miles) (18,040 sq km) |
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 - (4,037 sq miles) (10,456 sq km) Kodiak, Alaska - (3,672 sq miles) (9,510 sq km) Prince of Wales, Alaska - (2,587 sq miles) (6,700 sq km) Chichagof, Alaska - (2,085 sq miles) (5,400 sq km) Saint Lawrence, Alaska - (1,710 sq miles) (4,430 sq km) Admiralty, Alaska - (1,649 sq miles) (4,270 sq km) Baranof, Alaska - (1,636 sq miles) (4,237 sq km) Nunivak, Alaska - (1,625 sq miles) (4,210 sq km) Unimak, Alaska - (1,606 sq miles) (4,160 sq km) Long Island, NY - (1,401 sq miles) (3,629 sq km) LARGEST ISLANDS in EUROPE Great Britain - (88,787 sq miles) (229,957 sq km) Iceland - (39,769 sq miles) (103,000 sq km) Ireland - (33,342 sq miles) (83,766 sq km) West Spitsbergen - (15,200 sq miles) (39,368 sq km) Sicily - (9,807 sq miles) (25,400 sq km) Sardinia - (9,189 sq miles) (23,800 sq km) North East Land - (5,792 sq miles) (15,000 sq km) Cyprus - (3,572 sq miles) (9,251 sq km) Corsica - (3,367 sq miles) (8,720 sq km) Crete - (3,189 sq miles) (8,260 sq km) |