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50 largest islands in the Malay Archipelago

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. 1Borneo748,168 km²
  2. 2Sumatra473,481 km²
  3. 3Sulawesi174,600 km²
  4. 4Java128,297 km²
  5. 5Luzon109,965 km²
  6. 6Mindanao97,530 km²
  7. 7Timor30,777 km²
  8. 8Halmahera17,780 km²
  9. 9Seram17,454 km²
  10. 10Sumbawa14,386 km²
  11. 11Flores13,540 km²
  12. 12Samar13,429 km²
  13. 13Negros13,075 km²
  14. 14Palawan12,189 km²
  15. 15Panay12,011 km²
  16. 16Bangka11,413 km²
  17. 17Sumba10,711 km²
  18. 18Mindoro10,572 km²
  19. 19Buru8,473 km²
  20. 20Leyte7,368 km²
  21. 21Bali5,633 km²
  22. 22Nias5,125 km²
  23. 23Lombok4,514 km²
  24. 24Belitung4,478 km²
  25. 25Cebu4,454 km²
  26. 26Madura4,429 km²
  27. 27Buton4,408 km²
  28. 28Siberut3,829 km²
  29. 29Bohol3,821 km²
  30. 30Masbate3,268 km²
  31. 31Yamdena3,100 km²
  32. 32Taliabu2,913 km²
  33. 33Muna Island2,889 km²
  34. 34Wetar2,600 km²
  35. 35Obimayor Island2,542 km²
  36. 36Peling Island2,346 km²
  37. 37Morotai2,316 km²
  38. 38Terangan Island2,149 km²
  39. 39Alor Island2,120 km²
  40. 40Laut Island2,057 km²
  41. 41Bacan1,800 km²
  42. 42Simeulue1,754 km²
  43. 43Kobroor1,723 km²
  44. 44Bunguran Island1,605 km²
  45. 45Tebing Tinggi Island1,598 km²
  46. 46Catanduanes1,492 km²
  47. 47Rupat1,490 km²
  48. 48Lembata1,270 km²
  49. 49Basilan1,266 km²
  50. 50Mangoli Island1,229 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 Malay Archipelago: the 601 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 Malay Archipelago, 50 islands: each one marked on the globe

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