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Large Islands of the World
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| Island | Location and political affiliation | sq. mi. | sq. km |
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| Greenland | North Atlantic (Danish) | 839,999 | 2,175,597 | | New Guinea | Southwest Pacific (West Papua [Irian Jaya], Indonesia, western part; Papua New Guinea, eastern part) | 309,000 | 800,311 | | Borneo | West mid-Pacific (Indonesian, south part; Brunei and Malaysian, north part) | 287,300 | 744,108 | | Madagascar | Indian Ocean (Malagasy Republic) | 227,000 | 587,931 | | Baffin | North Atlantic (Canadian) | 195,926 | 507,451 | | Sumatra | Northeast Indian Ocean (Indonesian) | 182,859 | 473,605 | | Honshu | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 89,176 | 230,966 | | Great Britain | Off coast of NW Europe (England, Scotland, and Wales) | 88,795 | 229,979 | | Victoria | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 83,896 | 217,291 | | Ellesmere | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 75,767 | 196,236 | | Sulawesi (Celebes) | West mid-Pacific (Indonesian) | 73,057 | 189,218 | | South Island | South Pacific (New Zealand) | 58,384 | 151,215 | | Java | Indian Ocean (Indonesian) | 51,038 | 132,189 | | North Island | South Pacific (New Zealand) | 44,702 | 115,778 | | Cuba | Caribbean Sea (republic) | 42,803 | 110,860 | | Newfoundland | North Atlantic (Canadian) | 42,031 | 108,860 | | Luzon | West mid-Pacific (Philippines) | 40,420 | 104,688 | | Iceland | North Atlantic (republic) | 39,800 | 103,082 | | Mindanao | West mid-Pacific (Philippines) | 36,537 | 94,631 | | Ireland | West of Great Britain (republic, south part; United Kingdom, north part) | 32,597 | 84,426 | | Hokkaido | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 32,245 | 83,515 | | Sakhalin (Karafuto) | North of Japan (Russian) | 29,500 | 76,405 | | Hispaniola | Caribbean Sea (Dominican Republic, east part; Haiti, west part) | 29,300 | 75,887 | | Banks | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 27,038 | 70,028 | | Tasmania | South of Australia (Australian) | 26,200 | 67,858 | | Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | Indian Ocean (republic) | 24,900 | 64,491 | | Devon | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 21,331 | 55,247 | | Tierra del Fuego | Southern tip of South America (Argentinian, east part; Chilean, west part) | 18,605 | 48,187 | | Axel Heiberg | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 16,671 | 43,178 | | Melville | Arctic Ocean (Canadian) | 16,274 | 42,149 | | Kyushu | Sea of Japan–Pacific (Japanese) | 16,223 | 42,018 | | Southampton | Hudson Bay (Canadian) | 15,913 | 41,214 |
NOTE: Australia is not included in this list because it is defined as a continent rather than an island.
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