PRINCIPAL ISLANDS
An island is a mass of land – smaller than a continent – which is entirely surrounded by water. Therefore Australia even with an area of 7,682,300 km² (2,966,140 miles²), which is generally regarded as a continent, does not qualify. But Britain – consisting of England, Scotland and Wales – does. Indeed, with an area of 229,870 km² (88,730 miles²), it is the largest island in Europe.
 
Name and Location Area
Kilometres² Miles²
Greenland, North Atlantic Ocean 2,175,000 840,000
New Guinea, Pacific Ocean 789,900 305,000
Borneo, Pacific Ocean 751,000 290,000
Madagascar, Indian Ocean 587,041 226,657
Baffin Land, Canada 507,451 195,876
Sumatra. Indonesia 422,200 163,000
Honshu, Japan 230,092 88,839
Britain, Europe 229,870 88,730
Victoria, Canada 217,290 83,874
Ellesmere, Canada 196,236 75,747
Sulawesi, Indonesia 178,700 69,000
South Island, New Zealand 150,460 58,093
Java, Indonesia 126,400 48,800
North Island, New Zealand 114,687 44,281
Cuba, Caribbean 110,922 42,827
Newfoundland, Canada 108,860 42,020
Luzon, Philippines 104,400 40,400
Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean 103,000 40,000

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