List of islands by area

This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than and most of the islands over , sorted in descending order by area. For size and location reference, four very large continental landmasses are also shown.

Continental landmasses

Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are sometimes defined as two separate continents while mainland Australia is sometimes defined as an island as well as a continent. Nevertheless, for the purposes of this list, mainland Australia along with the other major landmasses have been listed as continental landmasses for comparison. The figures are approximations and are for the four major continental landmasses only. The artificial Panama and Suez canals are disregarded, as they are not natural waters that separate the continents.

Islands

Islands and greater

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This section of the list might not be complete but covers almost all of the islands in the world over . The area of some Antarctic islands is uncertain.

See also

Lake island

List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

List of countries and dependencies by area

List of countries by largest island

List of divided islands

List of islands by highest point

List of islands by name

List of islands by population

List of islands by population density

Lists of islands by continent and country

Recursive islands and lakes

River island

Notes

References

Citations

External links

Global Island Network – Island Links Directory

Islands