greenland or australia?
2006-10-06 13:00:22 · 6 answers · asked by mac e 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Australia is considered a continent because of its size.
Here is a list of the 10 largest islands ranked from largest to smallest. Numbers are area in square miles.
Greenland 882,706
New Guinea 303,381
Borneo 288,896
Madagascar 226,917
Baffin 195,928
Sumatra 171,069
Honshu 87,182
Great Britian 84,400
Victoria 83,897
Ellesmere 75,767
As a footnote, Canada has 21 of the 100 largest islands on earth.
2006-10-06 13:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Greenland
2006-10-06 13:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by High-strung Guitarist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"What is the world's largest island?
At 840,000 square miles (2,175,590 km2), Greenland is the world's largest island.
Although Australia also meets the definition of an island (a piece of land surrounded by water), it is large enough to be considered its own continent."
2006-10-06 13:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by I am Sunshine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is the largest island.Greenland on a map is streched which is why it looks bigger than Australia.If you look on a globe you will be able to tell Australia is bigger.
2006-10-06 13:03:40 · answer #4 · answered by debralizjr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greenland, by far.
2006-10-06 13:02:42 · answer #5 · answered by NecropolisXR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia. It is so big, it's a continent.
2006-10-06 13:02:36 · answer #6 · answered by latgal73 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