This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than  and most of the islands over , sorted in descending order by area.
For comparison, four very large continental landmasses are also shown.
Continental landmasses
Continental landmasses are not usually defined as islands despite being completely surrounded by water.
However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas is sometimes defined as two separate continents while mainland Australia is sometimes defined as an island as well as a continent.
Nevertheless, for the purposes of this list, mainland Australia along with the other major landmasses have been listed as continental landmasses for comparison.
The figures are approximations and are for the four major continental landmasses only.
The man-made Panama and Suez canals are disregarded, as they are not natural waters that separate the continents.
Islands
Islands {{convert|100000|km2|-2|abbr=on}} and greater
Islands {{convert|25000|–|99999|km2|-2|abbr=on}}
Islands {{convert|10000|–|24999|km2|abbr=on}}
Islands {{convert|5000|–|9999|km2|abbr=on}}
Islands {{convert|2500|–|4999|km2|abbr=on}}
Islands {{convert|1000|–|2499|km2|abbr=on}}
This section of the list might not be complete but covers almost all of the islands in the world over .
The area of some Antarctic islands is uncertain.
See also
Lake island
List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
List of countries and dependencies by area
List of countries by largest island
List of divided islands
List of islands by highest point
List of islands by name
List of islands by population
List of islands by population density
Lists of islands by continent and country
Recursive islands and lakes
River island
Notes
References
Citations
External links
Global Island Network – Island Links Directory
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