Largest island

 

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)