Mark Pettitt's Largest Islands in the World

Great Britain

218; 8th largest island, off the north-wear coast of Europe. It includes England, Scotland and Ireland.

Honshu

227; 7th largest island, and largest of the Japanese islands. Lies in the Sea of Japan.

Sumatra

474; 7th largest island. Largest island in Indonesia. Jakarta is the capital city.

Baffin Island

507; 6th largest island. Lies above the Hudson Bay to the north of Canada.

Madagascar

587; 4th largest island in the world, lying off the east coast of Africa. Antanarivo is the capital city.

Borneo

746; island above Indonesia, divided into Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

Papua New Guinea

809; island above Australia. Its capital is Port Moresby and is half in Asia and half in Oceania.

Greenland

2,176; Island off the north east coast of Canada, run by Denmark. Its capital is Nuuk.