List of islands of Greenland by area
(Redirected from List of islands of the Greenland by area)
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
editIslands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater
edit| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaat | 2,130,800 km2 (822,700 sq mi) | |
| 2 | Disko Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 8,612 km2 (3,325 sq mi) | Qeqertalik |
| 3 | Milne Land | 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| 4 | Traill Island | Traill Ø | 3,542 km2 (1,368 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 5 | Ymer Island | Ymer Ø | 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 6 | Geographical Society Island | Geografisk Samfund Ø | 1,717 km2 (663 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 7 | Hovgaard Island | Hovgaard Ø | 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 8 | Clavering Island | Clavering Ø | 1,488 km2 (575 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 9 | Nares Land | 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| 10 | Shannon Island | Shannon Ø | 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
Islands between than 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and 250 km2 (97 sq mi)
edit| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ammassalik Island | Ammassalik Ø | 699 km2 (270 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 12 | Christian IV Island | Sammisoq | 659 km2 (254 sq mi) | Kujalleq |
| 13 | Kuhn Island | Kuhn Ø | 634 km2 (245 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 14 | Alluttoq Island | Arveprinsen Ejland | 626 km2 (242 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 15 | Hendrik Island | Hendrik Island Ø | 583 km2 (225 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 16 | Store Koldewey | Store Koldewey | 564 km2 (218 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 17 | Upernivik Island | Upernivik Ø | 503 km2 (194 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 18 | Jens Munk Island | Søren Norbyes Ø | 471 km2 (182 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 19 | Skjoldungen | Saqqisikuik | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 20 | Sverdrup Island | Sverdrup Ø | 436 km2 (168 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 21 | Illorsuit Island | Illorsuip qeqertaat | 403 km2 (156 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 22 | Nutaarmiut Island | Nutaarmiut | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 23 | Permin Land | 324 km2 (125 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| 24 | Princess Thyra Island | Prinsesse Thyra Ø | 314 km2 (121 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 25 | Egger Island | Itilleq | 308 km2 (119 sq mi) | Kujalleq |
| 26 | Northumberland Island | Kiatak | 277 km2 (107 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 27 | Nunarsuit | Nunarsuit | 272 km2 (105 sq mi) | Kujalleq |
| 28 | Qeqertarsuaq Island | Storø | 266 km2 (103 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 29 | Qeqertaq Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 30 | Île-de-France | Qeqertaq Prins Henrik | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
Islands less than 250 km2 (97 sq mi)
edit| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindhard Island | Lindhard Ø | 246 km2 (95 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Qeqertarssdaq | Qeqertarssdaq | 241 km2 (93 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Bjornesk Island | Gamma Ø | 234 km2 (90 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Qorsunnitsoq | 234 km2 (90 sq mi) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Saqqarliup Nunaa | 233 km2 (90 sq mi) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Timmiarmiit | Timmiarmiit | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Hazenland | 226 km2 (87 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | ||
| Lynn Island | Lynn Ø | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Anoraliuirsoq | Anoraliuirsoq | 200 km2 (77 sq mi) | Kujalleq | |
| Ikeq Island | Ikeq Ø | 194 km2 (75 sq mi) | Kujalleq | |
| Storo | Storø | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Herbert Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| MacMillan Island | MacMillan Ø | 186 km2 (72 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Borup Island | Borup Ø | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Appat Island | Appat Ø | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Sermersuut Island | Hamborgerland | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) | Qeqqata | |
| Tunertooq | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island | Bjørneøen | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| John Murray Island | John Murray Ø | 143 km2 (55 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Turner Island | Turner Ø | 143 km2 (55 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Apusiaajik Island | Apusiaajik Ø | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island | Hareøen | 109 km2 (42 sq mi) | Avannaata |
Islands less than 100 km2 (39 sq mi)
edit| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermitsiaq Island | Sadelø | 84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Danmark Island | Ujuaakajiip Nunaa | 73.3 km2 (28.3 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Griffenfeld Island | Griffenfeld Ø | 58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Castle Island | Castle Ø | 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Devil Island | Djævleøen | 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Franklin Island | Franklin Ø | 33.7 km2 (13.0 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Beaumont Island | Beaumont Ø | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Achton Friis Island | Achton Friis Ø | 8.00 km2 (3.09 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Hakluyt Island | Appasuak | 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Avallersuaq | Avallersuaq | 4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi) | Kujalleq | |
| Crozier Island | Crozier Ø | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Raffles Island | Appalik | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Akilia | Akilia | 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Bjorne Island | Bjorne Ø | 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |