Be careful about how you define "island" and the word "biggest" in the question refers to total area though I don't need to KNOW the area.
2007-03-31 00:37:34 · 26 answers · asked by whistler 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The isle of Vatersay. Just of the Isle of Barra.I think?
2007-03-31 00:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The biggest island in the world in terms of area would be Greenland. Australia follows next. (There's always a confusion between the two . But the biggest is Greenland)
In terms of population it is Australia.
Here are the top 10 in terms of sq.miles :
1
Greenland
823,000 2,131,000
2
New Guinea
309,000 800,000
3
Borneo, Indonesia
280,000 726,000
4
Madagascar, Africa
227.000 578,000
5
Baffin Island, Canada
196,000 507,000
6
Sumatra, Indonesia
164,000 425,000
7
Honshu, Japan
88,000 227,000
9
Victoria Island, Canada
83,896 217,291
8
Great Britain
83,698 216,777
10
Ellesmere, Canada
2007-03-31 07:46:17 · answer #2 · answered by arsenick 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greenland Would Be the Biggest Island on earth
2007-03-31 10:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jairo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An island or isle is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets. A key or cay is another name for a relatively small island or islet. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot, IPA .
There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands. A grouping of geographically and/or geologically related islands is called an archipelago.
The word island comes from Old English Ä«(e)gland (literally, "watery land"). However, the spelling of the word was modified in the 15th century by association with the etymologically unrelated Old French loanword isle
biggest island is
Greenland 2,130,800 km2
2007-03-31 09:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest Island in the world is Greenland at 840,000 sq. miles. Australia is larger than Greenland. But it is not considered as an Island. It is a continent.
2007-03-31 07:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by bach 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greenland is definitely the biggest island on earth.
2007-03-31 14:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by sarah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a continental landmass, not an island. Greenland is the biggest island at 2,130,800 square km.
2007-03-31 08:31:33 · answer #7 · answered by shawn michaels pwns cena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greenland
2007-03-31 07:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by ipoh_walla 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia
2007-03-31 07:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by John M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.
2007-03-31 07:40:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The biggest in area is Asia but click in the web site for reliable source of measurement.
2007-03-31 07:54:50 · answer #11 · answered by wilma m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