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This is a list of Canadian islands, as ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2,500 km² (965 square miles).

Islands over 2,500 km²


Rank Island’s Name Area
(km²)
Area
(sq mi)
Permanent Population (2001)
1 Baffin Island 507,451 195,928 9,563
2 Victoria Island 217,291 83,896 1,707
3 Ellesmere Island 196,236 75,767 168
4 Newfoundland 108,860 42,031 485,066
5 Banks Island 70,028 27,038 114
6 Devon Island 55,247 21,331 0
7 Axel Heiberg Island 43,178 16,671 0
8 Melville Island 42,149 16,274 0
9 Southampton Island 41,214 15,913 721
10 Prince of Wales Island 33,339 12,872 0
11 Vancouver Island 31,285 12,079 638,213
12 Somerset Island 24,786 9,570 0
13 Bathurst Island 16,042 6,194 0
14 Prince Patrick Island 15,848 6,119 0
15 King William Island 13,111 5,062 960
16 Ellef Ringnes Island 11,295 4,361 0
17 Bylot Island 11,067 4,273 0
18 Cape Breton Island 10,311 3,981 140,893
19 Prince Charles Island 9,521 3,676 0
20 Anticosti 7,941 3,066 266
21 Cornwallis Island 6,995 2,701 215
22 Graham Island 6,361 2,456 4,475
23 Prince Edward Island 5,620 2,170 135,294
24 Coats Island 5,498 2,123 0
25 Amund Ringnes 5,255 2,029 0
26 Mackenzie King Island 5,048 1,949 0
27 Stefansson Island 4,463 1,723 0
28 Mansel Island 3,180 1,228 0
29 Akimiski Island 3,001 1,159 0
30 Borden Island 2,794 1,079 0
31 Manitoulin Island 2,766 1,068 11,933 (largest freshwater lake island in the world)
32 Moresby Island 2,608 1,007 460

Islands between 1,000 km² and 2,500 km²


Island’s Name Area Permanent Population (2001)
(km²) (sq mi)
Cornwall Island 2,258 872 0
Princess Royal Island 2,251 869 0
Richards Island 2,165 836 ?
René-Levasseur 2,020 780 0
Air Force Island 1,720 664 0
Eglinton Island 1,541 ? ?
Flaherty Island 1,525 589 ?
Graham Island, Nunavut 1,378 ? ?
Pitt Island 1,375 ? ?
Nottingham Island 1,372 ? ?
Lougheed Island 1,308 ? ?
Byam Martin Island 1,150 ? ?
Wales Island 1,137 ? ?
Île Vanier 1,126 ? ?
Rowley Island 1,090 ? ?
Cameron Island 1,059 ? ?
Resolution Island 1,015 ? ?

See also


External links


Lists of islands | Islands of Canada

 

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