Largest Islands of the United
Kingdom
|
Island
|
Area
|
Location
|
|
Sq km
|
Sq mi
|
|
1. Great
Britain
|
216,777
|
83,698
|
British
Isles
|
|
2. Lewis
with Harris
|
2,179.0
|
841.3
|
Outer Hebrides
|
|
3. Isle of
Skye
|
1,656.3
|
639.5
|
Inner
Hebrides
|
|
4.
Mainland
|
968.8
|
374.0
|
Shetland
Islands
|
|
5. Mull
|
875.4
|
338.0
|
Inner
Hebrides
|
|
6.
Anglesey
|
713.8
|
275.6
|
N Wales
|
|
7. Islay
|
619.6
|
239.2
|
Inner
Hebrides
|
|
8.
Mainland
|
523.3
|
202.0
|
Orkney Is.
|
|
9. Arran
|
432.0
|
166.8
|
SW
Scotland
|
|
10. Isle
of Wight
|
381.0
|
147.1
|
S coast of
England
|
|
11. Jura
|
366.9
|
141.7
|
Inner
Hebrides
|
|
12. South Uist
|
320.3
|
123.7
|
Outer
Hebrides
|
|
13. North Uist
|
303.1
|
117.1
|
Outer
Hebrides
|
|
14. Yell
|
212.1
|
81.9
|
N Shetland
Is.
|
|
15. Hoy
|
143.2
|
55.3
|
Orkney
Islands
|
|
16. Bute
|
122.2
|
47.2
|
SW
Scotland
|
|
17. Unst
|
120.7
|
46.6
|
N Shetland
Is.
|
|
18. Rum
|
104.6
|
40.4
|
Inner
Hebrides
|
|
19. Isle
of Sheppey
|
94.0
|
36.3
|
Kent
|
|
20. Benbecula
|
82.0
|
31.7
|
Outer
Hebrides
|
|
21. Tiree
|
78.3
|
30.2
|
W of Mull
|
|
22. Coll
|
76.9
|
29.7
|
W of Mull
|
|
23. Raasay
|
62.3
|
24.1
|
off E Skye
|
|
24. Barra
|
58.8
|
22.7
|
S Outer
Hebrides
|
|
25. Sanday
|
50.4
|
19.5
|
Orkney
Islands
|
|
26. South Ronaldsay
|
49.8
|
19.2
|
Orkney
Islands
|
|
27. Rousay
|
48.6
|
18.8
|
Orkney
Islands
|
|
28. Westray
|
47.1
|
18.2
|
Orkney
Islands
|
|
29. Fetlar
|
40.8
|
15.7
|
NE
Shetland Is.
|
|
30. Colonsay
|
40.7
|
15.7
|
W of Jura
|
|
31. Holy
Island
|
39.4
|
15.2
|
W coast of
Anglesey
|
|
32. Stronsay
|
32.8
|
12.6
|
NE Orkney
Islands
|
|
33. Eigg
|
30.5
|
11.8
|
Inner
Hebrides
|
|
34. Shapinsay
|
29.5
|
11.4
|
central
Orkney Is.
|
|
35. Bressay
|
28.1
|
10.8
|
SE
Shetland Is.
|
|
36. Eday
|
27.5
|
10.6
|
Orkney
Islands
|
|
37. Hayling Island
|
26.8
|
10.4
|
Hampshire
|
|
38.
Foulness
|
26.1
|
10.1
|
Essex
|
|
39. Scalpay
|
24.8
|
9.6
|
off E Skye
|
|
40. Portsea Island
|
24.3
|
9.4
|
Hampshire
|
|
41. Lismore
|
23.5
|
9.1
|
N of Oban
|
|
42. Great Bernera
|
22.2
|
8.2
|
off W
Lewis
|
|
43. Ulva
|
19.9
|
7.7
|
off W Mull
|
|
44. Whalsay
|
19.7
|
7.6
|
central
Shetland Is.
|
|
45. Canvey Island
|
18.5
|
7.1
|
Essex
|
|
46. Mersea Island
|
18.0
|
7.0
|
Essex
|
|
|
|
Sources: Hamish Haswell-Smith, The
Scottish Islands, 1996; www.information-britain.co.uk.
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