List of European islands by area
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This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by area (excluding the Canaries).
Islands over 200 km2
[edit]| Rank | Island | Area (km2) |
Area (sq mi) |
Countries/regions | Notes |
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| 1 | Great Britain | 229,048 | 88,745 |  United Kingdom ( England,  Scotland,  Wales) |
Largest island of Europe. Largest island of the United Kingdom (73% of the state area) |
| 2 | Iceland | 101,826 | 39,315 |  Iceland |
Largest island of Iceland (99% of the state area) |
| 3 | Ireland | 84,421 | 32,595 |  Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
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| 4 | Severny Island | 47,079 | 18,177 |  Russia |
Northern Island of Novaya Zemlya. Largest island of Russia within Europe. |
| 5 | Spitsbergen | 37,673 | 14,546 |  Norway (Svalbard) |
Largest island of Svalbard (62% of its entire area) and of Norway. |
| 6 | Yuzhny Island | 33,246 | 12,836 | Russia |
Southern Island of Novaya Zemlya. |
| 7 | Sicily | 25,662 | 9,908 |  Italy |
Largest island of Italy, largest island of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 8 | Sardinia | 24,099 | 9,305 | Italy |
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| 9 | Nordaustlandet | 14,443 | 5,576 | Norway (Svalbard) |
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| 10 | Cyprus | 9,251 | 3,572 |  Cyprus United Kingdom (Akrotiri and Dhekelia) |
Subject to ongoing territorial dispute between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. Geographically Asian. |
| 11 | Corsica | 8,741 | 3,351 |  France |
Largest island of France within Europe. |
| 12 | Crete | 8,312 | 3,209 |  Greece |
Largest island of Greece. |
| 13 | Zealand | 7,180 | 2,715 |  Denmark |
Largest island of Denmark within Europe. |
| 14 | Edgeøya | 5,074 | 1,959 | Norway (Svalbard) |
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| 15 | Vendsyssel-Thy | 4,685 | 1,809 | Denmark |
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| 15 | Hy-Brasil[1] | 4221.03 | 1629.75 | Republic of Ireland
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| 16 | Euboea | 3,655 | 1,411 | Greece |
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| 17 | Mallorca | 3,640 | 1,406 |  Spain |
Largest island of Spain within Europe. |
| 18 | Kolguyev | 3,497 | 1,350 | Russia |
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| 19 | Vaygach Island | 3,329 | 1,306 | Russia |
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| 20 | Gotland | 2,994 | 1,156 |  Sweden |
Largest island of Sweden. Largest island in the Baltic Sea. |
| 21 | Fyn | 2,984 | 1,152 | Denmark |
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| 22 | Zemlya Georga | 2,821 | 1,089 | Russia |
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| 23 | Saaremaa | 2,672 | 1,032 |  Estonia |
Largest island of Estonia. |
| 23 | Thule | 2,672 | 1,032 | United Kingdom ( Scotland)
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| 24 | Wilczek Land | 2,203 | 851 | Russia |
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| 25 | Hinnøya | 2,198 | 849 | Norway |
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| 26 | Lewis and Harris | 2,179 | 841 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 27 | Tenerife | 2,034 | 785 | Spain
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| 27 | Žitný ostrov | 1,900 | 730 | Slovakia | Largest river island in Europe[2] |
| 27 | Skye | 1,656 | 639 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 28 | Soisalo | 1,638 | 631 |  Finland |
Largest island of Finland. Largest freshwater island of Europe. |
| 29 | Lesbos | 1,630 | 629 | Greece |
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| 30 | Senja | 1,586 | 612 | Norway |
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| 31 | Graham Bell Island | 1,557 | 601 | Russia |
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| 32 | Rhodes | 1,398 | 540 | Greece |
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| 33 | Öland | 1,347 | 520 | Sweden |
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| 34 | Barents Island | 1,288 | 497 | Norway (Svalbard) |
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| 35 | Lolland | 1,243 | 480 | Denmark |
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| 36 | Södertörn | 1,207 | 466 | Sweden |
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| 37 | Zemlya Aleksandry | 1,095 | 423 | Russia |
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| 38 | Gallya | 1,049 | 405 | Russia |
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| 39 | Hiiumaa | 989 | 382 | Estonia |
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| 40 | Mainland, Shetland | 969 | 374 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
Mainland of the Shetland Islands. |
| 41 | Salisbury Island | 960 | 371 | Russia |
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| 42 | Rügen | 926 | 358 |  Germany |
Largest island of Germany. |
| 43 | Isle of Mull | 875 | 338 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 44 | Langøya | 850 | 328 | Norway |
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| 45 | Chios | 842 | 324 | Greece |
