Are you counting Australia? Why or why not?
2007-02-10 15:04:34 · 10 answers · asked by nwclark78 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Australia is a continent, not an island.
Greenland usually tops the list, although now that it's melting, some say it's actually three islands, not one. So we'll have to see if it maintains its place in years to come:
1. Greenland
2 New Guinea
3 Borneo
4 Madagascar
5 Baffin Island
2007-02-10 15:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia says, "An island or isle is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water." That would make Australia an island, but "conventional usage distinguishes between continents and islands, making Greenland the largest island proper."
At the link you'll find a list of the 180 largest islands, in order. The top ten are
1. Greenland
2. New Guinea
3. Borneo
4. Madagasgar
5. Baffin
6. Sumatra
7. Honshu
8. Great Britain
9. Victoria
10. Ellesmere
2007-02-10 15:58:24 · answer #2 · answered by K ; 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The others have already answered the main question correctly, so I'll just explain why Australia could not be considered the largest island in the world.
If you are going to include continents like Australia on the list of islands - it would still not be the largest island in the world. ALL the continents are technically islands. Europe/Africa/Asia are all like one big island (they are all connected by land, and surrounded by water on all sides) - that would make it the world's largest island. Next would be North and South America, followed by Antarctica, and finally we get to Australia. So... If you want to include Australia, you also have to include the other continents... so the list would look like this:
1. Eurasia/Africa
2. North/South America
3. Antarctica
4. Australia
5. Greenland
Since this list is pretty much useless, an island is usually assumed to mean any land mass surrounded on all sides by water that is not a continent.
2007-02-10 18:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by brooks b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-25 08:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have said yes, but I suppose you have to count australia as a continent... so
Greenland
New Guinea
Borneo
Madagascar
Baffin
2007-02-10 15:09:10 · answer #5 · answered by suz_e_q_zee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a continent.
1) Greenland 822,706sq mi. (2,130,800sq. km.)
2) New Guinea 303,381sq. mi. (785,753sq. km)
3) Borneo 288,869sq. mi (748,168sq. km.)
4) Madagascar 226,917sq. mi. (587,713sq km.)
5) Baffin Island 195,928sq. mi. (507,451sq. km)
2007-02-10 17:27:04 · answer #6 · answered by Demonic intensions 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of thm!I've never heard of any island outside the world!
2007-02-11 01:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by roadrunner1335 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Britain
2.Ireland
3.Madagascar
4.New Zea land
5.Hawaii
6.Australia
2007-02-10 22:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by DaRkAngeL XIII 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
what kent says
2007-02-10 17:28:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
greenland
Australia
New guinea
madagaskar
borneo
2007-02-10 15:47:54 · answer #10 · answered by pyrotempest 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