List of European islands by area
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This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by area. As a main rule, freshwater islands are not listed.
Contents
Islands over 200 km²
| Rank | Island | Area (km²) |
Area (sq mi) |
Countries/regions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 229,848 | 88,745 |  United Kingdom |
Largest island of the United Kingdom. Largest island of the European Union. |
| 2 | Iceland | 101,826 | 39,315 |  Iceland |
Largest island of Iceland. |
| 3 | Ireland | 84,421 | 32,595 |  Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom |
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| 4 | Severny Island | 47,079 | 18,177 |  Russia |
Northern Island of Novaya Zemlya. Largest island of Russia within Europe. |
| 5 | Spitsbergen | 37,673 | 14,546 | Svalbard,  Norway |
Largest island of Norway. |
| 6 | Yuzhny Island | 33,246 | 12,836 | Russia |
Southern Island of Novaya Zemlya. |
| 7 | Sicily | 25,662 | 9,908 |  Italy |
Largest island of Italy. |
| 8 | Sardinia | 23,949 | 9,247 | Italy |
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| 9 | Nordaustlandet | 14,443 | 5,576 | Svalbard, Norway |
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| 10 | Cyprus | 9,251 | 3,572 |  Republic of Cyprus Northern Cyprus (de facto) |
Subject to ongoing territorial dispute between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. |
| 11 | Corsica | 8,741 | 3,351 |  France |
Largest island of France within Europe. |
| 12 | Crete | 8,312 | 3,209 |  Greece |
Largest island of Greece |
| 13 | Zealand | 7,180 | 2,715 |  Denmark |
Largest island of Denmark in Europe. |
| 14 | Edgeøya | 5,074 | 1,959 | Svalbard, Norway |
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| 15 | Vendsyssel-Thy | 4,685 | 1,809 | Denmark |
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| 16 | Euboea | 3,655 | 1,411 | Greece |
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| 17 | Mallorca | 3,640 | 1,406 |  Spain |
Largest island of Spain within Europe. |
| 18 | Kolguyev | 3,497 | 1,350 | Russia |
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| 19 | Vaygach Island | 3,329 | 1,306 | Russia |
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| 20 | Gotland | 2,994 | 1,156 |  Sweden |
Largest island of Sweden. |
| 21 | Fyn | 2,984 | 1,152 | Denmark |
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| 22 | Zemlya Georga | 2,821 | 1,089 | Russia |
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| 23 | Saaremaa | 2,672 | 1,032 |  Estonia |
Largest island of Estonia. |
| 24 | Wilczek Land | 2,203 | 851 | Russia |
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| 25 | Hinnøya | 2,198 | 849 | Norway |
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| 26 | Lewis and Harris | 2,179 | 841 | United Kingdom |
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| 27 | Skye | 1,656 | 639 | United Kingdom |
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| 28 | Soisalo | 1,638 | 631 |  Finland |
Largest island of Finland. Largest freshwater island of Europe. |
| 29 | Lesbos | 1,630 | 629 | Greece |
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| 30 | Senja | 1,586 | 612 | Norway |
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| 31 | Graham Bell Island | 1,557 | 601 | Russia |
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| 32 | Rhodes | 1,398 | 540 | Greece |
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| 33 | Öland | 1,347 | 520 | Sweden |
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| 34 | Barents Island | 1,288 | 497 | Svalbard, Norway |
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| 35 | Lolland | 1,243 | 480 | Denmark |
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| 36 | Zemlya Aleksandry | 1,095 | 423 | Russia |
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| 37 | Gallya | 1,049 | 405 | Russia |
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| 38 | Hiiumaa | 989 | 382 | Estonia |
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| 39 | Mainland | 969 | 374 | United Kingdom |
Mainland of the Shetland islands. |
| 40 | Salisbury Island | 960 | 371 | Russia |
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| 41 | Rügen | 926 | 358 |  Germany |
Largest island of Germany. |
| 42 | Isle of Mull | 875 | 338 | United Kingdom |
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| 43 | Langøya | 850 | 328 | Norway |
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| 44 | Chios | 842 | 324 | Greece |
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| 45 | Sørøya | 811 | 313 | Norway |
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| 46 | Kefalonia | 781 | 301 | Greece |
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| 47 | São Miguel Island | 759 | 293 |  Portugal |
Largest island of Portugal within Europe. |
| 48 | Mezhdusharskiy Island | 748 | 288 | Russia |
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| 49 | Madeira Island | 741 | 286 | Portugal |
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| 50 | Kvaløya (in Troms) | 737 | 284 | Norway |
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| 51 | Anglesey | 714 | 276 | United Kingdom |
Includes Holy Island, Anglesey which is almost attached. |
| 52 | Menorca | 694 | 268 | Spain |
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| 53 | Fasta Åland | 685 | 265 |  Åland, Finland |
Mainland of the Åland Islands. |
| 54 | Kvitøya | 682 | 264 | Svalbard, Norway |
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| 55 | Ringvassøy | 656 | 253 | Norway |
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| 56 | Islay | 620 | 239 | United Kingdom |
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| 57 | Prins Karls Forland | 615 | 237 | Svalbard, Norway |
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| 58 | MacKlintok Island | 612 | 236 | Russia |
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| 59 | Corfu | 592 | 229 | Greece |
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| 60 | Bornholm | 588 | 227 | Denmark |
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| 61 | Hitra | 572 | 221 | Norway |
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| 62 | Isle of Man | 572 | 221 |  Isle of Man |
Crown dependency |
| 63 | Ibiza | 571 | 220 | Spain |
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| 64 | Seiland | 559 | 216 | Norway |
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| 65 | Austvågøy | 527 | 203 | Norway |
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| 66 | Kimitoön | 524 | 202 | Finland |
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| 67 | Mainland | 523 | 202 | United Kingdom |
Mainland of the Orkney islands. |
| 68 | Jackson Island | 521 | 201 | Russia |
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| 69 | Falster | 514 | 199 | Denmark |
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| 70 | Andøya | 489 | 189 | Norway |
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| 71 | La Ronciere Island | 478 | 185 | Russia |
