Below is a table with the 10 largest (largest) islands in the world, which includes them: names; area (in thousands of square kilometers); population; location/water area; the country to which they belong; geographical features that distinguish them from other islands.
Island name | Water area/Location | Country | Geographical features | ||
Greenland | 2 131 000 | 56 | Atlantic and Arctic Oceans | Autonomous unit of Greenland (Denmark) | The largest island in the world |
New Guinea | 786 000 | 7 275 | Pacific Ocean | Indonesia and Papua New Guinea | The second largest island on earth |
743 330 | 21 024 | Pacific and Indian Oceans | Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia | The only island divided between 3 states | |
Madagascar | 587 041 | 26 260 | Indian Ocean | Madagascar | The main part of the state of the same name. |
Baffin’s Land | 507 451 | 11 | Arctic Ocean | Canada | Largest island in Canada |
Sumatra | 473 481 | 50 600 | Pacific and Indian Oceans | Indonesia | Second largest island in the Indian Ocean |
United Kingdom | 242 495 | 66 650 | Atlantic Ocean and North Sea | United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales) | The largest island in Europe |
Honshu | 227 960 | 104 000 | Pacific Ocean | Japan | The largest island in the Japanese archipelago |
Victoria | 217 291 | 2 | Arctic Ocean | Canada | Second largest Canadian island |
Ellesmere | 196 235 | Arctic Ocean | Canada | Northernmost island in Canada |
Note: island A piece of land in an ocean, sea, river or lake, surrounded on all sides by water.
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