Island

Location and political affiliation

sq. mi.

sq. km

Greenland

North Atlantic (Danish)

839,999

2,175,597

New Guinea

Southwest Pacific (Irian Jaya, Indonesia,western part; Papua New Guinea, eastern part)

316,615

820,033

Borneo

West mid-Pacific (Indonesian, south part, Brunei and Malaysian, north part)

286,914

743,107

Madagascar

Indian Ocean (Malagasy Republic)

226,657

587,042

Baffin

North Atlantic (Canadian)

183,810

476,068

Sumatra

Northeast Indian Ocean (Indonesian)

182,859

473,605

Honshu

Sea of Japan-Pacific (Japanese)

88,925

230,316

Great Britain

Off coast of NW Europe (England, Scotland, and Wales)

88,758

229,883

Ellesmere

Arctic Ocean (Canadian)

82,119

212,688

Victoria

Arctic Ocean (Canadian)

81,930

212,199

Sulawesi (Celebes)

West mid-Pacific (Indonesian)

72,986

189,034

South Island

South Pacific (New Zealand)

58,093

150,461

Java

Indian Ocean (Indonesian)

48,990

126,884

North Island

South Pacific (New Zealand)

44,281

114,688

Cuba

Caribbean Sea (republic)

44,218

114,525

Newfoundland

North Atlantic (Canadian)

42,734

110,681

Luzon

West mid-Pacific (Philippines)

40,420

104,688

Iceland

North Atlantic (republic)

39,768

102,999

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)

30,372

78,663

Hispaniola

Caribbean Sea (Dominican Republic, east part; Haiti, west part)

29,355

76,029

Tasmania

South of Australia (Australian)

26,215

67,897

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Indian Ocean (republic)

25,332

65,610

Sakhalin (Karafuto)

North of Japan (Russian)

24,560

63,610

Banks

Arctic Ocean (Canadian)

23,230

60,166

Devon

Arctic Ocean (Canadian)

20,861

54,030

Tierra del Fuego

Southern tip of South America (Argentinian, east part; Chilean, west part)

18,605

48,187

Kyushu

Sea of Japan Pacific (Japanese)

16,223

42,018

Melville

Arctic Ocean (Canadian)

16,141

41,805

Axel Heiberg

Arctic Ocean (Canadian)

15,779

40,868

Southampton

Hudson Bay (Canadian)

15,700

40,663