List of the British Isles by area

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This page is a list of the larger British Isles by area. The Faroe Islands are not included in this list.

The area of Irish island of Gorumna exceeds some of the islands on the list, but accurate figures are required.

See also: List of the British Isles, List of islands

Rank	Name	Area (km²)	Island Group / Location	Country
1	Great Britain	216,777		England / Scotland / Wales
2	Ireland	84,406		Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland
3	Lewis and Harris	2,179	Outer Hebrides	Scotland
4	Skye	1,656	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
5	Shetland Mainland	969	Shetland Islands	Scotland
6	Mull	875	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
7	Anglesey	714		Wales
8	Islay	620	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
9	Isle of Man	572	Irish Sea	Isle of Man
10	Orkney Mainland	523	Orkney Islands	Scotland
11	Arran	432	Firth of Clyde	Scotland
12	Isle of Wight	381	English Channel	England
13	Jura	367	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
14	South Uist	320	Outer Hebrides	Scotland
15	North Uist	303	Outer Hebrides	Scotland
16	Yell	212	Shetland Islands	Scotland
17	Achill Island	147	County Mayo	Republic of Ireland
18	Hoy	143	Orkney Islands	Scotland
19	Bute	122	Firth of Clyde	Scotland
20	Unst	120	Shetland Islands	Scotland
21	Jersey	116	Channel Islands	Channel Islands
22	Rùm	105	Small Isles	Scotland
23	Isle of Sheppey	94	Kent	England
24	Benbecula	82	Outer Hebrides	Scotland
25	Tiree	78	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
26	Coll	77	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
27	Guernsey	65	Channel Islands	Channel Islands
28	Raasay	62	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
29	Barra	59	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
30	Sanday	50	Orkney Islands	Scotland
31	South Ronaldsay	50	Orkney Islands	Scotland
32	Rousay	49	Orkney Islands	Scotland
33	Westray	47	Orkney Islands	Scotland
34	Fetlar	41	Shetland Islands	Scotland
35	Colonsay	41	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
36	Holy Island, Anglesey	39	Anglesey	Wales
37	Stronsay	33	Orkney Islands	Scotland
38	Inishmore	31	Aran Islands	Republic of Ireland
39	Eigg	31	Small Isles	Scotland
40	Shapinsay	30	Orkney Islands	Scotland
41	Bressay	28	Shetland Islands	Scotland
42	Eday	28	Orkney Islands	Scotland
43	Hayling Island	27	Hampshire	England
44	Foulness Island	26	Essex	England
45	Scalpay	25	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
46	Portsea Island	24	Hampshire	England
47	Lismore	24	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
48	Great Bernera	22	Outer Hebrides	Scotland
49	Ulva	20	Inner Hebrides	Scotland
50	Whalsay	20	Shetland Islands	Scotland
51	Canvey Island	19	Essex	England
52	Mersea Island	18	Essex	England

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