Here is a list of the world's largest islands. Don't forget that Australia is considered a continent, not an island (looks like a big island to me!). Australia is about 3.5 times bigger than the Greenland, which is considered to be the largest island in the world.

#IslandCountryArea (sq. km)Ocean
1GreenlandDenmark2,175,600Arctic
2New GuineaPapua New Guinea792,540Pacific
3BorneoIndonesia725,459Pacific
4MadagascarMadagascar587,044Indian
5Baffin IslandCanada507,454Arctic
6SumatraIndonesia427,305Indian
7HonshuJapan227,415Pacific
8Great BritainUnited Kingdom218,078Atlantic
9VictoriaCanada217,291Arctic
10EllesmereCanada196,237Arctic
11CelebesIndonesia178,710Indian
12South IslandNew Zealand151,010Pacific
13JavaIndonesia126,651Pacific
14CubaCuba114,525Atlantic
15North IslandNew Zealand144,051Pacific
16NewfoundlandCanada108,858Atlantic
17LuzonPhilippines105,879Pacific
18IcelandIceland103,002Atlantic
19MindanaoPhilippines95,247Pacific
20Novaya ZemlyaRussia90,650Arctic
21IrelandIreland84,431Atlantic
22HokkaidoJapan78,073Pacific
23HispaniolaHaiti/Dominican Republic76,483Atlantic
24SakhalinRussia76,405Pacific
25BanksCanada70,015Arctic
26TasmaniaAustralia67,801Pacific
27Sri LankaSri Lanka65,610Indian
28DevonCanada55,247Arctic



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