Top 100 Largest Islands in the World (Ranked)

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From the icy expanse of Greenland to the tropical forests of New Guinea, the world’s largest islands showcase the incredible diversity of our planet. These landmasses, surrounded entirely by water and smaller than continents, play crucial roles in geography, culture, and ecology.

Below is a ranked list of the 100 largest islands on Earth, presented with their land area (in square kilometers and square miles), the country or countries to which they belong, and their geographical region. Whether you’re a geography enthusiast, student, or curious traveler, this guide offers a comprehensive look at Earth’s most expansive islands.

List of the 100 Largest Islands in the World by Area

Rank	Island Name	Country/Territory	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Geographical Region
100	Siple Island	Unclaimed	6,390	2,470	Antarctica
99	Grande Terre (Kerguelen)	France	6,617	2,555	Antarctica
98	Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)	United States	6,675	2,577	North America
97	Cornwallis Island	Canada	6,995	2,701	North America
96	Zealand	Denmark	7,031	2,715	Europe
95	East Falkland	United Kingdom (Falkland Islands)	7,040	2,720	South America
94	Leyte	Philippines	7,368	2,845	Asia
93	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	7,404	2,859	Oceania
92	Tupinambarana (western part)	Brazil	7,700	2,970	South America
91	Wrangel Island	Russia	7,866	3,037	Asia
90	Roosevelt Island	Unclaimed	7,910	3,050	Antarctica
89	Anticosti Island	Canada	7,941	3,066	North America
88	Crete	Greece	8,336	3,219	Europe
87	Buru	Indonesia	8,473	3,271	Asia
86	Chiloé Island	Chile	8,478	3,273	South America
85	Carney Island	Unclaimed	8,500	3,300	Antarctica
84	Disko Island	Denmark (Greenland)	8,612	3,325	North America
83	Corsica	France	8,722	3,368	Europe
82	Komsomolets Island	Russia	8,812	3,402	Europe
81	Puerto Rico	United States	8,868	3,424	North America
80	Cyprus	Cyprus	9,234	3,565	Asia
79	Kodiak Island	United States	9,293	3,588	North America
78	Bougainville Island	Papua New Guinea	9,318	3,598	Oceania
77	Prince Charles Island	Canada	9,521	3,676	North America
76	Cape Breton Island	Canada	10,311	3,981	North America
75	Hawaiʻi (Big Island)	United States	10,433	4,028	Oceania
74	Viti Levu	Fiji	10,531	4,066	Oceania
73	Mindoro	Philippines	10,572	4,082	Asia
72	Sumba	Indonesia	10,711	4,136	Asia
71	Bylot Island	Canada	11,067	4,273	North America
70	Jamaica	Jamaica	11,190	4,320	North America
69	Bolshevik Island	Russia	11,206	4,327	Asia
68	Ellef Ringnes Island	Canada	11,295	4,361	North America
67	Bangka Island	Indonesia	11,413	4,407	Asia
66	Yos Sudarso Island	Indonesia	11,742	4,534	Asia
65	Panay	Philippines	12,011	4,637	Asia
64	Palawan	Philippines	12,189	4,706	Asia
63	Samar	Philippines	12,849	4,961	Asia
62	Negros	Philippines	13,075	5,048	Asia
61	King William Island	Canada	13,111	5,062	North America
60	Flores	Indonesia	14,154	5,465	Asia
59	October Revolution Island	Russia	14,204	5,484	Asia
58	Sumbawa	Indonesia	14,386	5,554	Asia
57	Nordaustlandet	Norway	14,443	5,576	Europe
56	Thurston Island	Unclaimed	15,700	6,100	Antarctica
55	Prince Patrick Island	Canada	15,848	6,119	North America
54	Bathurst Island	Canada	16,042	6,194	North America
53	Grande Terre	France	16,648	6,428	Oceania
52	Seram	Indonesia	17,454	6,739	Asia
51	Halmahera	Indonesia	18,040	6,970	Asia
50	Shikoku	Japan	18,296	7,064	Asia
49	Bananal Island	Brazil	20,000	7,398	South America
48	Sardinia	Italy	24,089	9,300	Europe
47	Kotelny Island	Russia	24,000	9,300	Asia
46	Somerset Island	Canada	24,786	9,570	North America
45	Sicily	Italy	25,711	9,927	Europe
44	Timor	Indonesia, East Timor	28,418	10,972	Asia
43	Vancouver Island	Canada	31,285	12,079	North America
42	Hainan	China	33,210	12,820	Asia
41	Yuzhny Island	Russia	33,246	12,836	Europe
40	Prince of Wales Island	Canada	33,339	12,872	North America
39	Taiwan	Taiwan	34,507	13,323	Asia
38	New Britain	Papua New Guinea	35,145	13,570	Oceania
37	Kyushu	Japan	36,782	14,202	Asia
36	Spitsbergen	Norway	37,673	14,546	Europe
35	Marajó	Brazil	40,100	15,500	South America
34	Southampton Island	Canada	41,214	15,913	North America
33	Melville Island	Canada	42,149	16,274	North America
32	Axel Heiberg Island	Canada	43,178	16,671	North America
31	Berkner Island	Unclaimed	43,873	16,939	Antarctica
30	Severny Island	Russia	48,904	18,882	Europe
29	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego	Argentina, Chile	47,992	18,530	South America
28	Alexander Island	Unclaimed	49,070	18,950	Antarctica
27	Devon Island	Canada	55,247	21,331	North America
26	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	65,268	25,200	Asia
25	Tasmania	Australia	68,401	26,410	Oceania
24	Banks Island	Canada	70,028	27,038	North America
23	Sakhalin	Russia	72,493	27,990	Asia
22	Hispaniola	Dominican Republic, Haiti	73,929	28,544	North America
21	Hokkaido	Japan	77,982	30,109	Asia
20	Ireland	Ireland, United Kingdom	84,421	32,595	Europe
19	Mindanao	Philippines	97,530	37,660	Asia
18	Iceland	Iceland	103,125	39,817	Europe
17	Cuba	Cuba	105,806	40,852	North America
16	Newfoundland	Canada	108,860	42,030	North America
15	Luzon	Philippines	109,965	42,458	Asia
14	North Island	New Zealand	111,583	43,082	Oceania
13	Java	Indonesia	138,794	53,589	Asia
12	South Island	New Zealand	145,836	56,308	Oceania
11	Sulawesi	Indonesia	180,681	69,761	Asia
10	Ellesmere Island	Canada	196,236	75,767	North America
9	Great Britain	United Kingdom	209,331	80,823	Europe
8	Victoria Island	Canada	217,291	83,897	North America
7	Honshu	Japan	227,938	88,007	Asia
6	Sumatra	Indonesia	443,065	171,068	Asia
5	Baffin Island	Canada	507,451	195,928	North America
4	Madagascar	Madagascar	587,041	226,658	Africa
3	Borneo	Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei	748,168	288,869	Asia
2	New Guinea	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea	785,753	303,381	Oceania
1	Greenland	Denmark	2,130,800	822,700	North America