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Greenland

~2.18 million km²

Largest island in the world

Confirmed Islands · Verified 2026-10-29 · WWV-GE-005

Greenland covers about 2,175,600 square kilometres, well over twice the size of the next largest island, New Guinea. A thick ice sheet covers most of it.

Australia is bigger but is classed as a continent rather than an island.

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