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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
| Rank |
State |
Name |
Total in km2 (mi2) |
Notes
|
|
 Greenland (Denmark) |
Greenland |
2,130,800
(822,700) |
It is thought that beneath the ice sheet Greenland may be three separate islands.[1]
|
| 1 |
 Madagascar |
Madagascar |
587,713
(226,917) |
|
| 2 |
 Canada |
Baffin Island |
507,451
(195,928) |
|
| 3 |
 Indonesia |
Sumatra |
443,066
(171,069) |
|
| 4 |
 Japan |
Honshu |
225,800
(87,200) |
|
| 5 |
 United Kingdom |
Great Britain |
209,331
(80,823) |
|
| 6 |
 New Zealand |
South Island |
145,836
(56,308) |
|
| 7 |
 Philippines |
Luzon |
109,965
(42,458) |
|
| 8 |
 Cuba |
Cuba |
105,806
(40,852) |
|
| 9 |
 Iceland |
Iceland |
103,000
(40,000) |
|
| 10 |
 Russia |
Sakhalin |
72,493
(27,990) |
|
| 11 |
 Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
65,610
(25,330) |
|
| 12 |
 Australia |
Tasmania |
65,022
(25,105) |
|
| 13 |
 Brazil |
Marajó |
40,100
(15,500) |
World's largest fluvial island.
|
| 14 |
 Norway |
Spitsbergen |
38,981
(15,051) |
|
| 15 |
 Taiwan |
Taiwan |
35,883
(13,855) |
|
| 16 |
 Papua New Guinea |
New Britain |
35,145
(13,570) |
|
| 17 |
 China |
Hainan |
33,210
(12,820) |
|
| 18 |
 Italy |
Sicily |
25,662
(9,908) |
|
| 19 |
 New Caledonia (France) |
Grande Terre |
16,372
(6,321) |
|
| 20 |
 Jamaica |
Jamaica |
11,190
(4,320) |
|
| 21 |
 United States |
Hawaii |
10,434
(4,029) |
|
| 22 |
 Fiji |
Viti Levu |
10,388
(4,011) |
|
| 23 |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus |
9,251
(3,572) |
|
| 24 |
 Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
8,897
(3,435) |
|
| 25 |
 France |
Corsica |
8,741
(3,375) |
|
| 26 |
 Chile |
Chiloé |
8,478
(3,273) |
|
| 27 |
 Greece |
Crete |
8,350
(3,220) |
|
| 28 |
 Denmark |
Zealand (Sjælland) |
7,031
(2,715) |
Largest Danish island not a part of Greenland.
|
|
 Falkland Islands |
East Falkland |
6,605
(2,550) |
|
| 29 |
 Solomon Islands |
Guadalcanal |
5,353
(2,067) |
|
| 30 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Trinidad |
5,009
(1,934) |
|
| 31 |
 Ecuador |
Isabela Island |
4,711
(1,819) |
|
| 32 |
 Vanuatu |
Espiritu Santo |
3,956
(1,527) |
|
| 33 |
 Spain |
Majorca |
3,667
(1,416) |
|
| 34 |
 Yemen |
Socotra |
3,607
(1,393) |
|
| 35 |
 Bahamas |
North Andros Island |
3,439
(1,328) |
|
| 36 |
 Sweden |
Gotland |
2,994
(1,156) |
|
| 37 |
 Estonia |
Saaremaa |
2,672
(1,032) |
|
| 38 |
 Colombia |
Margarita Island |
2,100
(810) |
|
| 39 |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Bioko |
1,935
(747) |
|
| 40 |
 Slovakia |
Žitný ostrov |
1,886
(728) |
Largest fluvial island in Europe.
