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50 largest islands in the British Isles

50 islands, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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The islands

  1. 1Great Britain209,331 km²
  2. 2Ireland84,421 km²
  3. 3Lewis and Harris2,086 km²
  4. 4Isle of Skye1,656 km²
  5. 5Mainland969 km²
  6. 6Isle of Mull886 km²
  7. 7Anglesey749 km²
  8. 8Islay620 km²
  9. 9Isle of Man573 km²
  10. 10Mainland (Scotland)540 km²
  11. 11Isle of Arran432 km²
  12. 12Isle of Wight380 km²
  13. 13Jura367 km²
  14. 14South Uist320 km²
  15. 15North Uist303 km²
  16. 16Yell212 km²
  17. 17Achill Island148 km²
  18. 18Hoy143 km²
  19. 19Isle of Bute122 km²
  20. 20Unst121 km²
  21. 21Jersey118 km²
  22. 22Rùm104 km²
  23. 23Isle of Sheppey93 km²
  24. 24Benbecula82 km²
  25. 25Tiree78 km²
  26. 26Coll77 km²
  27. 27Isle of Raasay64 km²
  28. 28Guernsey63 km²
  29. 29Barra59 km²
  30. 30Sanday50 km²
  31. 31South Ronaldsay50 km²
  32. 32Rousay49 km²
  33. 33Westray47 km²
  34. 34Colonsay41 km²
  35. 35Fetlar41 km²
  36. 36Holy Island39 km²
  37. 37Stronsay33 km²
  38. 38Eday32 km²
  39. 39Eigg31 km²
  40. 40Inis Mór31 km²
  41. 41Hayling Island30 km²
  42. 42Foulness Island29 km²
  43. 43Shapinsay29 km²
  44. 44Bressay28 km²
  45. 45Valentia Island26 km²
  46. 46Great Island25 km²
  47. 47Scalpay25 km²
  48. 48Lismore24 km²
  49. 49Portsea Island24 km²
  50. 50Garmna23 km²

Land area in km²: the Largest Islands set’s figure for its islands, else Wikidata’s (P2046) where it fits the outline, else the area of the outline. Every island Natural Earth draws at 1:10m that Wikidata names, of 5 km² or more (smaller ones when well known), and every island of the Largest Islands set. Countries are those the island’s land lies in, from the outlines. The British Isles: the 272 islands of the island group, its smaller groups included (the islands pool's islands only).

On the map

Map of 50 largest islands in the British Isles, 50 islands: each one marked on the globe

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