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List of islands by area. Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.
Rank Island Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries 14 Basse-Terre: 848 327 Guadeloupe 15 Cayo Romano: 777 300 Cuba 16 Dominica: 750 290 Dominica 17 Gonâve: 743 287 Haiti
Ocean – the four to seven largest named bodies of water in the World Ocean, all of which have "Ocean" in the name. See Borders of the oceans for details. Sea has several definitions: [a] A division of an ocean, delineated by landforms, [6] currents (e.g., Sargasso Sea), or specific latitude or longitude boundaries. This includes but is not ...
The ocean is a major driver of Earth's water cycle. Ocean water represents the largest body of water within the global water cycle (oceans contain 97% of Earth's water). Evaporation from the ocean moves water into the atmosphere to later rain back down onto land and the ocean. [ 68 ]
Coastline of Brazil. Coastline of China. Coastline of Malta. Coastline of New Zealand. Coastline of the United Kingdom. Coastline of Western Australia. List of countries bordering on two or more oceans. List of U.S. states by coastline.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic ... (63,800,000 square miles) ... By contrast, the Atlantic Ocean is increasing in size. [49] [50]
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions. [ 1 ] It spans an area of approximately 14,060,000 km 2 (5,430,000 sq mi) and is the coldest of the world's oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, although some oceanographers call it the Arctic Mediterranean Sea ...
This article is missing information about islands in the list of islands with a size of 100–999 km 2 and islands in the list of islands with a size of 10–99 km 2. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (August 2023)