List of Canadian islands by area

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Satellite image of Baffin Island, the largest island in Canada.

This is a list of Canadian islands, as ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2,500 km² (965 square miles).

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Islands over 2,500 km²

Rank Island’s Name Area
(km²) Area
(sq mi) Permanent Population (2001)
1 Baffin Island 507,451 195,928 9,563
2 Victoria Island 217,291 83,896 1,707
3 Ellesmere Island 196,236 75,767 168
4 Newfoundland 108,860 42,031 485,066
5 Banks Island 70,028 27,038 114
6 Devon Island 55,247 21,331 0
7 Axel Heiberg Island 43,178 16,671 0
8 Melville Island 42,149 16,274 0
9 Southampton Island 41,214 15,913 721
10 Prince of Wales Island 33,339 12,872 0
11 Vancouver Island 31,285 12,079 638,213
12 Somerset Island 24,786 9,570 0
13 Bathurst Island 16,042 6,194 0
14 Prince Patrick Island 15,848 6,119 0
15 King William Island 13,111 5,062 960
16 Ellef Ringnes Island 11,295 4,361 0
17 Bylot Island 11,067 4,273 0
18 Cape Breton Island 10,311 3,981 140,893
19 Prince Charles Island 9,521 3,676 0
20 Anticosti 7,941 3,066 266
21 Cornwallis Island 6,995 2,701 215
22 Graham Island 6,361 2,456 4,475
23 Prince Edward Island 5,620 2,170 135,294
24 Coats Island 5,498 2,123 0
25 Amund Ringnes 5,255 2,029 0
26 Mackenzie King Island 5,048 1,949 0
27 Stefansson Island 4,463 1,723 0
28 Mansel Island 3,180 1,228 0
29 Akimiski Island 3,001 1,159 0
30 Borden Island 2,794 1,079 0
31 Manitoulin Island 2,766 1,068 11,933 (largest freshwater lake island in the world)
32 Moresby Island 2,608 1,007 460

Rank	Island’s Name	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)	Permanent Population (2001)
1	Baffin Island	507,451	195,928	9,563
2	Victoria Island	217,291	83,896	1,707
3	Ellesmere Island	196,236	75,767	168
4	Newfoundland	108,860	42,031	485,066
5	Banks Island	70,028	27,038	114
6	Devon Island	55,247	21,331	0
7	Axel Heiberg Island	43,178	16,671	0
8	Melville Island	42,149	16,274	0
9	Southampton Island	41,214	15,913	721
10	Prince of Wales Island	33,339	12,872	0
11	Vancouver Island	31,285	12,079	638,213
12	Somerset Island	24,786	9,570	0
13	Bathurst Island	16,042	6,194	0
14	Prince Patrick Island	15,848	6,119	0
15	King William Island	13,111	5,062	960
16	Ellef Ringnes Island	11,295	4,361	0
17	Bylot Island	11,067	4,273	0
18	Cape Breton Island	10,311	3,981	140,893
19	Prince Charles Island	9,521	3,676	0
20	Anticosti	7,941	3,066	266
21	Cornwallis Island	6,995	2,701	215
22	Graham Island	6,361	2,456	4,475
23	Prince Edward Island	5,620	2,170	135,294
24	Coats Island	5,498	2,123	0
25	Amund Ringnes	5,255	2,029	0
26	Mackenzie King Island	5,048	1,949	0
27	Stefansson Island	4,463	1,723	0
28	Mansel Island	3,180	1,228	0
29	Akimiski Island	3,001	1,159	0
30	Borden Island	2,794	1,079	0
31	Manitoulin Island	2,766	1,068	11,933 (largest freshwater lake island in the world)
32	Moresby Island	2,608	1,007	460

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