List of Caribbean islands by area
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This is a list of islands in the Caribbean by area. (The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands are not in the Caribbean Sea, but rather in the open North Atlantic Ocean.) For related lists, see below.
Islands[]
Islands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater[]
Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 105,806 | 40,852 | Cuba |
2 | Hispaniola | 76,479 | 29,529 | Haiti and Dominican Republic |
3 | Jamaica | 11,188 | 4,320 | Jamaica |
4 | Puerto Rico | 8,896 | 3,435 | Puerto Rico |
5 | Trinidad | 4,827 | 1,864 | Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | North Andros Island | 3,439 | 1,328 | Bahamas |
7 | Isla de la Juventud | 2,237 | 864 | Cuba |
8 | Great Inagua Island | 1,543 | 596 | Bahamas |
9 | South Andros Island | 1,447 | 559 | Bahamas |
10 | Grand Bahama Island | 1,373 | 530 | Bahamas |
11 | Great Abaco Island | 1,144 | 442 | Bahamas |
12 | Martinique | 1,128 | 436 | Martinique |
13 | Isla Margarita | 1,020 | 394 | Venezuela |
Islands 300–999 km2 (116–386 sq mi)[]
Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Basse-Terre | 848 | 327 | Guadeloupe |
15 | Cayo Romano | 777 | 300 | Cuba |
16 | Dominica | 750 | 290 | Dominica |
17 | Gonâve | 743 | 287 | Haiti |
18 | Cozumel | 647 | 250 | Mexico |
19 | Saint Lucia | 616 | 238 | Saint Lucia |
20 | Grande-Terre | 587 | 226 | Guadeloupe |
21 | Little Abaco Island | 559 | 216 | Bahamas |
22 | Eleuthera | 518 | 200 | Bahamas |
23 | Acklins Island | 497 | 192 | Bahamas |
24 | Long Island | 448 | 173 | Bahamas |
25 | Curaçao | 444 | 171 | Curaçao |
26 | Barbados | 431 | 167 | Barbados |
27 | Cat Island | 389 | 150 | Bahamas |
28 | Cayo Coco | 370 | 143 | Cuba |
29 | Saint Vincent | 345 | 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
30 | Cayo Sabinal | 335 | 129 | Cuba |
31 | Grenada | 310 | 120 | Grenada |
32 | Tobago | 300 | 116 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Islands 100–299 km2 (39–115 sq mi)[]
Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Bonaire | 294 | 113 | Caribbean Netherlands |
34 | Mayaguana | 280 | 110 | Bahamas |
35 | Antigua | 279 | 108 | Antigua and Barbuda |
36 | Saint Croix | 214 | 82 | United States Virgin Islands |
37 | New Providence | 207 | 80 | Bahamas |
38 | Grand Cayman | 196 | 76 | Cayman Islands |
39 | Aruba | 180 | 74 | Aruba |
40 | Tortuga | 178 | 69 | Haiti |
41 | Saint Kitts | 168 | 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
42 | San Salvador Island | 163 | 63 | Bahamas |
43 | Barbuda | 161 | 61 | Antigua and Barbuda |
44 | Marie Galante | 158 | 61 | Guadeloupe |
45 | Great Exuma | 158 | 61 | Bahamas |
46 | La Tortuga Island | 156.6 | 61 | Venezuela |
47 | Crooked Island | 148 | 57 | Bahamas |
48 | Middle Caicos | 144.2 | 56 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
49 | Vieques | 135 | 52 | Puerto Rico |
50 | Little Inagua | 127 | 49 | Bahamas |
51 | Roatan | 125 | 48 | Honduras |
52 | North Caicos | 116.4 | 45 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
53 | Saona Island | 110 | 42 | Dominican Republic |
54 | Cayo Guajaba | 107 | 41 | Cuba |
55 | Montserrat | 102 | 39 | Montserrat |
56 | Cayo Fragoso | 101 | 39 | Cuba |
Islands 30–99 km2 (12–38 sq mi)[]
Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Providenciales | 98 | 38 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
58 | Nevis | 93 | 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
59 | Anguilla | 91 | 35 | Anguilla |
60 | East Caicos | 90.6 | 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
61 | Saint Martin | 87 | 37 | Saint Martin and Sint Maarten |
62 | Saint Thomas | 80.91 | 31.23 | United States Virgin Islands |
63 | Rum Cay | 78 | 30 | Bahamas |
64 | Ambergris Caye | 65 | 25 | Belize |
65 | Blanquilla Island | 64 | 25 | Venezuela |
66 | Colón Island | 61 | 24 | Panama |
67 | Isla Mona | 57 | 22 | Puerto Rico |
68 | Coche Island | 55 | 21 | Venezuela |
69 | Tortola | 55.7 | 21.5 | British Virgin Islands |
70 | Guanaja | 50 | 19 | Honduras |