|
| 41 |
 Mauritius |
Mauritius |
1,874
(724) |
|
| 42 |
 South Korea |
Jejudo |
1,826
(705) |
|
| 43 |
 Samoa |
Savai'i |
1,718
(663) |
|
| 44 |
 Finland |
Soisalo |
1,635
(631) |
|
| 45 |
 Tanzania |
Unguja |
1,575
(608) |
|
| 46 |
 India |
Middle Andaman Island |
1,523
(588) |
|
| 47 |
 Iran |
Qeshm |
1,488
(575) |
|
| 48 |
 Romania |
Letea |
1,480
(570) |
|
| 49 |
 Bangladesh |
Bhola Island |
1,441
(556) |
|
| 50 |
 Myanmar |
Ramree Island |
1,350
(520) |
|
| 51 |
 Senegal |
Morfil |
1,250
(480) |
|
| 52 |
 Mexico |
Tiburón Island |
1,190
(460) |
|
| 53 |
 French Polynesia (France) |
Tahiti |
1,069
(413) |
|
| 54 |
 Venezuela |
Margarita Island |
1,020
(390) |
|
| 55 |
 Comoros |
Grand Comoro |
1,013
(391) |
|
| 56 |
 Cape Verde |
Santiago |
991
(383) |
|
| 57 |
 Netherlands |
Flevopolder |
970
(370) |
World's largest artificial island.
|
| 58 |
 Germany |
Rügen |
926.4
(357.7) |
|
| 59 |
 Kuwait |
Bubiyan |
863
(333) |
|
| 60 |
Guadeloupe |
Basse-Terre Island |
847.8
(327.3) |
|
| 61 |
 Sao Tome |
Sao Tome |
845
(326) |
|
| 62 |
 Thailand |
Phuket |
800
(310) |
|
| 63 |
 Eritrea |
Dahlak Kebir |
754.9
(291.5)[citation needed] |
|
| 64 |
 Portugal |
São Miguel Island |
754
(291) |
|
| 65 |
 Dominica |
Dominica |
750
(290) |
|
| 66 |
 Singapore |
Ujong Island |
719.9
(278.0) |
|
| 67 |
 Haiti |
Gonâve Island |
700
(270) |
|
| 68 |
 Oman |
Masirah |
658
(254) |
|
| 69 |
 Saint Lucia |
Saint Lucia |
622
(240) |
|
| 70 |
 Bahrain |
Bahrain Island |
604
(233) |
|
| 71 |
 Sierra Leone |
Sherbro Island |
600
(230) |
|
| 72 |
 Vietnam |
Phu Quoc |
546
(211) |
|
| 73 |
 Guam |
Guam |
543.9
(210.0) |
|
| 74 |
 Argentina |
Isla de los Estados |
534
(206) |
|
| 75 |
 Tunisia |
Djerba |
510
(200) |
|
| 76 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Sumba |
500
(190) |
|
| 77 |
 Panama |
Coiba |
494
(191) |
|
| 78 |
 Netherlands Antilles ( Netherlands) |
Curacao |
444
(171) |
|
| 79 |
 Malaysia |
Banggi |
441
(170) |
|
| 80 |
 Barbados |
Barbados |
431
(166) |
|
| 81 |
 Croatia |
Krk/Cres |
405.78
(156.67) |
|
| 82 |
 Saudi Arabia |
Farasan al Kabir |
395
(153) |
|
| 83 |
 Kiribati |
Kiritimati |
388
(150) |
|
| 84 |
 Hungary |
Szigetköz |
375
(145) |
|
| 85 |
 Faroe Islands ( Denmark) |
Streymoy |
373
(144) |
|
| 86 |
 Palau |
Babeldaob |
370
(140) |
|
| 87 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Saint Vincent |
345
(133) |
|
| 88 |
 Mozambique |
Inhacamba |
340
(130) (ca.) |
|
| 89 |
 Micronesia |
Pohnpei |
334
(129) |
|
| 90 |
 Grenada |
Grenada |
306.00
(118.15) |
|
| 91 |
 United Arab Emirates |
Abu al Abyad |
306
(118) |
|
| 92 |
 South Africa |
Marion Island |
290
(110) |
|
| 93 |
 Turkey |
Imbros |
279.2
(107.8) |
|
| 94 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Antigua |
279
(108) |
|
