Major Islands

  Australia 7,617.930 sq km; widely considered part of a continental landmass, not officially an island. But without doubt it is the largest island on the planet, and when combined with Oceania, the smallest continent on Earth.

  Greenland 2,175,600 sq km

  New Guinea 792,500 sq km

  Borneo 725,500 sq km

  Madagascar 587,000 sq km

  Baffin 507,500 sq km

  Sumatra 427,300 sq km

  Honshu 227,400 sq km

  Great Britain 218,100 sq km

  Victoria 217,300 sq km

  Ellesmere 196,200 sq km

  Celebes 178,650 sq km

  New Zealand (south) 151,000 sq km

  Java 126,700 sq km

  New Zealand (north) 114,000 sq km

  Newfoundland 108,900 sq km