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Islands Ranked by Area

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Area. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Greenland ranks #1 with 2.2 million km². That is 2.8 times New Guinea in second place (785,753 km²). The top five are Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar and Baffin Island. The median across all 100 is 23,507 km²; Anticosti Island is last at 7,941 km².

#1
Greenland · 2.2 million km²
Median
23,507 km²
Coverage
100 islands
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: AreaBar chart of the top 10: 1. Greenland 2.2 million; 2. New Guinea 785,753; 3. Borneo 748,168; 4. Madagascar 587,713; 5. Baffin Island 507,451; 6. Sumatra 473,481; 7. Great Britain 228,938; 8. Victoria Island 217,291; 9. Ellesmere Island 196,235; 10. Sulawesi 174,600.Greenland2.2 millionNew Guinea785,753Borneo748,168Madagascar587,713Baffin Island507,451Sumatra473,481Great Britain228,938Victoria Island217,291Ellesmere Island196,235Sulawesi174,600
Top 10: Area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Greenland 2.2 million; 2. New Guinea 785,753; 3. Borneo 748,168; 4. Madagascar 587,713; 5. Baffin Island 507,451; 6. Sumatra 473,481; 7. Great Britain 228,938; 8. Victoria Island 217,291; 9. Ellesmere Island 196,235; 10. Sulawesi 174,600.

Full ranking

Islands Ranked by Area
RankIslandLocationArea (km²)
1GreenlandKingdom of Denmark2,200,000
2New GuineaIndonesia, Papua New Guinea785,753
3BorneoIndonesia, Malaysia748,168
4MadagascarMadagascar587,713
5Baffin IslandCanada507,451
6SumatraIndonesia473,481
7Great BritainUnited Kingdom228,938
8Victoria IslandCanada217,291
9Ellesmere IslandCanada196,235
10SulawesiIndonesia174,600
11South IslandNew Zealand150,437
12Socorro IslandMexico141,864
13JavaIndonesia128,297
14North IslandNew Zealand113,729
15LuzonPhilippines109,965
16NewfoundlandCanada108,860
17CubaCuba105,806
18IcelandIceland102,775
19MindanaoPhilippines97,530
20IrelandIreland, United Kingdom84,421
21Buru IslandIndonesia80,516
22HispaniolaDominican Republic, Haiti77,900
23SakhalinRussian Federation72,492
24SeramIndonesia70,370
25Banks IslandCanada70,028
26Sri LankaSri Lanka67,655
27TasmaniaAustralia65,022
28Devon IslandCanada55,247
29Alexander Island49,070
30Isla Grande de Tierra del FuegoChile, Argentina47,992
31Severny IslandRussian Federation47,079
32Axel Heiberg IslandCanada43,178
33Melville IslandCanada42,149
34Southampton IslandCanada41,214
35Madura IslandIndonesia40,471
36MarajóBrazil40,100
37SpitsbergenNorway39,044
38KyushuJapan36,782
39New BritainPapua New Guinea36,520
40Taiwan IslandTaiwan, China35,883
41Prince of Wales IslandCanada33,339
42Yuzhny IslandRussian Federation33,275
43Hainan IslandChina33,210
44Vancouver IslandCanada32,134
45Siberut IslandIndonesia30,812
46TimorIndonesia, Timor-Leste30,777
47Yamdena IslandIndonesia30,254
48SicilyItaly25,662
49Somerset IslandCanada24,786
50SardiniaItaly23,813
51Kotelny IslandRussian Federation23,200
52Wetar IslandIndonesia20,610
53Obimayor IslandIndonesia20,460
54Morotai IslandIndonesia20,270
55Yapen IslandIndonesia20,266
56Alor IslandIndonesia20,112
57Bananal IslandBrazil19,162
58ShikokuJapan18,297
59Halmahera IslandIndonesia17,780
60Grande TerreFrance16,648
61Bathurst IslandCanada16,042
62Prince Patrick IslandCanada15,848
63Thurston Island15,700
64NordaustlandetNorway14,467
65Sumbawa IslandIndonesia14,386
66October Revolution IslandRussian Federation14,204
67Flores IslandIndonesia13,540
68Samar IslandPhilippines13,429
69King William IslandCanada13,111
70NegrosPhilippines13,075
71PalawanPhilippines12,189
72PanayPhilippines12,011
73TupinambaranaBrazil11,850
74Kolepom IslandIndonesia11,742
75Bangka IslandIndonesia11,413
76Ellef Ringnes IslandCanada11,295
77Bolshevik IslandRussian Federation11,206
78JamaicaJamaica11,190
79Bylot IslandCanada11,067
80Biak IslandIndonesia10,896
81Bacan IslandIndonesia10,807
82Sumba IslandIndonesia10,711
83MindoroPhilippines10,572
84Viti LevuFiji10,531
85Tebing Tinggi IslandIndonesia10,375
86Cape Breton IslandCanada10,311
87Padang IslandIndonesia10,107
88Maya IslandIndonesia10,003
89Prince Charles IslandCanada9,521
90Bougainville IslandPapua New Guinea9,318
91Kodiak IslandUnited States9,311
92CyprusUnited Kingdom, Cyprus9,234
93Puerto RicoUnited States9,100
94Komsomolets IslandRussian Federation9,006
95CorsicaFrance8,741
96Disko IslandKingdom of Denmark8,612
97Carney Island8,500
98Chiloé IslandChile8,394
99CreteGreece8,336
100Anticosti IslandCanada7,941

About the top 10

#1 Greenland

Greenland ranks #1 on this list with 2.2 million km².

Country
Kingdom of Denmark
Elevation
3,694 m
Area
2,200,000 km²

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#5 Baffin Island

Baffin Island ranks #5 on this list with 507,451 km².

Country
Canada
Length
1,600 km
Elevation
2,147 m
Area
507,451 km²

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#8 Victoria Island

Victoria Island ranks #8 on this list with 217,291 km².

Country
Canada
Length
700 km
Elevation
655 m
Area
217,291 km²

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#9 Ellesmere Island

Ellesmere Island ranks #9 on this list with 196,235 km².

Country
Canada
Length
820 km
Elevation
2,616 m
Area
196,235 km²

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Source and method

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Area.

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.