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List of islands by area. Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.
31 maj 2021 · Three of the world’s 10 largest islands are located in northern Canada. New Guinea is a transcontinental island as it transcends both Asia and Oceania. Honshu, Japan’s main island, is the second most populated island in the world. Great Britain is the largest island in Europe.
23 lip 2024 · The map above shows the relative size of the world’s 26 largest islands. Combined they cover 7.7 million square km (roughly the size of Australia) and have 540 million people living on them (behind only China and India).
24 lut 2019 · Greenland is the world’s largest island, with an area of over 2.1 million km2 (0.8 million sq mi), while Australia, the world’s smallest continent, has an area of 7.6 million km2 (3.3 million sq mi), but there is no standard of size that distinguishes islands from continents.
Of the seven continents, Australia is the smallest, at 2,969,976 square miles, or 7,692,202 square kilometers. However, if considered an island, it is the largest in the world. Here are the ten largest (non-Australia) islands, based on land mass:
10 sty 2024 · From Greenland to Ellesmere Island, we reveal the largest islands in the world and explore their unique geographical features and cultural attractions.
Several islands are quite large in their own right—the most imposing being Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar, and Baffin Island. Listed below are the 10 largest islands in the world by area followed by the next 15 largest islands.
