2007-12-09 07:54:56 · 10 answers · asked by Bill W 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
New Guinea
Australia is classified as a continent, not an island. If you are counting it as an island, then your answer is Greenland.
The top ten:
1) Greenland
2) New Guinea
3) Borneo
4) Madagascar
5) Baffin Island (Canada)
6) Sumatra (Indonesia)
7) Honshu (Japan)
8) Great Britain
9) Victoria Island (Canada)
10) Ellesmere Island (Canada)
2007-12-09 08:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by DodgerDave 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Largest Island On Earth
2017-01-03 10:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what is second largest island in the world?
2015-08-18 18:25:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you include Antarctica and Australia...Antarctica would be the largest followed by Australia as the second largest. If you exclude tham as being contineltal land masses, then Greenland would be the largest followed by New Guinea.
2007-12-09 08:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Australia (Australia is NOT a continent).
2. Greenland
So Greenland is the 2nd largest island.
2007-12-09 09:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by Petero 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. Australia
2. Greenland
2007-12-09 08:09:15 · answer #6 · answered by Max 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Honshu in Japan is second largest
2007-12-09 08:02:29 · answer #7 · answered by rakhshas a 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
assuming australia is a continent, greenland is the largest island followed by new Guinea followed by Borneo
2007-12-09 08:46:25 · answer #8 · answered by Dad 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it's New Guinea, where the western ½ is the Indonesian state of Irian Jaya, & the eastern ½ is Papua New Guinea.
2007-12-09 10:09:38 · answer #9 · answered by The Glorious S.O.B. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Australia is not a continent.
The continent is Australasia and also contains New Zealand.
2007-12-10 06:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