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| 72 | Samos | 476 | 184 | Greece |
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| 73 | Lemnos | 476 | 184 | Greece |
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| 74 | Hooker Island | 460 | 177 | Russia |
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| 75 | Ziegler Island | 448 | 173 | Russia |
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| 76 | Pico Island | 446 | 172 | Portugal |
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| 77 | Usedom | 445 | 172 | Germany Poland |
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| 78 | Magerøya | 437 | 169 | Norway |
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| 79 | Isle of Arran | 432 | 167 | United Kingdom |
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| 80 | Naxos | 428 | 165 | Greece |
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| 81 | Vestvågøy | 411 | 159 | Norway |
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| 82 | Zakynthos | 406 | 158 | Greece |
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| 83 | Cres | 406 | 158 |  Croatia |
Largest island of Croatia. |
| 84 | Krk | 406 | 158 | Croatia |
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| 85 | Terceira Island | 403 | 156 | Portugal |
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| 86 | Brač | 395 | 153 | Croatia |
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| 87 | Isle of Wight | 381 | 147 | United Kingdom |
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| 88 | Jan Mayen | 380 | 147 | Jan Mayen, Norway |
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| 89 | Andros | 380 | 147 | Greece |
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| 90 | Thasos | 379 | 146 | Greece |
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| 91 | Champ Island | 374 | 144 | Russia |
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| 92 | Streymoy | 374 | 144 |  Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark |
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| 93 | Luigi Island | 371 | 143 | Russia |
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| 94 | Mors | 368 | 142 | Denmark |
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| 95 | Jura | 367 | 142 | United Kingdom |
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| 96 | Orust | 346 | 133 | Sweden |
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| 97 | Salm Island | 344 | 133 | Russia |
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| 98 | Kvaløya, Finnmark | 336 | 129 | Norway |
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| 99 | Karl-Alexander Island | 329 | 127 | Russia |
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| 100 | Osterøy | 329 | 127 | Norway |
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| 101 | Als | 321 | 125 | Denmark |
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| 102 | South Uist | 320 | 124 | United Kingdom |
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| 103 | Leucas | 303 | 117 | Greece |
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| 104 | North Uist | 303 | 117 | United Kingdom |
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| 105 | Karpathos | 301 | 300 | Greece |
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| 106 | Hvar | 300 | 116 | Croatia |
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| 107 | Rudolf Island | 296 | 114 | Russia |
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| 108 | Kos | 290 | 112 | Greece |
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| 109 | Northbrook Island | 289 | 111 | Russia |
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| 110 | Yeva-Liv Island | 288 | 110 | Russia |
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| 111 | Eysturoy | 286 | 110 | Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark |
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| 112 | Pag | 285 | 109 | Croatia |
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| 113 | Langeland | 284 | 109 | Denmark |
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| 114 | Imbros | 279 | 108 |  Turkey |
Largest island of Turkey within Europe. |
| 115 | Cythera | 278 | 107 | Greece |
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| 116 | Korčula | 276 | 107 | Croatia |
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| 117 | Arnøya | 276 | 107 | Norway |
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| 118 | Wolin | 265 | 103 | Poland |
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| 119 | Icaria | 255 | 98 | Greece |
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| 120 | Bolshoy Solovetsky Island | 246 | 95 | Russia |
Mainland of Solovetsky Islands. |
| 121 | Malta | 246 | 95 |  Malta |
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| 122 | São Jorge Island | 246 | 95 | Portugal |
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| 123 | Stord | 241 | 93 | Norway |
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| 124 | Wiener Neustadt Island | 237 | 91 | Russia |
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| 125 | Vanna (Troms) | 232 | 90 | Norway |
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| 126 | Stjernøya | 231 | 90 | Norway |
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| 127 | Møn | 226 | 88 | Denmark |
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| 128 | Elba | 224 | 86 | Italy |
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| 129 | Smøla | 218 | 84 | Norway |
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| 130 | Yell | 212 | 82 | United Kingdom |
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| 131 | Skyros | 209 | 81 | Greece |
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| 132 | Muhu | 206 | 80 | Estonia |
Islands 100 km²–200 km²
This section of the list is not complete.
Islands 50 km²–100 km²
This section of the list is not complete. Data for some islands is missing, particularly for some Arctic islands in Russia and Svalbard.
Islands 20 km²–50 km²
This section of the list is not complete.
Notes
- Madeira and the Canary Islands are not considered part of Europe, whereas Cyprus is. Cyprus is often considered to be a part of both Asia and Europe.
- Islands of Arctic Russia are considered part of Europe as long as they are situated west of the Yamal Peninsula. This means that the islands of Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya plus for example Kolguyev and Vaygach Island are considered part of Europe. Islands of Svalbard are in the same category, whereas for example islands of Greenland are considered part of North America.
- The figures of Bolshoy Berezovy, Storøya and Wahlbergøya are rough estimates from map.
References
- http://islands.unep.ch/
- http://personal.inet.fi/koti/kauko.huotari/saaret.htm (also includes freshwater islands)
- http://www.intermin.fi/intermin/images.nsf/files/aaa29f826e98e26ac22572480031ab08/$file/esite_2007_eng.pdf
- http://www.ub.ntnu.no/formidl/utgivelser/til_opplysning/to_nr16.pdf
