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Which is the largest island in this world ?
10 Feb '07 02:49 pm
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LARGEST
Greenland - (840,004 sq miles) (2,175,600 sq km)
New Guinea - (303,381 sq miles) (785,753 sq km)
Borneo - (288,869 sq miles) (748,168 sq km)
Madagascar - (226,917 sq miles) (587,713 sq km)
Baffin - (194,574 sq miles) (503,944 sq km)
Sumatra - (171,069 sq miles) (443,066 sq km)
Honshu - (88,982 sq miles) (225,800 sq km)
Great Britain - (88,787 sq miles) (229,957 sq km)
Victoria - (85,154 sq miles) (220,548 sq km)
Ellesmere - (71,029 sq miles) (183,965 sq km)
NOTE: Australia is widely considered as a continental landmass, not an island. In reality, it certainly is the largest island, with a size of (2,941,517 sq miles) (7,618,493 sq km).
LARGEST ISLAND COUNTRIES
Indonesia - (735,358 sq miles) (1,904,569 sq km)
Madagascar - (226,917 sq miles) (587,713 sq km)
Papua New Guinea - (178,704 sq miles) (462,840 sq km)
Japan - (143,939 sq miles) (372,801 sq km)
Malaysia - (127,320 sq miles) (329,758 sq km)
Philippines - (115,831 sq miles) (300,000 sq km)
New Ze ...more
Answered by Prashant Verma, 10 Feb '07 02:55 pm
Greenland - (840,004 sq miles) (2,175,600 sq km)
New Guinea - (303,381 sq miles) (785,753 sq km)
Borneo - (288,869 sq miles) (748,168 sq km)
Madagascar - (226,917 sq miles) (587,713 sq km)
Baffin - (194,574 sq miles) (503,944 sq km)
Sumatra - (171,069 sq miles) (443,066 sq km)
Honshu - (88,982 sq miles) (225,800 sq km)
Great Britain - (88,787 sq miles) (229,957 sq km)
Victoria - (85,154 sq miles) (220,548 sq km)
Ellesmere - (71,029 sq miles) (183,965 sq km)
NOTE: Australia is widely considered as a continental landmass, not an island. In reality, it certainly is the largest island, with a size of (2,941,517 sq miles) (7,618,493 sq km).
LARGEST ISLAND COUNTRIES
Indonesia - (735,358 sq miles) (1,904,569 sq km)
Madagascar - (226,917 sq miles) (587,713 sq km)
Papua New Guinea - (178,704 sq miles) (462,840 sq km)
Japan - (143,939 sq miles) (372,801 sq km)
Malaysia - (127,320 sq miles) (329,758 sq km)
Philippines - (115,831 sq miles) (300,000 sq km)
New Ze ...more
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Greenland is the largest island in world in area ( 2,715,600 sq km )
Answered by naval handa, 11 Feb '07 01:02 pm
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