An island is a piece of land surrounded by water. Australia is so large it is a continent, not an island; otherwise it would rank first. The Smallest island is Pitcairn, at 4.53 sq km(1.75 sq miles).
1 Greenland (Kalaatdlit Nunaat) –2,175,600 sq km
2 New Guinea – 789,000 sq km
3 Borneo –751,000 sq km
4 Madagascar (Malagasy Republic) –587,041 sq km
5 Baffin Island, Canada –507,451 sq km
6 Sumatra, Indonesia –422,200 sq km
7 Honshu, Japan –230,092 sq km
8 Great Britain –218,041 sq km
9 Victoria Island, Canada –217,290 sq km
10 Ellesmere Island, Canada –196,236 sq km
11 Celebs, Indonesia –179,000 sq km
12 South Island, New Zealand –151,971 sq km
13 Java, Indonesia –126,900 sq km
14 North Island, New Zealand –151,971 sq km
15 Newfoundland , Canada –108,860 sq km
16 Cuba –104,945 sq km
17 Luzon, Philippines –104,688 sq km
18 Iceland –102,819 sq km
19 Mindanao, Philippines –94,630 sq km
20 Ireland –84,406 sq km
(Area excludes offshore islands)
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