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| 46 | Sørøya | 811 | 313 | Norway |
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| 47 | Kefalonia | 781 | 301 | Greece |
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| 48 | São Miguel Island | 759 | 293 |  Portugal |
Largest island of Portugal. |
| 49 | Mezhdusharskiy Island | 748 | 288 | Russia |
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| 50 | Madeira Island | 741 | 286 | Portugal |
Politically part of Europe; geographically nearer to Africa. |
| 51 | Kvaløya (in Troms) | 737 | 284 | Norway |
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| 52 | Anglesey | 714 | 276 | United Kingdom ( Wales) |
Includes Holy Island, Anglesey- 15.22 sq mi (39.4 km2) - separated by a very narrow channel. |
| 53 | Menorca | 694 | 268 | Spain |
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| 54 | Fasta Åland | 685 | 265 | Finland ( Åland) |
Mainland of Åland. |
| 55 | Kvitøya | 682 | 264 | Norway (Svalbard) |
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| 56 | Ringvassøya | 656 | 253 | Norway |
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| 57 | Islay | 62 | 239 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 58 | Prins Karls Forland | 615 | 237 | Norway (Svalbard) |
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| 59 | MacKlintok Island | 612 | 236 | Russia |
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| 60 | Corfu | 592 | 229 | Greece |
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| 61 | Bornholm | 588 | 227 | Denmark |
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| 62 | Hitra | 572 | 221 | Norway |
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| 63 | Isle of Man | 572 | 221 |  Isle of Man |
Crown Dependencies |
| 64 | Ibiza | 571 | 220 | Spain |
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| 65 | Seiland | 559 | 216 | Norway |
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| 66 | Austvågøya | 527 | 203 | Norway |
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| 67 | Kimitoön (Finnish: Kemiönsaari) | 524 | 202 | Finland |
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| 68 | Mainland, Orkney | 523 | 202 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
Mainland of the Orkney Islands. |
| 69 | Jackson Island | 521 | 201 | Russia |
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| 70 | Falster | 514 | 199 | Denmark |
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| 71 | Andøya | 489 | 189 | Norway |
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| 72 | La Ronciere Island | 478 | 185 | Russia |
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| 73 | Samos | 476 | 184 | Greece |
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| 74 | Lemnos | 476 | 184 | Greece |
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| 75 | Hooker Island | 460 | 177 | Russia |
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| 76 | Ziegler Island | 448 | 173 | Russia |
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| 77 | Pico Island | 446 | 172 | Portugal |
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| 78 | Usedom | 445 | 172 | Germany Poland |
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| 79 | Magerøya | 437 | 169 | Norway |
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| 80 | Isle of Arran | 432 | 167 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 81 | Naxos | 428 | 165 | Greece |
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| 82 | Vestvågøya | 411 | 159 | Norway |
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| 83 | Zakynthos | 406 | 158 | Greece |
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| 84 | Krk | 406 | 158 |  Croatia |
Largest island of Croatia. |
| 85 | Cres | 406 | 158 | Croatia |
Just 0.02 km2 smaller than Krk. |
| 86 | Terceira Island | 403 | 156 | Portugal |
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| 87 | Brač | 395 | 153 | Croatia |
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| 88 | Isle of Wight | 381 | 147 | United Kingdom ( England) |
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| 89 | Jan Mayen | 380 | 147 | Norway |
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| 90 | Andros | 380 | 147 | Greece |
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| 91 | Thasos | 379 | 146 | Greece |
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| 92 | Champ Island | 374 | 144 | Russia |
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| 93 | Streymoy | 374 | 144 | Denmark ( Faroe Islands) |
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| 94 | Luigi Island | 371 | 143 | Russia |
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| 95 | Mors | 368 | 142 | Denmark |
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| 96 | Jura | 367 | 142 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 97 | Orust | 346 | 133 | Sweden |
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| 98 | Salm Island | 344 | 133 | Russia |
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| 99 | Kvaløya | 336 | 129 | Norway |
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| 100 | Karl-Alexander Island | 329 | 127 | Russia |
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| 101 | Osterøy | 329 | 127 | Norway |
