Wednesday 19 March 2014

Top 10 Largest Islands in the World

Island is the most popular destination for vacations and leisure activities for people across the World. Most of people spend their vacation on any of their favourite destination as per their budget, time and interest. Most of island has beautiful beaches, forest, natural places and so many other things to be enjoyed during our stay. Let’s see list of Top 10 Largest Islands in the World.

1. Greenland
Greenland is world’s largest island with icy surface. Actually it could be three separate islands which combines the largest Greenland island. Total population of the country is 56,840 as per 2012 figures and area is 2166086 in square KM.
Greenland Island

2. New Guinea
New Guinea is world’s second largest island with lots of unexplored land and forest. There are lots of unconnected tribal groups in the island and they didn’t know much about the outside world. It has total area of 786000 square KM and population is just 7.5 million as per 2005 figures.
New Guinea Forest

3. Borneo
It is the third largest island in the World which is situated South East Asia. Population of the island is 18.59 million inhabitants as per 2009 year figure and area is 743330 square Km.
Borneo Island

4. Madagascar
Madagascar is one of the poor African country which is situated on the eastern coast of southern Africa. Madagascar’s flora and fauna are most popular in the World and must to visit island country.
Madagascar Island

5. Baffin Island
Baffin Island is the world’s fifth largest island and Canada’s largest island. Its total population is just 11,000 as per 2007 year figure and area is 507451 square Km. This island is located on the north of Canada and largest community of this island’s population is just 6000 inhabitants.

Baffin Island

6. Sumatra
Sumatra is 6th largest island in the World which is located entirely in Indonesia. Its total area is 473481 square Km and population is whopping 50.37 million as per 2010 year figure.
Sumatra Island

7. Honshu
Honshu is the largest island of Japan and 7th largest island in the World. It is also most populous island of Japan with 103 million inhabitants as per 2005 year figure. Total area of island is 230500 square Km.
Mount Fiji Honshu Island

8. Victoria Island, Canada
Victoria Island is Canada’s second and world’s eighth largest island. Its total population is 2000 (approx.) and situated in the northern Canada which is slighter bigger than Great Britain. Victoria Island’s area is 217,291 km² and one of the most beautiful island in the World.
Victoria Island Canada

9. Great Britain
Great Britain is the 9th largest island and third most populous island in the World after Java and Honshu. Great Britain is the largest island in Europe continent. Its total area is 229,848 km² and population is just 60 million as per 2009 year figure.
Central London New Year Eve

10. Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere Island

Ellesmere Island is 10th largest island in the World. It is 3rd largest island in Canada with total area of 196,235 square Km. Its population is just 146 as per 2006 year figure which is very less inhabitant island in the World.

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