The following table lists the world's largest islands including the name, location, political affiliation, and land area. Greenland is the world's largest island covering 2,175,597 square kilometers. AreaIslandLocation and political affiliationsq. mi.sq. kmGreenlandNorth Atlantic (Danish)839,9992,175,597New GuineaSouthwest Pacific (West Papua [Irian Jaya], Indonesia, western part; Papua New Guinea, eastern part)309,000800,311BorneoWest mid-Pacific (Indonesian, south part; Brunei and [...]