10 Largest Islands In The World

The world’s largest islands range from the icy expanse of Greenland to the tropical rainforests of New Guinea and Borneo. The ranking below lists the ten largest islands on Earth by area (excluding continental landmasses such as Australia).

Rank	Island	Area (km²)
1	Greenland	2,130,800
2	New Guinea	785,753
3	Borneo	748,168
4	Madagascar	587,041
5	Baffin Island	507,451
6	Sumatra	443,066
7	Honshu	225,800
8	Victoria Island	217,291
9	Great Britain	209,331
10	Ellesmere Island	196,236

1. Greenland, Denmark 2,130,800 km² (822,706 sq ml). Greenland possesses the world’s second largest ice sheet, and has a population of around 56,000 people.

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2. New Guinea, Indonesia & Papua New Guinea

785,753 km² (303,381 sq ml) and a population of 7.5 million. With some 786,000 km of tropical land, less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the Earth’s surface, New Guinea has immense biodiversity, containing between 5% and 10% of the total species on the planet.

3. Borneo, Asia

748,168 km² (288,869 sq ml). The island of Borneo is the largest island in Asia and is divided among 3 countries: Brunei & Indonesia & Malaysia.

4. Madagascar, Madagascar

587,713 km² (226,917 sq ml) Located off the eastern coast of southern Africa, east of Mozambique.

5. Baffin Island, Canada

507,451 km² (195,928 sq ml). The largest island in Canada with a population of only 11,000.

6. Sumatra, Indonesia

473,481km² (184,954 sq ml). It is the largest island that is entirely in Indonesia and has a population of almost 50 million. Its biggest city is Medan with over 4 million in the greater urban area.

7. Honshu, Japan 225,800km² (87,182 sq ml) is the largest and most populous island of Japan and the second most populous after Indonesia’s Java island.

8. Victoria Island, Canada

217,291km² (83,897 sq ml) is Canada’s second largest island and slightly larger than the island of Great Britain.

9. Great Britain, United Kingdom

209,331km² (80,823 sq ml) is the largest European island and the largest of the British Isles. With a population of about 62 million people, it is the third most populous island in the world.

10. Ellesmere Island, Canada

196,236km² (75,767 sq ml) is the tenth largest island in the world and Canada’s third largest island.

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