List of islands of Greenland by area
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This is a list of the islands of Greenland by area. It includes all islands in Greenland greater than 100 km2 (39 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.
List of islands
[edit]Islands 1,000 km2 (390 mi2) and greater
[edit]| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaat | 2,175,035 km2 (839,786 mi2)[1] | |
| 2 | Disko Island | Qeqertarsuaq[2][3] | 8,578 km2 (3,312 mi2)[1] | Qeqertalik |
| 3 | Milne Land | Ilimananngip Nunaa[4] | 3,913 km2 (1,511 mi2)[1] | Sermersooq |
| 4 | Traill Island | Traill Ø | 3,542 km2 (1,368 mi2)[1] | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 5 | Ymer Island | Ymer Ø | 2,437 km2 (941 mi2)[1] | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 6 | Geographical Society Island | Geografisk Samfund Ø | 1,717 km2 (663 mi2)[1] | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 7 | Hovgaard Island | Hovgaard Ø | 1,692 km2 (653 mi2)[citation needed] | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 8 | Clavering Island | Clavering Ø | 1,535 km2 (593 mi2)[1] | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 9 | Nares Land | 1,466 km2 (566 mi2)[1] | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| 10 | Shannon Island | Shannon Ø | 1,259 km2 (486 mi2)[1] | Northeast Greenland National Park |
Islands between 1,000 km2 (390 mi2) and 250 km2 (97 mi2)
[edit]| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ammassalik Island | Ammassalik Ø | 699 km2 (270 mi2) | Sermersooq |
| 12 | Christian IV Island | Sammisoq | 659 km2 (254 mi2) | Kujalleq |
| 13 | Kuhn Island | Kuhn Ø | 634 km2 (245 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 14 | Alluttoq Island | Arveprinsen Ejland | 626 km2 (242 mi2) | Avannaata |
| 15 | Hendrik Island | Hendrik Island Ø | 583 km2 (225 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 16 | Store Koldewey | Store Koldewey | 564 km2 (218 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 17 | Upernivik Island | Upernivik Ø | 503 km2 (194 mi2) | Avannaata |
| 18 | Jens Munk Island | Søren Norbyes Ø | 471 km2 (182 mi2) | Sermersooq |
| 19 | Skjoldungen | Saqqisikuik | 450 km2 (170 mi2) | Sermersooq |
| 20 | Sverdrup Island | Sverdrup Ø | 436 km2 (168 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 21 | Illorsuit Island | Illorsuip qeqertaat | 403 km2 (156 mi2) | Avannaata |
| 22 | Nutaarmiut Island | Nutaarmiut | 354 km2 (137 mi2) | Avannaata |
| 23 | Permin Land | 324 km2 (125 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| 24 | Princess Thyra Island | Prinsesse Thyra Ø | 314 km2 (121 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 25 | Egger Island | Itilleq | 308 km2 (119 mi2) | Kujalleq |
| 26 | Northumberland Island | Kiatak | 277 km2 (107 mi2) | Avannaata |
| 27 | Nunarsuit | Nunarsuit | 272 km2 (105 mi2) | Kujalleq |
| 28 | Qeqertarsuaq Island | Storø | 266 km2 (103 mi2) | Sermersooq |
| 29 | Qeqertaq Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 252 km2 (97 mi2) | Avannaata |
| 30 | Île-de-France | Qeqertaq Prins Henrik | 252 km2 (97 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
Islands less than 250 km2 (97 mi2)
[edit] |
| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindhard Island | Lindhard Ø | 246 km2 (95 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Qeqertarssdaq | Qeqertarssdaq | 241 km2 (93 mi2) | Avannaata | |
| Bjornesk Island | Gamma Ø | 234 km2 (90 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Qorsunnitsoq | 234 km2 (90 mi2) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Saqqarliup Nunaa | 233 km2 (90 mi2) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Timmiarmiit | Timmiarmiit | 229 km2 (88 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Hazenland | 226 km2 (87 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | ||
| Lynn Island | Lynn Ø | 206 km2 (80 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Anoraliuirsoq | Anoraliuirsoq | 200 km2 (77 mi2) | Kujalleq | |
| Ikeq Island | Ikeq Ø | 194 km2 (75 mi2) | Kujalleq | |
| Storo | Storø | 192 km2 (74 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Herbert Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 188 km2 (73 mi2) | Avannaata | |
| MacMillan Island | MacMillan Ø | 186 km2 (72 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Borup Island | Borup Ø | 183 km2 (71 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Appat Island | Appat Ø | 180 km2 (69 mi2) | Avannaata | |
| Sermersuut Island | Hamborgerland | 171 km2 (66 mi2) | Qeqqata | |
| Tunertooq | 169 km2 (65 mi2) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island | Bjørneøen | 169 km2 (65 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| John Murray Island | John Murray Ø | 143 km2 (55 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Turner Island | Turner Ø | 143 km2 (55 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Apusiaajik Island | Apusiaajik Ø | 114 km2 (44 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island | Hareøen | 109 km2 (42 mi2) | Avannaata |
Islands less than 100 km2 (39 mi2)
[edit] |
| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermitsiaq Island | Sadelø | 84.1 km2 (32.5 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Danmark Island | Ujuaakajiip Nunaa | 73.3 km2 (28.3 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Griffenfeld Island | Griffenfeld Ø | 58.5 km2 (22.6 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Castle Island | Castle Ø | 47.6 km2 (18.4 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Devil Island | Djævleøen | 39.5 km2 (15.3 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Franklin Island | Franklin Ø | 33.7 km2 (13.0 mi2) | Avannaata | |
| Beaumont Island | Beaumont Ø | 13.2 km2 (5.1 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Achton Friis Island | Achton Friis Ø | 8.00 km2 (3.09 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Hakluyt Island | Appasuak | 6.55 km2 (2.53 mi2) | Avannaata | |
| Uummannaq Island | Uummannap Qeqertaa | 12 km2 (4.6 mi2) | Avannaata | |
| Avallersuaq | Avallersuaq | 4.30 km2 (1.66 mi2) | Kujalleq | |
| Crozier Island | Crozier Ø | 3.99 km2 (1.54 mi2) | Avannaata | |
| Raffles Island | Appalik | 3.46 km2 (1.34 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Akilia | Akilia | 1.38 km2 (0.53 mi2) | Sermersooq | |
| Bjorne Island | Bjorne Ø | 0.28 km2 (0.11 mi2) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
See also
[edit]References
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