The largest islands in the world: table

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.


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Island nameWater area/LocationCountryGeographical features
Greenland2 131 00056Atlantic and Arctic OceansAutonomous unit of Greenland (Denmark)The largest island in the world
New Guinea786 0007 275Pacific Ocean Indonesia and Papua New GuineaThe second largest island on earth
743 33021 024Pacific and Indian OceansBrunei, Malaysia and IndonesiaThe only island divided between 3 states
Madagascar587 04126 260Indian Ocean MadagascarThe main part of the state of the same name.
Baffin’s Land507 45111Arctic OceanCanadaLargest island in Canada
Sumatra473 48150 600Pacific and Indian Oceans IndonesiaSecond largest island in the Indian Ocean
United Kingdom242 49566 650Atlantic Ocean and North Sea United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales)The largest island in Europe
Honshu227 960104 000Pacific Ocean JapanThe largest island in the Japanese archipelago
Victoria217 2912Arctic Ocean CanadaSecond largest Canadian island
Ellesmere196 235Arctic Ocean CanadaNorthernmost 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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