| 95 |
 Nicaragua |
Ometepe |
276
(107) |
|
| 96 |
 Uganda |
Bugala Island |
275
(106) |
|
| 97 |
 Tonga |
Tongatapu |
256
(99) |
|
| 98 |
 Malta |
Malta |
246
(95) |
|
| 99 |
 Poland |
Wolin |
246
(95) |
|
| 100 |
 Guinea |
Île Tristao |
226
(87) |
|
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( France) |
Miquelon |
215
(83) |
|
| 101 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
Saint Croix |
212
(82) |
|
| 102 |
French Guiana |
Cayenne Island |
206.91
(79.89) |
|
| 103 |
 Cayman Islands |
Grand Cayman |
196
(76) |
|
| 104 |
 Ghana |
Island in south end of Lake Volta[citation needed] |
190
(73)[citation needed] |
|
| 105 |
 Aruba |
Aruba |
180
(69) |
|
| 106 |
 Republic of the Congo |
Mbamu |
180
(69) |
|
| 107 |
 Northern Marianas |
Saipan |
180
(69) |
|
| 108 |
 Kenya |
Pate |
170
(66) (ca.) |
|
|
Netherlands |
Texel |
160.9
(62.1) |
|
| 109 |
 Mauritania |
Tidra |
156
(60) |
|
| 110 |
 Honduras |
Roatan |
155
(60) |
|
| 111 |
 Ireland |
Achill |
146
(56) |
|
| 112 |
 Seychelles |
Mahe |
145
(56) |
|
| 113 |
 American Samoa |
Tutuila |
142.3
(54.9) |
|
| 114 |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Formosa |
140
(54) |
|
|
 Christmas Island |
Christmas Island |
135
(52) |
|
| 115 |
 Belize |
Ambergris Caye |
119
(46)[citation needed] |
|
| 116 |
 Laos |
Khong Island |
110
(42) (ca.) |
|
| 117 |
 Dominican Republic |
Saona Island |
110
(42) |
|
| 118 |
 East Timor |
Atauro Island |
105
(41) |
|
| 119 |
 Sudan |
Mograt Island |
104
(40) |
|
| 120 |
 Cambodia |
Koh Kong |
100
(39) |
|
| 121 |
 Angola |
Tigres Island |
98
(38) |
|
|
 Anguilla |
Anguilla |
91
(35) |
|
| 123 |
 Zambia |
Mbabala Island |
80
(31) |
|
| 124 |
Afghanistan |
island in Pyandzh River |
75
(29) |
|
| 125 |
 Cook Islands |
Rarotonga |
67
(26) |
|
|
 Guernsey |
Guernsey |
63.4
(24.5) |
|
| 126 |
 Serbia |
Ostrvo |
60
(23) (ca.) |
|
| 127 |
 Turkmenistan |
Ogurja Ada |
60
(23) |
|
| 128 |
 Ukraine |
Dzharylhach |
60
(23) |
|
| 129 |
 British Virgin Islands |
Tortola |
55.7
(21.5) |
|
| 130 |
 Lithuania |
Rusnės Sala |
55.6
(21.5) |
|
| 131 |
 North Korea |
Sinmido |
52
(20) |
|
| 132 |
 Egypt |
Egypt |
41
(16)[citation needed] |
|
| 133 |
 Bulgaria |
Belene Island |
41
(16) |
|
|
 British Indian Ocean Territory |
Diego Garcia |
30
(12) |
|
| 134 |
 El Salvador |
Espiritu Santo |
25
(9.7) |
|
| 135 |
 Costa Rica |
Cocos Island |
23.85
(9.21) |
|
| 136 |
 Tajikistan |
Severnyy |
22
(8.5) |
|
| 137 |
 Nauru |
Nauru |
21.3
(8.2) |
|
| 138 |
 Latvia |
Doles Sala |
21
(8.1) |
|
| 139 |
 Uruguay |
Isla del Queguay Grande |
19.16
(7.40) |
|
| 140 |
 Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
2.4
(0.93) |
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See also
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