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| 102 | Als | 321 | 125 | Denmark |
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| 103 | South Uist | 320 | 124 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 104 | Leucas | 303 | 117 | Greece |
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| 105 | North Uist | 303 | 117 | United Kingdom ( Scotland) |
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| 106 | Karpathos | 301 | 300 | Greece |
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| 107 | Hvar | 300 | 116 | Croatia |
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| 108 | Rudolf Island | 296 | 114 | Russia |
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| 109 | Kos | 290 | 112 | Greece |
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| 110 | Northbrook Island | 289 | 111 | Russia |
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| 111 | Yeva-Liv Island | 288 | 110 | Russia |
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| 112 | Eysturoy | 286 | 110 | Denmark ( Faroe Islands) |
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| 113 | Pag | 285 | 109 | Croatia |
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| 114 | Langeland | 284 | 109 | Denmark |
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| 115 | Imbros | 279 | 108 |  Turkey |
Largest island of Turkey within Europe. |
| 116 | Cythera | 278 | 107 | Greece |
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| 117 | Korčula | 276 | 107 | Croatia |
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| 118 | Arnøya | 276 | 107 | Norway |
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| 119 | Wolin | 265 | 103 | Poland |
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| 120 | Icaria | 255 | 98 | Greece |
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| 121 | Bolshoy Solovetsky Island | 246 | 95 | Russia |
Mainland of Solovetsky Islands. |
| 122 | Malta | 246 | 95 |  Malta |
Largest island of Malta (78% of the state area) |
| 123 | São Jorge Island | 246 | 95 | Portugal |
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| 124 | Stord | 241 | 93 | Norway |
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| 125 | Wiener Neustadt Island | 237 | 91 | Russia |
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| 126 | Vanna (Troms) | 232 | 90 | Norway |
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| 127 | Stjernøya | 231 | 90 | Norway |
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| 128 | Møn | 226 | 88 | Denmark |
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| 129 | Elba | 224 | 86 | Italy |
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| 130 | Smøla | 218 | 84 | Norway |
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| 131 | Yell | 212 | 82 | United Kingdom ( Scotland)
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| 132 | Skyros | 209 | 81 | Greece |
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| 133 | Muhu | 206 | 80 | Estonia |
Islands 100–200 km2
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Islands 50–100 km2
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Data for some islands is missing, particularly for some Arctic islands in Russia and Svalbard.
Islands 20–50 km2
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Artificial islands or not usually regarded as islands
[edit]| What the ranking
would be if added. |
Island | Area (km2) |
Area (sq mi) |
Country |
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| 7 | Jutland (North of the Kiel Canal) | 28,500 | 11,000 | Denmark |
| 9 | Peloponnese | 21,549.6 | 8,320.3 | Greece
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| 40 | Flevopolder | 970 | 370 |  Netherlands
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See also
[edit]- List of Caribbean islands by area
- List of European islands by population
- List of islands by area
- List of islands by population
Notes
[edit]- Malta and the Canary Islands are not considered part of Europe, whereas Cyprus is. Cyprus is often considered to be a part of both Asia and Europe.
- Islands of Arctic Russia are considered part of Europe as long as they are situated west of the Yamal Peninsula. This means that the islands of Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya plus for example Kolguyev and Vaygach Island are considered part of Europe. Islands of Svalbard are in the same category, whereas for example islands of Greenland are considered part of North America.
- The figures of Bolshoy Berezovy, Storøya and Wahlbergøya are rough estimates from map.
Sources
[edit]- ISLANDS
- Suomen suurimmat saaret (also includes freshwater islands)
- Finland The Land of Islands and Waters
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References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Cynthia (2020-06-03). "Hy-Brasil: The Supernatural Island | Worlds Revealed". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ Bara, Márta Koczka; Velísková, Yvetta; Dulovičová, Renáta; Schügerl, Radoslav (2014-09-01). "Influence of surface water level fluctuation and riverbed sediment deposits on groundwater regime". Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics. 62 (3): 177–185. doi:10.2478/johh-2014-0030.