5 Biggest Islands on Earth

Below you can find the list of 5 Biggest Islands on Earth. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see this article.

5. Baffin

Area: 507,451 km²/ 195,928 sq mi

And finally, we get to Canada’s largest island named after English explorer William Baffin. The island has found its place in quite a few times in Icelandic sagas and folklore. The island has a population of only 11,000 spread over a vast area.

4. Madagascar

Area: 587,295 km²/226,756 sq mi

An island country which is lying just off East Africa in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar has always been in the spotlight for its amazing biodiversity and remarkable wildlife. Over 90% of the animal species found in the region is rare and unseen elsewhere in the world.

3. Borneo

Area: 755,000 km²/ 292,000 sq mi

Borneo ranks 3rd on our list of biggest islands on Earth. It is the largest island in Asia, located close to Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi. The island is divided between three countries, with Malaysia and Brunei taking over the North part and Indonesia towards the South. However, the major part of the island lies in Indonesia. Borneo island also has one of the oldest rainforests in the world.

2. New Guinea

Area: 821,400 km²/ 317,150 sq mi

The largest island in the Southern Hemisphere or Oceania — New Guinea covers a vast area. The eastern part of the land constitutes the Papua New Guinea independent State. New Guinea has many mountain chains including the Jaya Peak, the highest point in Indonesia.

1. Greenland

Area: 2,166,086 km²/ 836,330 sq mi

The island country is rather interesting both in its landscape and sites, being mostly covered in ice, with no forest and amazing phenomena like the Northern Lights and the Midnight Sun to encounter. Lying in the Arctic, Greenland with its 2.166 million km² area spread, is by far the biggest island on Earth.

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