List of islands of the United States by area
This is a list of islands of the United States, as ordered by area. It includes most islands with an area greater than 20 square miles (approximately 52 km2). Mainland areas cut by man-made canals are not considered islands.
Islands over 250 square miles (650 km2)[]
Rank | Island's Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (km2) | Location | Population (2010) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hawaii Island (the Big Island) | 4,028[1] | 10,433[1] | Hawaii | 185,079 |
2 | Kodiak Island | 3,588[2] | 9,293[2] | Alaska | 13,592[2] |
3 | Puerto Rico | 3,363 | 8,710 | Puerto Rico | 3,725,789 |
4 | Prince of Wales Island | 2,577 | 6,675[3][4] | Alaska | 5,559 |
5 | Chichagof Island | 2,080 | 5,388 | Alaska | 1,342 |
6 | St. Lawrence Island | 1,983 | 5,135 | Alaska | 1,352 |
7 | Admiralty Island | 1,684 | 4,362 | Alaska | 650 |
8 | Nunivak Island | 1,625 | 4,209 | Alaska | 191 |
9 | Unimak Island | 1,590 | 4,119 | Alaska | 35 |
10 | Baranof Island | 1,570 | 4,065[3] | Alaska | 8,532 |
11 | Long Island | 1,401[5] | 3,629[5] | New York | 7,568,304[5] |
12 | Revillagigedo Island | 1,145 | 2,965[4] | Alaska | 13,477 |
13 | Kupreanof Island | 1,086 | 2,813[4] | Alaska | 584 |
14 | Unalaska Island | 1,051 | 2,722 | Alaska | 1,759 |
15 | Nelson Island | 843 | 2,183 | Alaska | 1,197 |
16 | Kuiu Island | 758 | 1,962[4] | Alaska | 10 |
17 | Maui | 727[1] | 1,883[1] | Hawaii | 144,444 |
18 | Afognak | 698 | 1,809 | Alaska | 169 |
19 | Umnak | 692 | 1,793 | Alaska | 39 |
20 | Oahu | 597[1] | 1,545[1] | Hawaii | 953,207 |
21 | Kauai | 552[1] | 1,430[1] | Hawaii | 67,091 |
22 | Atka Island | 410 | 1,061 | Alaska | 61 |
23 | Attu Island | 346 | 896 | Alaska | 0 |
24 | Etolin Island | 336 | 870 | Alaska | 15 |
25 | Montague Island | 305 | 790 | Alaska | 0 |
26 | Adak Island | 280 | 725 | Alaska | 326 |
27 | Molokai | 260[1] | 673[1] | Hawaii | 7,345 |
28 | Dall Island | 253 | 655[3] | Alaska | 20 |
Islands 75–250 square miles (194–647 km2)[]
This section of the list might not be complete, but covers almost all of the islands in the United States over 75 square miles (190 km2).
