Geography

Largest Islands

The world's largest islands by area with their countries, populations, and surrounding oceans.

20 rows6 columns1 views0 downloadsSource: World Atlas / CIA World FactbookUpdated: 2/18/2026
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Name
Area (km²)
Country
Continent
Population
Ocean
Greenland2,166,086Denmark (autonomous)North America56,421Arctic / Atlantic
New Guinea786,380Indonesia / Papua New GuineaOceania12,000,000Pacific
Borneo748,168Indonesia / Malaysia / BruneiAsia21,300,000Pacific / Indian
Madagascar587,041MadagascarAfrica29,600,000Indian
Baffin Island507,451CanadaNorth America13,000Arctic / Atlantic
Sumatra473,481IndonesiaAsia58,000,000Indian
Honshu227,960JapanAsia104,000,000Pacific
Great Britain209,331United KingdomEurope65,000,000Atlantic
Victoria Island217,291CanadaNorth America2,000Arctic
Ellesmere Island196,236CanadaNorth America150Arctic
Celebes (Sulawesi)180,681IndonesiaAsia19,600,000Pacific
South Island (NZ)150,437New ZealandOceania1,200,000Pacific
Java129,000IndonesiaAsia151,600,000Indian
North Island (NZ)113,729New ZealandOceania3,900,000Pacific
Luzon109,965PhilippinesAsia64,000,000Pacific
Iceland103,000IcelandEurope376,000Atlantic / Arctic
Mindanao97,530PhilippinesAsia26,300,000Pacific
Ireland84,421Ireland / United KingdomEurope7,000,000Atlantic
Hokkaido83,424JapanAsia5,200,000Pacific
Sri Lanka65,610Sri LankaAsia22,000,000Indian
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