Large Islands of the World
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The following table lists the world's largest islands including the name, location, political affiliation, and land area. Greenland is the world's largest island covering 2,175,597 square kilometers.
| Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Island | Location and political affiliation | sq. mi. | sq. km |
| Greenland | North Atlantic (Danish) | 839,999 | 2,175,597 |
| New Guinea | Southwest Pacific (West Papua [Irian Jaya], Indonesia, western part; Papua New Guinea, eastern part) | 309,000 | 800,311 |
| Borneo | West mid-Pacific (Indonesian, south part; Brunei and Malaysian, north part) | 287,300 | 744,108 |
| Madagascar | Indian Ocean (Malagasy Republic) | 227,000 | 587,931 |
| Baffin | North Atlantic (Canadian) | 195,926 | 507,451 |
| Sumatra | Northeast Indian Ocean (Indonesian) | 182,859 | 473,605 |
| Honshu | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 89,176 | 230,966 |
| Great Britain | Off coast of NW Europe (England, Scotland, and Wales) | 88,795 | 229,979 |
| Victoria | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 83,896 | 217,291 |
| Ellesmere | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 75,767 | 196,236 |
| Sulawesi (Celebes) | West mid-Pacific (Indonesian) | 73,057 | 189,218 |
| South Island | South Pacific (New Zealand) | 58,384 | 151,215 |
| Java | Indian Ocean (Indonesian) | 51,038 | 132,189 |
| North Island | South Pacific (New Zealand) | 44,702 | 115,778 |
| Cuba | Caribbean Sea (republic) | 42,803 | 110,860 |
| Newfoundland | North Atlantic (Canadian) | 42,031 | 108,860 |
| Luzon | West mid-Pacific (Philippines) | 40,420 | 104,688 |
| Iceland | North Atlantic (republic) | 39,800 | 103,082 |
| 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) | 32,245 | 83,515 |
| Sakhalin (Karafuto) | North of Japan (Russian) | 29,500 | 76,405 |
| Hispaniola | Caribbean Sea (Dominican Republic, east part; Haiti, west part) | 29,300 | 75,887 |
| Banks | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 27,038 | 70,028 |
| Tasmania | South of Australia (Australian) | 26,200 | 67,858 |
| Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | Indian Ocean (republic) | 24,900 | 64,491 |
| Devon | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 21,331 | 55,247 |
| Tierra del Fuego | Southern tip of South America (Argentinian, east part; Chilean, west part) | 18,605 | 48,187 |
| Axel Heiberg | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 16,671 | 43,178 |
| Melville | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 16,274 | 42,149 |
| Kyushu | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 16,223 | 42,018 |
| Southampton | Hudson Bay (Canadian) | 15,913 | 41,214 |
NOTE: Australia is not included in this list because it is defined as a continent rather than an island.
