Largest Island in the World ================================ | UPSC Notes EPFO Labour Law

Largest Island in the World
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Greenland
➨ Location: between Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 2,175,600

New Guinea
➨ Location: South-west Pacific Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 785,753

Borneo
➨ Location: between Indian and Pacific Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 748,168

Madagascar
➨ Location: Indian Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 587,713

Baffin
➨ Location: North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 503,944

Sumatra
➨ Location: Indian Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 443,066

Honshu
➨ Location: Pacific Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 225,800

Great Britain
➨ Location: North Atlantic Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 229,957

Victoria
➨ Location: Arctic Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 220,548

Ellesmere
➨ Location: Arctic Ocean
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 183,965



Largest Island Countries in the World
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Indonesia
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 1,904,550

Madagascar
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 587,710

Papua New Guinea
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 462,845

Japan
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 372,800

Malaysia
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 329,745


Largest Volcanic Island in the World
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Sumatra (Indonesia)
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 443,010

Honshu (Japan)
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 225,800

Java (Indonesia)
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 138,800

North Island (New Zealand)
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 111,550

Luzon (Philippines)
➨ Area (Sq. Km.): 109,920