Rank | Island's Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (km2) | Location | Population (2000) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Wrangell Island | 216 | 560 | Alaska | 2,401 |
30 | Mitkof Island | 211 | 546[4] | Alaska | 3,364 |
31 | Padre Island | 209[6] | 542 | Texas | 2,816 |
32 | Guam | 209 | 541 | Guam | 154,805 |
33 | Isle Royale | 206[7] | 534[7] | Michigan | 0 |
34 | Tanaga Island | 204 | 529 | Alaska | 0 |
35 | Zarembo Island | 185 | 478 | Alaska | 0 |
36 | Unga Island | 177 | 461 | Alaska | 0 |
37 | Amlia | 176 | 459 | Alaska | 0 |
38 | Hinchinbrook Island | 170 | 445 | Alaska | 5 |
39 | Kosciusko Island | 169 | 438 | Alaska | 52 |
40 | Whidbey Island | 169 | 437 | Washington | 58,211 |
41 | Kruzof Island | 168 | 435 | Alaska | 0 |
42 | Kanaga Island | 142 | 369 | Alaska | 0 |
43 | Lanai | 141[1] | 364[1] | Hawaii | 3,193 |
44 | St. Matthew Island | 137 | 354 | Alaska | 0 |
45 | Annette Island | 132 | 342 | Alaska | 1,447 |
46 | Akutan Island | 129 | 334 | Alaska | 713 |
47 | Drummond Island | 125[8] | 324 | Michigan | 1,058 |
48 | Hagemeister Island | 120 | 312 | Alaska | 0 |
49 | Nagai Island | 120 | 310 | Alaska | 0 |
50 | Amchitka | 119 | 309 | Alaska | 0 |
51 | Sitkalidak Island | 119 | 309 | Alaska | 0 |
52 | Mount Desert Island | 108[9] | 280[9] | Maine | 10,424[9] |
53 | Kiska | 107 | 278 | Alaska | 0 |
54 | Knight Island | 101 | 260 | Alaska | 0 |
55 | Marsh Island | 100 | 259 | Louisiana | 0 |
56 | Santa Cruz Island | 98[10] | 254[10] | California | 2 |
57 | Gravina Island | 95 | 245 | Alaska | 50 |
58 | Martha's Vineyard | 91 | 236 | Massachusetts | 14,901 |
59 | Agattu | 90 | 234 | Alaska | 0 |
60 | Semisopochnoi Island | 86 | 224 | Alaska | 0 |
61 | Johns Island | 84 | 217 | South Carolina | 11,477 |
62 | Seguam Island | 83 | 215 | Alaska | 1 |
63 | Saint Croix | 84 | 212 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 53,234 |
64 | Yakobi Island | 82 | 212 | Alaska | 0 |
65 | Santa Rosa Island | 81 | 209 | California | 2 |
66 | Raspberry Island | 77 | 200 | Alaska | 2 |
67 | Douglas Island | 77 | 199 | Alaska | 5,297 |
68 | Santa Catalina Island | 75 | 194 | California | 3,696 |
Islands under 75 square miles (190 km2)[]
This section of the list is not complete, although it should cover most of the islands in the United States over 20 square miles (52 km2).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Table 5.08 - Land Area of Islands: 2000" (PDF). The State of Hawaii Data Book 2004. State of Hawaii. 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Kodiak Island". Encyclopædia Britannica (Britannica Concise ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2007. 9369330. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Carrara, Paul E.; Ager, Thomas A.; Baichtal, James F.; VanSistine, D. Paco (2003). "Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF–2424" (PDF). Map of Glacial Limits and Possible Refugia in the Southern Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, During the Late Wisconsin Glaciation. Denver, Colorado: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Peacock, Elizabeth (December 13, 2004). "Kuiu" (PDF). Glaciers, Mountains, and Salt Water: Assessing Barriers to Movement of a Vagile Species. Reno, Nevada: Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Long Island". Encyclopædia Britannica (Britannica Concise ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2007. 9370515. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
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"Padre Island". Handbook of Texas Online. University of Texas. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
Padre Island comprises a total of 133,918 acres (541.95 km2) in Nueces, Kleberg, Willacy, Cameron, and Kenedy County, Texas.
- ^ a b
"Isle Royale National Park - Nature & Science". Isle Royale National Park. National Park Service. July 25, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
Isle Royale National Park preserves 132,018 acres (534.26 km2) of land-based wilderness
- ^ Drummond Island comprises the bulk of Drummond Township, Chippewa County, Michigan. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the land area of Drummond Township is 334.3 km2, or 249.1 mi2, and its population was 1,049 in 2017. The township includes a number of apparently uninhabited smaller islands in Potagannissing Bay, and their estimated combined area is not more than four mi2.
- ^ a b c "Mount Desert Island". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2007. 9054016. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
- ^ a b "Channel Islands". Encyclopædia Britannica (Britannica Concise ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2007. 9360314. Archived from the original on June 4, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
- ^ a b "PUERTO RICO FACTS and HISTORY". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Nantucket". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclop��dia Britannica, Inc. 2007. 9054798. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
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