The World's major Islands (by size)

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: geography statistics major islands

1. Australia, (7,617.930 sq km)
   is 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.
2. Greenland (2,175,600 sq km)
3. New Guinea (792,500 sq km)
4. Borneo (725,500 sq km)
5. Madagascar (587,000 sq km)
6. Baffin (507,500 sq km)
7. Sumatra (427,300 sq km)
8. Honshu (227,400 sq km)
9. Great Britain (218,100 sq km)
10. Victoria (217,300 sq km)
11. Ellesmere (196,200 sq km)
12. Celebes (178,650 sq km)
13. New Zealand (south) (151,000 sq km)
14. Java (126,700 sq km)
15. New Zealand (north) (114,000 sq km)
16. Newfoundland (108,900 sq km)