100 Largest Islands of Europe

Can you name the 100 largest European islands by area, with the help of a map?

This list MAY NOT BE 100% ACCURATE. If you see any mistakes, please leave a (nice) comment!

If a dot is directly on the border of the map, the island is located off the edge of the map

This list includes islands in rivers and lakes

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Area (km²)	Answer
209,331	Great Britain
101,826	Iceland
84,421	Ireland
47,079	Severny Island
38,981	Spitsbergen
33,246	Yuzhny Island
25,711	Sicily
23,949	Sardinia
14,467	Nordaustlandet
8,741	Corsica
8,350	Crete
7,031	Zealand
5,073	Edgeøya
4,968	Kolguyev Island
4,685	North Jutlandic Island
3,707	Euboea
3,667	Mallorca
3,329	Vaygach Island
2,994	Gotland
2,985	Funen
2,821	Zemlya Georga
2,672	Saaremaa
2,203	Wilczek Land
2,198	Hinnøya
2,086	Lewis and Harris
2,002	Krasnoslobodsk
1,885	Žitný Ostrov
1,659	Skye
1,635	Soisalo
1,590	Senja
1,557	Graham Bell Island
1,480	Letea Island
1,453	Camargue
1,347	Öland
1,288	Barentsøya
1,243	Lolland
1,207	Södertörn
1,095	Alexandra Land
1,049	Hall Island
1,031	Hiiumaa
970	Flevopolder
970	Mainland (Shetland)
960	Salisbury Island
926	Rügen
875	Isle of Mull
850	Langøya
811	Sørøya
787	Kefalonia
745	São Miguel Island
737	Kvaløya

Area (km²)	Answer
720	Great Brăila Island
714	Anglesey
696	Menorca
685	Fasta Åland
682	Kvitøya
663	Ringvassøya
620	Islay
615	Prins Karls Forland
612	McClintock Island
611	Corfu
588	Bornholm
583	Seiland
572	Ibiza
572	Isle of Man
572	Hitra
527	Austvågøy
524	Kimitoön
523	Mainland (Orkney)
510	Jackson Island
489	Andøya
486	Falster
478	La Ronciere Island
478	Lemnos
460	Hooker Island
448	Ziegler Island
445	Pico Island
445	Usedom
436	Magerøya
432	Isle of Arran
430	Naxos
411	Vestvågøya
406	Zakynthos
406	Cres
406	Krk
400	Terceira Island
396	Brač
384	Isle of Wight
380	Andros
380	Thasos
377	Jan Mayen
375	Szigetköz
374	Champ Island
373	Streymoy
371	Luigi Island
368	Mors
367	Jura
346	Orust
344	Salm Island
336	Kvaløya
329	Karl-Alexander Island

Level 76

Jun 28, 2023

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Definition of Europe used for this quiz:

Border with Asia: This quiz uses the most common definition of the border, using the Turkish straits, Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, Caspian Sea, Ural River, and Ural Mountains as the border. Russian arctic islands basically fall within whichever continent they are closest to, with specifically Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land being included in Europe. The same holds true for the Aegean Sea, where the islands are grouped with whichever continent they fall closest to. Also, Cyprus is part of Asia (cue the debate).

Border with Africa: All islands owned by African countries are part of Africa. The only European countries' islands that are part of africa are Madeira, the Canary Islands, and several minor Spanish and Italian islands that are too small to count anyway.

Border with North America: Greenland is part of North America, Iceland and the Azores are part of Europe.

Level 77

Feb 10, 2022

A great quiz with careful definition of what should be included in Europe and what shouldn't. Nominated.

Level 67

Apr 2, 2022

Södertörn is missing. Even though Södertälje canal is manmade, there was a small sound of water before, so it is a natural island anyway. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230042559/http://www.scb.se/sv_/Om-SCB/Nyheter-och-pressmeddelanden/Behallare-for-Nyheter-och-Pressmeddelanden/Om-oar/

Level 76

Apr 4, 2022

I have gotten mixed messages on whether Södertörn is a true island or not - I have decided to leave it off unless I get a more concrete answer.

Level 67

Feb 6, 2023

The answer is in the link.

Level 76

Feb 6, 2023

Okay, I'll add it, but I should make it clear that there is some semantics in making these lists, and we have to be reasonable. The Peloponnese peninsula is detached from the mainland by an artificial canal, but does that make it an island? Also, because of river bifurcations, a large part of Canada and the USA is technically detached from the rest of North America. Does that mean there's another continent? I doubt you would find anyone who would say so.

Level 56

Apr 3, 2022

Very interesting. Thank you!

Could we maybe allow "Shetland mainland" and "Orkney mainland"? I didn't think of typing in just "mainland" on its own.

Level 76

Apr 5, 2022

Added.

Level 76

Apr 3, 2022

Lesvos Greece, the third biggest in Greece

Level 76

Apr 4, 2022

As said in the caveats, I am considering Lesvos as part of Asia.

Level 64

Apr 4, 2022

What about Flevoland? It should be much larger than Hoeksche Waard.

Level 76

Apr 5, 2022

Added.

Level 59

Apr 7, 2022

Noordoostpolder is not an island

Level 64

Dec 22, 2022

North Jutlandic Island is also known by Norrejyske or Vendsyssel-Thy. Both should be included in my opinion.

Level 76

Feb 3, 2023

Added.

Level 76

Feb 3, 2023

Update: Changed formatting, added area column, and added an island that was missing.

Level 76

Jun 28, 2023

Major Update: I finally got around to adding a map to this quiz as well. The map isn't as good as the North America one because of the large number of islands off the edge of the map (29 islands + one more behind the Iceland inset), but it's the best I can do.

Also, changed spelling from MacKlintok Island to McClintock Island to match with Wikipedia.