List of islands by area

Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water.^{[Note 1]} 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.^{[Note 2]} The artificial Panama and Suez canals are disregarded, as they are not natural waters that separate the continents.

Islands 100,000 km² (38,600 sq mi) and greater

Islands 25,000–100,000 km² (9,700–38,600 sq mi)

Islands 10,000–25,000 km² (3,900–9,700 sq mi)

Islands 5,000–10,000 km² (1,900–3,900 sq mi)

Islands 2,500–5,000 km² (970–1,930 sq mi)

Islands 1,000–2,500 km² (390–970 sq mi)

This section of the list might not be complete but covers almost all of the islands in the world over 1,000 km² (390 sq mi). The area of some Antarctic islands is uncertain.

• 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

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• Global Island Network – Island Links Directory