This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by area (excluding the Canaries).
Rank | Island | Area (km2) |
Area (sq mi) |
Countries/regions | Notes |
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1 | Great Britain | 229,848 | 88,745 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Largest island of Europe. Largest island of the United Kingdom (73% of the state area) |
2 | Iceland | 101,826 | 39,315 | ![]() |
Largest island of Iceland (99% of the state area) |
3 | Ireland | 84,421 | 32,595 | ![]() ![]() |
Largest island of the Republic of Ireland. |
4 | Severny Island | 47,079 | 18,177 | ![]() |
Northern Island of Novaya Zemlya. Largest island of Russia within Europe. |
5 | Spitsbergen | 37,673 | 14,546 | ![]() |
Largest island of Svalbard (62% of its entire area) and of Norway. |
6 | Yuzhny Island | 33,246 | 12,836 | ![]() |
Southern Island of Novaya Zemlya. |
7 | Sicily | 25,662 | 9,908 | ![]() |
Largest island of Italy, largest island of the Mediterranean Sea. |
8 | Sardinia | 24,099 | 9,305 | ![]() |
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9 | Nordaustlandet | 14,443 | 5,576 | ![]() |
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10 | Cyprus | 9,251 | 3,572 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Subject to ongoing territorial dispute between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. Geographically Asian. |
11 | Corsica | 8,741 | 3,351 | ![]() |
Largest island of France within Europe. |
12 | Crete | 8,312 | 3,209 | ![]() |
Largest island of Greece. |
13 | Zealand | 7,180 | 2,715 | ![]() |
Largest island of Denmark within Europe. |
14 | Edgeøya | 5,074 | 1,959 | ![]() |
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15 | Vendsyssel-Thy | 4,685 | 1,809 | ![]() |
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16 | Euboea | 3,655 | 1,411 | ![]() |
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17 | Mallorca | 3,640 | 1,406 | ![]() |
Largest island of Spain within Europe. |
18 | Kolguyev | 3,497 | 1,350 | ![]() |
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19 | Vaygach Island | 3,329 | 1,306 | ![]() |
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20 | Gotland | 2,994 | 1,156 | ![]() |
Largest island of Sweden. Largest island in the Baltic sea. |
21 | Fyn | 2,984 | 1,152 | ![]() |
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22 | Zemlya Georga | 2,821 | 1,089 | ![]() |
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23 | Saaremaa | 2,672 | 1,032 | ![]() |
Largest island of Estonia. |
24 | Wilczek Land | 2,203 | 851 | ![]() |
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25 | Hinnøya | 2,198 | 849 | ![]() |
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26 | Lewis and Harris | 2,179 | 841 | ![]() ![]() |
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27 | Skye | 1,656 | 639 | ![]() ![]() |
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28 | Soisalo | 1,638 | 631 | ![]() |
Largest island of Finland. Largest freshwater island of Europe. |
29 | Lesbos | 1,630 | 629 | ![]() |
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30 | Senja | 1,586 | 612 | ![]() |
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31 | Graham Bell Island | 1,557 | 601 | ![]() |
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32 | Rhodes | 1,398 | 540 | ![]() |
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33 | Öland | 1,347 | 520 | ![]() |
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34 | Barents Island | 1,288 | 497 | ![]() |
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35 | Lolland | 1,243 | 480 | ![]() |
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36 | Södertörn | 1,207 | 466 | ![]() |
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37 | Zemlya Aleksandry | 1,095 | 423 | ![]() |
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38 | Gallya | 1,049 | 405 | ![]() |
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39 | Hiiumaa | 989 | 382 | ![]() |
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40 | Mainland, Shetland | 969 | 374 | ![]() ![]() |
Mainland of the Shetland Islands. |
41 | Salisbury Island | 960 | 371 | ![]() |
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42 | Rügen | 926 | 358 | ![]() |
Largest island of Germany. |
43 | Isle of Mull | 875 | 338 | ![]() ![]() |
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44 | Langøya | 850 | 328 | ![]() |
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45 | Chios | 842 | 324 | ![]() |
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46 | Sørøya | 811 | 313 | ![]() |
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47 | Kefalonia | 781 | 301 | ![]() |
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48 | São Miguel Island | 759 | 293 | ![]() |
Largest island of Portugal. |
49 | Mezhdusharskiy Island | 748 | 288 | ![]() |
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50 | Madeira Island | 741 | 286 | ![]() |
Politically part of Europe; geographically nearer to Africa. |
51 | Kvaløya (in Troms) | 737 | 284 | ![]() |
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52 | Anglesey | 714 | 276 | ![]() ![]() |
Includes Holy Island, Anglesey- 15.22 sq mi (39.4 km2) - separated by a very narrow channel. |
53 | Menorca | 694 | 268 | ![]() |
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54 | Fasta Åland | 685 | 265 | ![]() ![]() |
Mainland of Åland. |
55 | Kvitøya | 682 | 264 | ![]() |
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56 | Ringvassøy | 656 | 253 | ![]() |
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57 | Islay | 620 | 239 | ![]() ![]() |
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58 | Prins Karls Forland | 615 | 237 | ![]() |
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59 | MacKlintok Island | 612 | 236 | ![]() |
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60 | Corfu | 592 | 229 | ![]() |
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61 | Bornholm | 588 | 227 | ![]() |
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62 | Hitra | 572 | 221 | ![]() |
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63 | Isle of Man | 572 | 221 | ![]() |
Crown Dependencies |
64 | Ibiza | 571 | 220 | ![]() |
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65 | Seiland | 559 | 216 | ![]() |