71 | Popa Island | 53 | 20.5 | Panama |
72 | Bastimentos Island | 52 | 20 | Panama |
73 | Île à Vache | 52 | 20 | Haiti |
74 | Saint John | 51 | 19.6 | United States Virgin Islands |
75 | Útila | 49 | 18.9 | Honduras |
76 | Grande Cayemite | 45 | 17 | Haiti |
77 | Samana Cay | 45 | 17 | Bahamas |
78 | Cayo Saetia | 42 | 16.2 | Cuba |
79 | La Orchila | 40 | 15.4 | Venezuela |
80 | Anegada | 38 | 15 | British Virgin Islands |
81 | Cayo Largo del Sur | 37.5 | 14.5 | Cuba |
82 | Cristóbal Island | 37 | 14.3 | Panama |
83 | Cayman Brac | 36 | 14 | Cayman Islands |
84 | Carriacou | 34 | 13 | Grenada |
85 | Great Harbour Cay | 32 | 12.3 | Bahamas |
86 | Culebra | 30.1 | 11.6 | Puerto Rico |
Islands 10–29 km2 (3.9–11.2 sq mi)[]
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Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
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86 | 29 | 11 | Bahamas | |
87 | West Caicos | 28 | 11 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
88 | Beata Island | 27 | 10 | Dominican Republic |
89 | San Andrés | 26 | 10 | Colombia |
90 | Little Cayman | 26 | 10 | Cayman Islands |
91 | 26 | 10 | Cuba | |
92 | Big Pine Key | 25.8 | 10 | United States |
93 | Cubagua | 24 | - | Venezuela |
94 | Ragged Island | 23 | 9 | Bahamas |
95 | South Caicos | 21.2 | 8 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
96 | Saint Barthélemy | 21 | 8 | Saint Barthélemy |
97 | Sint Eustatius | 21 | 8.1 | Caribbean Netherlands |
98 | Virgin Gorda | 21 | 8 | British Virgin Islands |
99 | Long Cay | 21 | 8 | Bahamas |
100 | La Désirade | 20.64 | - | Guadeloupe |
101 | Tierra Bomba Island | 19.8 | - | Colombia |
102 | Bequia | 18.1 | 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
103 | Grand Turk Island | 17.39 | 6.71 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
104 | Providencia | 17 | - | Colombia |
105 | Cayo Agua Island | 16 | - | Panama |
106 | 15.1 | 5.8 | Venezuela | |
107 | Key West | 13.65 | 5.27 | United States |
108 | Cayo Guillermo | 13 | - | Cuba |
109 | Saba | 13 | 5 | Caribbean Netherlands |
110 | Canouan | 13 | 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
111 | Big Corn Island | 10 | - | Nicaragua |
Islands 5–9 km2 (1.9–3.5 sq mi)[]
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Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
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112 | Little San Salvador Island | 9.7 | - | Bahamas |
113 | Catalina Island | 9.6 | - | Dominican Republic |
114 | Terre-de-Bas | 9 | - | Guadeloupe |
115 | Conception Island | 8.5 | 3 | Bahamas |
116 | Ronde Island | 8.1 | - | Grenada |
117 | Jost Van Dyke | 8 | 3 | British Virgin Islands |
118 | Union Island | 8 | 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
119 | Solarte Island | 8 | 3 | Panama |
120 | Isleta de San Juan | 7.8 | 3 | Puerto Rico |
121 | Salt Cay | 6.74 | 2.60 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
122 | Klein Bonaire | 6 | 2.3 | Caribbean Netherlands |
123 | Mustique | 5.7 | 2.2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
124 | Navassa Island | 5.2 | 2 | United States (Claimed by Haiti) |
125 | Terre-de-Haut | 5.2 | - | Guadeloupe |
126 | Isla Mujeres | 5.2 | 2 | Mexico |
See also[]
- List of islands in the Caribbean
- List of Caribbean island countries by population
- List of Caribbean islands by political affiliation
- List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies
- List of West Indian First-level Subdivisions
References[]
- "CIA Factbook". U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- "Country Documents for Disaster Preparatione, Antigua and Barbuda" (PDF). Prevenzione Web. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- Martin, Atherton (1987). Meditz, Sandra W. (ed.). Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: a regional study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. OCLC 49361510.
- USGS[full citation needed]
Categories:
- Caribbean islands
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- Lists of islands by area
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