This list includes 329 islands in the world larger than . For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also included. All landmasses are arranged in descending order.

Continental landmasses

Generally, the continental landmasses are not all 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 three major landmasses have been listed as continental landmasses for comparison. The figures are approximations and are for the four continental landmasses only.

Islands with areas of 1000km2 or greater

Other areas of note

An island, with an area of , is said to be formed by the Damietta and the Rosetta, two distributaries that flow into the Nile Delta in Egypt. At its given size it would be the 86th largest island.

The Ez Zeraf Game Reserve consists mainly of Zeraf Island, , in South Sudan. It is a river island formed by the White Nile (Bahr el Jebel River) and its anabranch, the Bahr el Zeraf. At its given size it would be the 91st largest island.

The Camargue, , in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France is sometimes listed as an island. The Camargue would be the 268th largest island.

Zhongshan Island, , is a river island in Guangdong, China. The status of the island is disputed by China. It would be 322nd largest.

See also

• 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

• Recursive islands and lakes

Notes

Continents

Islands

References

Sources

External links

• Global Island Network – Island Links Directory