Great Britain is the largest of the European islands, although in the world it is only in 9th place.The 6 biggest islands are located in the central-northern area of the Continent, Sicily is the largest as regards those in southern Europe and, like the others of this list and geographical area, it is located in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Baltic Sea also has islands of a decent size, unlike the Black Sea; altogether there are 9 European islands over 10,000 square kilometers, four of which are located entirely above the Arctic Circle.
| Island | Area (km²) |
Area (sq mi) |
Country |
| Great Britain (1) | 209,331 | 80,823 | United Kingdom |
| Iceland | 102,724 | 39,662 | Iceland |
| Ireland | 84,421 | 32,595 | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Severny Novaya Zemlya (2) | 48,904 | 18,882 | Russia |
| Spitsbergen (3) | 37,673 | 14,546 | Norway (Svalbard) |
| Yuzhny Novaya Zemlya | 33,275 | 12,848 | Russia |
| Sicily (4) | 25,426 | 9,817 | Italy |
| Sardinia | 23,813 | 9,194 | Italy |
| Nordaustlandet | 14,467 | 5,586 | Norway (Svalbard) |
| Corsica | 8,680 | 3,351 | France |
| Crete (5) | 8,265 | 3,191 | Greece |
| Zealand | 7,049 | 2,722 | Denmark |
| Edgeøya | 5,073 | 1,959 | Norway (Svalbard) |
| Kolguyev | 4,968 | 1,918 | Russia |
| Vendsyssel-Thy | 4,674 | 1,805 | Denmark |
| Euboea | 3,652 | 1,410 | Greece |
| Mallorca | 3,604 | 1,392 | Spain |
| Vaygach | 3,383 | 1,306 | Russia |
| Gotland | 2,994 | 1,156 | Sweden |
| Funen | 2,989 | 1,154 | Denmark |
| Zemlya Georga | 2,821 | 1,089 | Russia |
| Saaremaa | 2,671 | 1,031 | Estonia |
| Hinnøya | 2,205 | 851 | Norway |
| Wilczek Land | 2,203 | 851 | Russia |
| Lewis and Harris (6) | 2,179 | 841 | United Kingdom |
(1) In the world ranking it is only in ninth place by extension, but third by number of inhabitants.
(2) The largest of the European islands north of the Arctic Circle.
(3) The largest in the Svalbard archipelago, a Norwegian dependency.
(4) It is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and also the one in Europe where the highest altitude is reached (Etna 3,369 meters).
(5) The southernmost of the major European islands.
(6) Despite the double name it is a single island, it is called Lewis in the greater northern part, Harris in the southern one.