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66 | Austvågøy | 527 | 203 | ![]() |
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67 | Kimitoön | 524 | 202 | ![]() |
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68 | Mainland, Orkney | 523 | 202 | ![]() ![]() |
Mainland of the Orkney Islands. |
69 | Jackson Island | 521 | 201 | ![]() |
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70 | Falster | 514 | 199 | ![]() |
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71 | Andøya | 489 | 189 | ![]() |
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72 | La Ronciere Island | 478 | 185 | ![]() |
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73 | Samos | 476 | 184 | ![]() |
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74 | Lemnos | 476 | 184 | ![]() |
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75 | Hooker Island | 460 | 177 | ![]() |
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76 | Ziegler Island | 448 | 173 | ![]() |
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77 | Pico Island | 446 | 172 | ![]() |
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78 | Usedom | 445 | 172 | ![]() ![]() |
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79 | Magerøya | 437 | 169 | ![]() |
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80 | Isle of Arran | 432 | 167 | ![]() ![]() |
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81 | Naxos | 428 | 165 | ![]() |
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82 | Vestvågøy | 411 | 159 | ![]() |
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83 | Zakynthos | 406 | 158 | ![]() |
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84 | Krk | 406 | 158 | ![]() |
Largest island of Croatia. |
85 | Cres | 406 | 158 | ![]() |
Just 0.02 km2 smaller than Krk. |
86 | Terceira Island | 403 | 156 | ![]() |
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87 | Brač | 395 | 153 | ![]() |
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88 | Isle of Wight | 381 | 147 | ![]() ![]() |
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89 | Jan Mayen | 380 | 147 | ![]() |
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90 | Andros | 380 | 147 | ![]() |
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91 | Thasos | 379 | 146 | ![]() |
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92 | Champ Island | 374 | 144 | ![]() |
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93 | Streymoy | 374 | 144 | ![]() ![]() |
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94 | Luigi Island | 371 | 143 | ![]() |
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95 | Mors | 368 | 142 | ![]() |
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96 | Jura | 367 | 142 | ![]() ![]() |
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97 | Orust | 346 | 133 | ![]() |
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98 | Salm Island | 344 | 133 | ![]() |
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99 | Kvaløya, Finnmark | 336 | 129 | ![]() |
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100 | Karl-Alexander Island | 329 | 127 | ![]() |
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101 | Osterøy | 329 | 127 | ![]() |
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102 | Als | 321 | 125 | ![]() |
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103 | South Uist | 320 | 124 | ![]() ![]() |
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104 | Leucas | 303 | 117 | ![]() |
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105 | North Uist | 303 | 117 | ![]() ![]() |
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106 | Karpathos | 301 | 300 | ![]() |
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107 | Hvar | 300 | 116 | ![]() |
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108 | Rudolf Island | 296 | 114 | ![]() |
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109 | Kos | 290 | 112 | ![]() |
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110 | Northbrook Island | 289 | 111 | ![]() |
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111 | Yeva-Liv Island | 288 | 110 | ![]() |
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112 | Eysturoy | 286 | 110 | ![]() ![]() |
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113 | Pag | 285 | 109 | ![]() |
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114 | Langeland | 284 | 109 | ![]() |
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115 | Imbros | 279 | 108 | ![]() |
Largest island of Turkey within Europe. |
116 | Cythera | 278 | 107 | ![]() |
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117 | Korčula | 276 | 107 | ![]() |
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118 | Arnøya | 276 | 107 | ![]() |
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119 | Wolin | 265 | 103 | ![]() |
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120 | Icaria | 255 | 98 | ![]() |
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121 | Bolshoy Solovetsky Island | 246 | 95 | ![]() |
Mainland of Solovetsky Islands. |
122 | Malta | 246 | 95 | ![]() |
Largest island of Malta (78% of the state area) |
123 | São Jorge Island | 246 | 95 | ![]() |
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124 | Stord | 241 | 93 | ![]() |
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125 | Wiener Neustadt Island | 237 | 91 | ![]() |
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126 | Vanna (Troms) | 232 | 90 | ![]() |
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127 | Stjernøya | 231 | 90 | ![]() |
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128 | Møn | 226 | 88 | ![]() |
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129 | Elba | 224 | 86 | ![]() |
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130 | Smøla | 218 | 84 | ![]() |
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131 | Yell | 212 | 82 | ![]() ![]() | |
132 | Skyros | 209 | 81 | ![]() |
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133 | Muhu | 206 | 80 | ![]() |
Data for some islands is missing, particularly for some Arctic islands in Russia and Svalbard.
What the ranking
would be if added. |
Island | Area (km2) |
Area (sq mi) |
Country |
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9 | Peloponnese | 21,549.6 | 8,320.3 | ![]() |
40 | Flevopolder | 970 | 370 | ![]() |