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| LARGEST ISLANDS (by area - sq. kms.) | |
| 1. Australia (see note below) 2. Greenland 3. New Guinea (Indonesia/Papua New Guinea) 4. Borneo (Indonesia/Malaysia) 5. Madagascar 6. Baffin (Canada) 7. Sumatra (Indonesia) 8. Honshu (Japan) 9. Great Britain (UK) 10. Victoria (Canada) 11. Ellesmere (Canada) 12. Celebes (Indonesia) 13. South Island (New Zealand) 14. Java (Indonesia) 15. North Island (New Zealand) |
7,617.930 sq km 2,175,600 sq km 792,500 sq km 725,500 sq km 587,000 sq km 507,500 sq km 427,300 sq km 227,400 sq km 218,100 sq km 217,300 sq km 196,200 sq km 178,650 sq km 151,000 sq km 126,700 sq km 114,000 sq km |
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Australia is a continent and is, therefore, not officially an island but it is often quoted as the largest island on earth. [To convert sq. kms. to sq. miles, multiply by 0.38]
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