| Island
|
Area (km)
|
Population
|
Municipality
|
| Akurey
|
0.07
|
0
|
Reykjavíkurborg
|
| Álsey
|
0.25
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Bjarnarey
|
0.4
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Borgarey
|
0.5
|
0
|
Súðavíkurhreppur
|
| Brandur
|
0.1
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Brimilsnes, in Álftafjörður in the Eastfjords
|
0.6
|
0
|
Múlaþing
|
| Brokey, the largest of many islands in Breiðafjörður (West), located a short distance from land; Iceland's sixth largest island by area
|
3.7
|
0
|
Dalabyggð
|
| Drangey
|
0.2
|
0
|
Skagafjörður
|
| Eldey
|
0.02
|
0
|
Reykjanesbær
|
| Eldeyjarboði
|
<0.01
|
0
|
Reykjanesbær
|
| Elliðaey
|
0.45
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Engey
|
0.4
|
0
|
Reykjavíkurborg
|
| Flatey “in Breiðafjörður” (West)
|
0.5
|
<10 (2018)
|
Reykhólahreppur
|
| Flatey “in Skjálfandi” (North)
|
2.8
|
0
|
Þingeyjarsveit
|
| Geirfuglasker (a skerry off Reykjanes with the same name disappeared in the 18th century)
|
0.02
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Geldungur
|
0.02
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Grímsey, situated on the Arctic Circle, off the north coast of Iceland
|
5.3
|
57 (2021)
|
Akureyri
|
| Grimsey, in Húnaflói
|
0.43
|
0
|
Kaldrananeshreppur
|
| Heimaey, Iceland's second largest island by area, the largest after the main island; main island of the Westman Islands
|
13.4
|
4,347 (2021)
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Hellisey
|
0.1
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Hergilsey
|
0.2
|
0
|
Reykhólahreppur
|
| Hjörsey, Iceland's fourth largest island by area, located in Faxaflói bay (West)
|
5.5
|
0
|
Borgarbyggð
|
| Hrappsey
|
1.7
|
0
|
Dalabyggð
|
| Hrísey, Iceland's third largest island by area, located in Eyjafjörður fjord (North)
|
8.0
|
162 (2021)
|
Akureyri
|
| Húsey, the largest of a group of about 20 islands and skerries referred to as “Hvalseyjar”, located in Faxaflói bay (West)
|
0.06
|
0
|
Borgarbyggð
|
| Hvalbakur, Iceland's easternmost point
|
0.01
|
0
|
Múlaþing
|
| Iceland, the nation's largest island by both area and population
|
103,125
|
362,000
|
numerous
|
| Jólnir, created in an eruption in 1966, now eroded
|
0.0
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Kolbeinsey, former island, Iceland's northernmost point; mostly eroded but still visible (2020) at low tide as two separate skerries
|
>0.00
|
0
|
Akureyri
|
| Langey, “Long Island”, one of several islands with this name in Breiðafjörður (West)
|
1.1
|
0
|
Reykhólahreppur
|
| Lundey near Reykjavík (Southwest)
|
0.03
|
0
|
Reykjavíkurborg
|
| Lundey in Skagafjörður (Northwest)
|
0.06
|
0
|
Skagafjörður
|
| Lundey in Skjálfandi (Northeast)
|
0.02
|
0
|
Norðurþing
|
| Málmey
|
2.4
|
0
|
Skagafjörður
|
| Mánáreyjar, two small islands (Háey and Lágey) near Tjörnes (North)
|
0.08
|
0
|
Tjörneshreppur
|
| Melrakkaey
|
0.73
|
0
|
Grundarfjörður
|
| Nesbjörg, in Álftafjörður in the Eastfjords
|
0.38
|
0
|
Múlaþing
|
| Nýey, the name given to an island that formed in a volcanic eruption in 1783 but disappeared soon after that; the tiny skerry called Eldeyjarboði (see above) may be its remnants
|
0.0
|
0
|
Reykjanesbær
|
| Papey
|
2.0
|
0
|
Djúpavogshreppur
|
| Rockalldrangur
|
0.78
|
0
|
disputed
|
| Skáleyjar, a group of around 150 small islands in Breiðafjörður (West)
|
—
|
0
|
Reykhólahreppur
|
| Suðurey
|
0.2
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Súlnasker
|
0.03
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Surtsey, the second largest of the Westman Islands and Iceland's southernmost point, formed in a volcanic eruption in 1963; coastal erosion has reduced its surface area from 2.7 km at the end of the eruption to 2.5 km in 1975 and only 1.2 km in 2018.
|
1.2
|
0
|
Vestmannaeyjabær
|
| Svefneyjar, a group of 63 small islands in Breiðafjörður (West)
|
—
|
0
|
Reykhólahreppur
|
| Sviðnur, a group of over 20 small islands in northern Breiðafjörður (West)
|
—
|
0
|
Reykhólahreppur
|
| Viðey, the largest of five historic islands off the mainland coast near Reykjavík (the others being Akurey, Engey, Lundey and Þerney)
|
1.7
|
0
|
Reykjavíkurborg
|
| Vigur
|
0.4
|
<10 (2019)
|
Súðavíkurhreppur
|
| Þerney
|
0.4
|
0
|
Reykjavíkurborg
|
| Æðey
|
1.2
|
<10 (2019)
|
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