Islands in Oceania Ranked by Area
Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Area. Only items Wikidata places in Oceania (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
New Guinea ranks #1 with 785,753 km². That is 5.2 times South Island in second place (150,437 km²). The top five are New Guinea, South Island, North Island, Tasmania and New Britain. The median across all 50 is 1,793 km²; Auckland Island is last at 510 km².
- #1
- New Guinea · 785,753 km²
- Median
- 1,793 km²
- Coverage
- 50 islands in Oceania
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Island | Location | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Guinea | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea | 785,753 |
| 2 | South Island | New Zealand | 150,437 |
| 3 | North Island | New Zealand | 113,729 |
| 4 | Tasmania | Australia | 65,022 |
| 5 | New Britain | Papua New Guinea | 36,520 |
| 6 | Viti Levu | Fiji | 10,531 |
| 7 | Bougainville Island | Papua New Guinea | 9,318 |
| 8 | New Ireland | Papua New Guinea | 7,405 |
| 9 | Melville Island | Australia | 5,765 |
| 10 | Vanua Levu | Fiji | 5,587 |
| 11 | Macquarie Island | Australia | 5,400 |
| 12 | Guadalcanal | Solomon Islands | 5,302 |
| 13 | Kangaroo Island | Australia | 4,374 |
| 14 | Malaita | Solomon Islands | 4,307 |
| 15 | Espiritu Santo | Vanuatu | 3,956 |
| 16 | Santa Isabel Island | Solomon Islands | 3,665 |
| 17 | Makira | Solomon Islands | 3,190 |
| 18 | Choiseul Island | Solomon Islands | 2,971 |
| 19 | Bathurst Island | Australia | 2,600 |
| 20 | Groote Eylandt | Australia | 2,285 |
| 21 | Malakula Island | Vanuatu | 2,041 |
| 22 | New Georgia | Solomon Islands | 2,037 |
| 23 | Shortland Island | Solomon Islands | 2,022 |
| 24 | Manus Island | Papua New Guinea | 1,940 |
| 25 | K'gari | Australia | 1,840 |
| 26 | Stewart Island/Rakiura | New Zealand | 1,746 |
| 27 | Savai'i | Samoa | 1,718 |
| 28 | Ontong Java Atoll | Solomon Islands | 1,500 |
| 29 | Fergusson Island | Papua New Guinea | 1,437 |
| 30 | Flinders Island | Australia | 1,367 |
| 31 | New Hanover Island | Papua New Guinea | 1,227 |
| 32 | Upolu | Samoa | 1,125 |
| 33 | King Island | Australia | 1,098 |
| 34 | Normanby Island | Papua New Guinea | 1,040 |
| 35 | Mornington Island | Australia | 1,001 |
| 36 | Umboi Island | Papua New Guinea | 930 |
| 37 | Chatham Island | New Zealand | 920 |
| 38 | Efate | Vanuatu | 900 |
| 39 | Erromango | Vanuatu | 888 |
| 40 | Woodlark Island | Papua New Guinea | 874 |
| 41 | Vanatinai | Papua New Guinea | 830 |
| 42 | Goodenough Island | Papua New Guinea | 687 |
| 43 | Buka Island | Papua New Guinea | 682 |
| 44 | Ambrym | Vanuatu | 678 |
| 45 | Rennell Island | Solomon Islands | 660 |
| 46 | Dirk Hartog Island | Australia | 630.4 |
| 47 | Vella Lavella | Solomon Islands | 629 |
| 48 | Tanna | Vanuatu | 555 |
| 49 | Guam | United States | 544 |
| 50 | Auckland Island | New Zealand | 510 |
About the top 10
#1 New Guinea
New Guinea ranks #1 on this list with 785,753 km².
- Countries
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
- Length
- 2,398 km
- Elevation
- 164 m
- Area
- 785,753 km²
Also ranks #2 in area · #14 in population · #50 in population density.
#2 South Island
South Island ranks #2 on this list with 150,437 km².
- Country
- New Zealand
- Area
- 150,437 km²
Also ranks #11 in area · #50 in population · #58 in population density.
#3 North Island
North Island ranks #3 on this list with 113,729 km².
- Country
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 2,797 m
- Area
- 113,729 km²
Also ranks #14 in area · #28 in population · #43 in population density.
#4 Tasmania
Tasmania ranks #4 on this list with 65,022 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Elevation
- 1,009 m
- Area
- 65,022 km²
Also ranks #27 in area · #57 in population density · #68 in population.
#5 New Britain
New Britain ranks #5 on this list with 36,520 km².
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Length
- 520 km
- Elevation
- 2,334 m
- Area
- 36,520 km²
Also ranks #39 in area · #51 in population density · #70 in population.
#6 Viti Levu
Viti Levu ranks #6 on this list with 10,531 km².
- Country
- Fiji
- Length
- 146 km
- Elevation
- 1,324 m
- Area
- 10,531 km²
Also ranks #38 in population density · #67 in population · #84 in area.
#7 Bougainville Island
Bougainville Island ranks #7 on this list with 9,318 km².
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Length
- 204 km
- Elevation
- 2,715 m
- Area
- 9,318 km²
Also ranks #45 in population density · #90 in area · #98 in population.
#8 New Ireland
New Ireland ranks #8 on this list with 7,405 km².
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,379 m
- Area
- 7,405 km²
Also ranks #52 in population density.
#9 Melville Island
Melville Island ranks #9 on this list with 5,765 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Elevation
- 43 m
- Area
- 5,765 km²
#10 Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu ranks #10 on this list with 5,587 km².
- Country
- Fiji
- Length
- 180 km
- Area
- 5,587 km²
Also ranks #47 in population density.
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Area. Only items Wikidata places in Oceania (directly or through their country) are included.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.