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This is a list of the islands of Greenland by area. It includes all islands in Greenland greater than 100 km (39 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.
List of islands
Islands 1,000 km (390 sq mi) and greater
| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaat | 2,130,800 km (822,700 sq mi) | |
| 2 | Disko Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 8,612 km (3,325 sq mi) | Qeqertalik |
| 3 | Milne Land | 3,913 km (1,511 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| 4 | Traill Island | Traill Ø | 3,542 km (1,368 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 5 | Ymer Island | Ymer Ø | 2,437 km (941 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 6 | Geographical Society Island | Geografisk Samfund Ø | 1,717 km (663 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 7 | Hovgaard Island | Hovgaard Ø | 1,692 km (653 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 8 | Clavering Island | Clavering Ø | 1,488 km (575 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 9 | Nares Land | 1,466 km (566 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| 10 | Shannon Island | Shannon Ø | 1,259 km (486 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
Islands between than 1,000 km (390 sq mi) and 250 km (97 sq mi)
| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ammassalik Island | Ammassalik Ø | 699 km (270 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 12 | Christian IV Island | Sammisoq | 659 km (254 sq mi) | Kujalleq |
| 13 | Kuhn Island | Kuhn Ø | 634 km (245 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 14 | Alluttoq Island | Arveprinsen Ejland | 626 km (242 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 15 | Hendrik Island | Hendrik Island Ø | 583 km (225 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 16 | Store Koldewey | Store Koldewey | 564 km (218 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 17 | Upernivik Island | Upernivik Ø | 503 km (194 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 18 | Jens Munk Island | Søren Norbyes Ø | 471 km (182 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 19 | Skjoldungen | Saqqisikuik | 450 km (170 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 20 | Sverdrup Island | Sverdrup Ø | 436 km (168 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 21 | Illorsuit Island | Illorsuip qeqertaat | 403 km (156 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 22 | Nutaarmiut Island | Nutaarmiut | 354 km (137 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 23 | Permin Land | 324 km (125 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| 24 | Princess Thyra Island | Prinsesse Thyra Ø | 314 km (121 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| 25 | Egger Island | Itilleq | 308 km (119 sq mi) | Kujalleq |
| 26 | Northumberland Island | Kiatak | 277 km (107 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 27 | Nunarsuit | Nunarsuit | 272 km (105 sq mi) | Kujalleq |
| 28 | Qeqertarsuaq Island | Storø | 266 km (103 sq mi) | Sermersooq |
| 29 | Qeqertaq Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 252 km (97 sq mi) | Avannaata |
| 30 | Île-de-France | Qeqertaq Prins Henrik | 252 km (97 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
Islands less than 250 km (97 sq mi)
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023) |
| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindhard Island | Lindhard Ø | 246 km (95 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Qeqertarssdaq | Qeqertarssdaq | 241 km (93 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Bjornesk Island | Gamma Ø | 234 km (90 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Qorsunnitsoq | 234 km (90 sq mi) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Saqqarliup Nunaa | 233 km (90 sq mi) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Timmiarmiit | Timmiarmiit | 229 km (88 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Hazenland | 226 km (87 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | ||
| Lynn Island | Lynn Ø | 206 km (80 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Anoraliuirsoq | Anoraliuirsoq | 200 km (77 sq mi) | Kujalleq | |
| Ikeq Island | Ikeq Ø | 194 km (75 sq mi) | Kujalleq | |
| Storo | Storø | 192 km (74 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Herbert Island | Qeqertarsuaq | 188 km (73 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| MacMillan Island | MacMillan Ø | 186 km (72 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Borup Island | Borup Ø | 183 km (71 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Appat Island | Appat Ø | 180 km (69 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Sermersuut Island | Hamborgerland | 171 km (66 sq mi) | Qeqqata | |
| Tunertooq | 169 km (65 sq mi) | Qeqertalik | ||
| Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island | Bjørneøen | 169 km (65 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| John Murray Island | John Murray Ø | 143 km (55 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Turner Island | Turner Ø | 143 km (55 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Apusiaajik Island | Apusiaajik Ø | 114 km (44 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island | Hareøen | 109 km (42 sq mi) | Avannaata |
Islands less than 100 km (39 sq mi)
| This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2023) |
| Rank | Name | Greenlandic name | Area | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermitsiaq Island | Sadelø | 84.1 km (32.5 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Danmark Island | Ujuaakajiip Nunaa | 73.3 km (28.3 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Griffenfeld Island | Griffenfeld Ø | 58.5 km (22.6 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Castle Island | Castle Ø | 47.6 km (18.4 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Devil Island | Djævleøen | 39.5 km (15.3 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Franklin Island | Franklin Ø | 33.7 km (13.0 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Beaumont Island | Beaumont Ø | 13.2 km (5.1 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Achton Friis Island | Achton Friis Ø | 8.00 km (3.09 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park | |
| Hakluyt Island | Appasuak | 6.55 km (2.53 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Avallersuaq | Avallersuaq | 4.30 km (1.66 sq mi) | Kujalleq | |
| Crozier Island | Crozier Ø | 3.99 km (1.54 sq mi) | Avannaata | |
| Raffles Island | Appalik | 3.46 km (1.34 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Akilia | Akilia | 1.38 km (0.53 sq mi) | Sermersooq | |
| Bjorne Island | Bjorne Ø | 0.28 km (0.11 sq mi) | Northeast Greenland National Park |
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