List of islands of Greenland by area
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This is a list of Greenlandic islands 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaat | 2,130,800 km2 (822,700 sq mi) |
2 | Disko Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 8,612 km2 (3,325 sq mi) |
3 | Milne Land | 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) | |
4 | Traill Island | Traill Ø | 3,542 km2 (1,368 sq mi) |
5 | Ymer Island | Ymer Ø | 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi) |
6 | Geographical Society Island | Geografisk Samfund Ø | 1,717 km2 (663 sq mi) |
7 | Hovgaard Island | Hovgaard Ø | 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi) |
8 | Clavering Island | Clavering Ø | 1,488 km2 (575 sq mi) |
9 | Nares Land | 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi) | |
10 | Shannon Island | Shannon Ø | 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) |
Islands between than 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and 250 km2 (97 sq mi)[]
Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Ammassalik Island | Ammassalik Ø | 699 km2 (270 sq mi) |
11 | Christian IV Island | Sammisoq | 659 km2 (254 sq mi) |
12 | Kuhn Island | Kuhn Ø | 634 km2 (245 sq mi) |
13 | Alluttoq Island | Arveprinsen Ejland | 626 km2 (242 sq mi) |
14 | Hendrik Island | Hendrik Island Ø | 583 km2 (225 sq mi) |
15 | Store Koldewey | Store Koldewey | 564 km2 (218 sq mi) |
16 | Upernivik Island | Upernivik Ø | 503 km2 (194 sq mi) |
17 | Jens Munk Island | Søren Norbyes Ø | 471 km2 (182 sq mi) |
18 | Skjoldungen | Saqqisikuik | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) |
19 | Sverdrup Island | Sverdrup Ø | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) |
20 | Illorsuit Island | Illorsuip qeqertaat | 403 km2 (156 sq mi) |
21 | Nutaarmiut Island | Nutaarmiut | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) |
22 | Princess Thyra Island | Prinsesse Thyra Ø | 314 km2 (121 sq mi) |
23 | Egger Island | Itilleq | 308 km2 (119 sq mi) |
24 | Northumberland Island | Kiatak | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) |
25 | Nunarsuit | 272 km2 (105 sq mi) | |
26 | Qeqertaq Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) |
27 | Île-de-France | Qeqertaq Prins Henrik | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) |
Islands less than 250 km2 (97 sq mi)[]
Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area |
---|---|---|---|
Lindhard Island | Lindhard Ø | 246 km2 (95 sq mi) | |
Qeqertarssdaq | Qeqertarssdaq | 241 km2 (93 sq mi) | |
Bjornesk Island | Gamma Ø | 234 km2 (90 sq mi) | |
Timmiarmiit | Timmiarmiit | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) | |
Lynn Island | Lynn Ø | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) | |
Herbert Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) |
See also[]
Categories:
- Islands of Greenland
- Lists of islands by area