Top 10 Largest Islands In The World

There are too many islands to count on the face of the earth and similar to the mainland, islands are also a location for human residences that are comprised of various shapes and sizes.

Despite Islands being considered small most of the time, there are however exceptional cases where these Islands can be much bigger than several nations combined. Here we would like to share with you the top 10 largest Islands in the world where mankind thrives.

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10. Ellesmere Island (Canada)

Size: 183,965 km2 

Ellesmere Island is a huge island that is found in the Arctic Circle. The mountain system of Artic Cordillera covers a huge part of the respective island making it an island full of mountains for you to climb on in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

With that being said, it is not a conducive environment for humans to inhabit here. It has a very small population of only 146 people making it one of the biggest islands in the world with the least amount of people.

9. Great Britain (United Kingdom)

Size: 209,331 km2 

Some of you might not know that Great Britain is also an island and is the biggest one in Europe. Great Britain consists of several countries mainly England, Scotland, and Wales except for Northern Ireland.

It has a huge population of over 67 million people and has many tourists site for you to go to.

8. Victoria Island (Canada)

Size: 217,291 km2 

Similar to Ellesmere Island, Victoria Island can also be found in the Arctic Circle. It is the biggest island in the world that is located entirely in the Arctic Circle. It has a small population of over 1,800 people with most of them residing in Nunavut.

Cambridge Bay is the main residential area for the people here.

7. Honshu Island (Japan)

Size: 225,800 km2 

The country of Japan can actually be split into 4 main islands with Hoshu being the biggest island of the four. Not only that but it is a very heavily populated area and the second most dense right after Jawa Island in Indonesia.

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Honshu Island is where the main big cities are such as Tokyo and Kyoto. On top of that, you can also visit Mount Fuji and Biwa Lake here.

6. Sumatra (Indonesia)

Size: 443,066 km2 

Unlike Borneo Island, Sumatera Island is fully under the Indonesian administration and is located right on the equator line. This island is also on the ring of fire so earthquake is a frequent thing to occur.

These natural disasters however do pose a threat to the wildlife on the island as we witness their habitats being destroyed.

5. Baffin Island (Canada)

Size: 507,451 km2 

Another big island in Canada is on this list and Baffin Island is a part of it. Most of the people that live here are from the Inuit tribe or some might prefer Eskimos. It has a small population of over 10,000 people.

They lived in the capital of Iqaluit which was established back in 1942 when the Americans decided to fill up their airplane tanks before going to Europe for war.

4. Madagascar (Africa)

Size: 587,713 km2 

Some might have heard the name from a movie as Madagascar is the biggest Island in Africa and the Indian Ocean. It has much unique wildlife that cannot be found anywhere else in the world and it is full of mesmerizing scenery for you to enjoy.

In fact, 5 percent of the flora and fauna species that are known can be found on Madagascar Island.

3. Borneo Island

Size: 743,330 km2 

Borneo Island is the third biggest Island in the world as it is uniquely owned by three different countries namely Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Brunei only covers 1 percent of the whole size of the island whereas Indonesia constitutes the most at 73 percent and the rest will be Malaysia.

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Interestingly enough, Borneo is the place where you will find one of the oldest rainforests in the world that are known for various exotic creatures.

2. New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)

Size: 785,753 km2 

New Guinea is the biggest Island in Asia and the second-largest island in the world. It can be split into two main parts in which Papua New Guinea is in the East while Indonesia is in the west.

The Island has many colorful biodiversities like the coral reef and fish nearby. The Carstensz Pyramid which is found on this island is the tallest mountain in Oceania.

1. Greenland (North America)

Size: 2,130,800 km2 

Standing at the top of the list will be Greenland as it is the largest island in the world in land size. This autonomous constituent country is an Island under the influence of the Denmark government with one of the lowest population densities in the world.

If you like hiking and playing with the snow then perhaps a visit to this island might entice you even more.

Source:

• Atlas & Boots

• World Or Bust

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