10 Largest Islands In The World

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.