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This is a list of the islands of Greenland by area. It includes all islands in Greenland greater than 100 km2 (39 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.

List of islands

Islands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater

Rank Name Greenlandic name Area Municipality
1 Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat 2,130,800 km2 (822,700 sq mi)
2 Disko Island Qeqertarsuaq 8,612 km2 (3,325 sq mi) Qeqertalik
3 Milne Land 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) Sermersooq
4 Traill Island Traill Ø 3,542 km2 (1,368 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
5 Ymer Island Ymer Ø 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
6 Geographical Society Island Geografisk Samfund Ø 1,717 km2 (663 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
7 Hovgaard Island Hovgaard Ø 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
8 Clavering Island Clavering Ø 1,488 km2 (575 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
9 Nares Land 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
10 Shannon Island Shannon Ø 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park

Islands between than 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and 250 km2 (97 sq mi)

Rank Name Greenlandic name Area Municipality
11 Ammassalik Island Ammassalik Ø 699 km2 (270 sq mi) Sermersooq
12 Christian IV Island Sammisoq 659 km2 (254 sq mi) Kujalleq
13 Kuhn Island Kuhn Ø 634 km2 (245 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
14 Alluttoq Island Arveprinsen Ejland 626 km2 (242 sq mi) Avannaata
15 Hendrik Island Hendrik Island Ø 583 km2 (225 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
16 Store Koldewey Store Koldewey 564 km2 (218 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
17 Upernivik Island Upernivik Ø 503 km2 (194 sq mi) Avannaata
18 Jens Munk Island Søren Norbyes Ø 471 km2 (182 sq mi) Sermersooq
19 Skjoldungen Saqqisikuik 450 km2 (170 sq mi) Sermersooq
20 Sverdrup Island Sverdrup Ø 436 km2 (168 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
21 Illorsuit Island Illorsuip qeqertaat 403 km2 (156 sq mi) Avannaata
22 Nutaarmiut Island Nutaarmiut 354 km2 (137 sq mi) Avannaata
23 Permin Land 324 km2 (125 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
24 Princess Thyra Island Prinsesse Thyra Ø 314 km2 (121 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
25 Egger Island Itilleq 308 km2 (119 sq mi) Kujalleq
26 Northumberland Island Kiatak 277 km2 (107 sq mi) Avannaata
27 Nunarsuit Nunarsuit 272 km2 (105 sq mi) Kujalleq
28 Qeqertarsuaq Island Storø 266 km2 (103 sq mi) Sermersooq
29 Qeqertaq Island Qeqertarsuaq 252 km2 (97 sq mi) Avannaata
30 Île-de-France Qeqertaq Prins Henrik 252 km2 (97 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park

Islands less than 250 km2 (97 sq mi)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023)
Rank Name Greenlandic name Area Municipality
Lindhard Island Lindhard Ø 246 km2 (95 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Qeqertarssdaq Qeqertarssdaq 241 km2 (93 sq mi) Avannaata
Bjornesk Island Gamma Ø 234 km2 (90 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Qorsunnitsoq 234 km2 (90 sq mi) Qeqertalik
Saqqarliup Nunaa 233 km2 (90 sq mi) Qeqertalik
Timmiarmiit Timmiarmiit 229 km2 (88 sq mi) Sermersooq
Hazenland 226 km2 (87 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Lynn Island Lynn Ø 206 km2 (80 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Anoraliuirsoq Anoraliuirsoq 200 km2 (77 sq mi) Kujalleq
Ikeq Island Ikeq Ø 194 km2 (75 sq mi) Kujalleq
Storo Storø 192 km2 (74 sq mi) Sermersooq
Herbert Island Qeqertarsuaq 188 km2 (73 sq mi) Avannaata
MacMillan Island MacMillan Ø 186 km2 (72 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Borup Island Borup Ø 183 km2 (71 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Appat Island Appat Ø 180 km2 (69 sq mi) Avannaata
Sermersuut Island Hamborgerland 171 km2 (66 sq mi) Qeqqata
Tunertooq 169 km2 (65 sq mi) Qeqertalik
Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island Bjørneøen 169 km2 (65 sq mi) Sermersooq
John Murray Island John Murray Ø 143 km2 (55 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Turner Island Turner Ø 143 km2 (55 sq mi) Sermersooq
Apusiaajik Island Apusiaajik Ø 114 km2 (44 sq mi) Sermersooq
Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island Hareøen 109 km2 (42 sq mi) Avannaata

Islands less than 100 km2 (39 sq mi)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023)
Rank Name Greenlandic name Area Municipality
Sermitsiaq Island Sadelø 84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi) Sermersooq
Danmark Island Ujuaakajiip Nunaa 73.3 km2 (28.3 sq mi) Sermersooq
Griffenfeld Island Griffenfeld Ø 58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi) Sermersooq
Castle Island Castle Ø 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Devil Island Djævleøen 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Franklin Island Franklin Ø 33.7 km2 (13.0 sq mi) Avannaata
Beaumont Island Beaumont Ø 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Achton Friis Island Achton Friis Ø 8.00 km2 (3.09 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park
Hakluyt Island Appasuak 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) Avannaata
Avallersuaq Avallersuaq 4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi) Kujalleq
Crozier Island Crozier Ø 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) Avannaata
Raffles Island Appalik 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) Sermersooq
Akilia Akilia 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) Sermersooq
Bjorne Island Bjorne Ø 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) Northeast Greenland National Park

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