List of Canadian islands by area
Islands over 2,500 km²

Rank
World Rank
Island's Name
Area (km²)
Area (sq mi)
Location
Permanent Population (2001)
1
5
Baffin Island
507,451
195,928
Nunavut Nunavut
9,563
2
8
Victoria Island
217,291
83,897
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories, Nunavut Nunavut
1,707
3
10
Ellesmere Island
196,236
75,767
Nunavut Nunavut
168
4
16
Newfoundland
108,860
42,031
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
485,066
5
24
Banks Island
70,028
27,038
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories
114
6
27
Devon Island
55,247
21,331
Nunavut Nunavut
0
7
32
Axel Heiberg Island
43,178
16,671
Nunavut Nunavut
0
8
33
Melville Island
42,149
16,274
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories, Nunavut Nunavut
0
9
34
Southampton Island
41,214
15,913
Nunavut Nunavut
721
10
40
Prince of Wales Island
33,339
12,872
Nunavut Nunavut
0
11
43
Vancouver Island
31,285
12,079
British Columbia British Columbia
638,213
12
46
Somerset Island
24,786
9,570
Nunavut Nunavut
0
13
54
Bathurst Island
16,042
6,194
Nunavut Nunavut
0
14
55
Prince Patrick Island
15,848
6,119
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories
0
15
61
King William Island
13,111
5,062
Nunavut Nunavut
960
16
69
Ellef Ringnes Island
11,295
4,361
Nunavut Nunavut
0
17
72
Bylot Island
11,067
4,273
Nunavut Nunavut
0
18
77
Cape Breton Island
10,311
3,981
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
140,893
19
78
Prince Charles Island
9,521
3,676
Nunavut Nunavut
0
20
90
Anticosti Island
7,941
3,066
Quebec Quebec
266
21
97
Cornwallis Island
6,995
2,701
Nunavut Nunavut
215
22
101
Graham Island
6,361
2,456
British Columbia British Columbia
4,475
23
104
Prince Edward Island
5,620
2,170
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island
135,294
24
107
Coats Island
5,498
2,123
Nunavut Nunavut
0
25
111
Amund Ringnes Island
5,255
2,029
Nunavut Nunavut
0
26
116
Mackenzie King Island
5,048
1,949
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories, Nunavut Nunavut
0
27
127
Stefansson Island
4,463
1,723
Nunavut Nunavut
0
28
158
Mansel Island
3,180
1,228
Nunavut Nunavut
0
29
161
Akimiski Island
3,001
1,159
Nunavut Nunavut
0
30
170
Borden Island
2,794
1,079
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories, Nunavut Nunavut
0
31
172
Manitoulin Island
2,766
1,068
Ontario Ontario
11,933
32
175
Moresby Island
2,608
1,007
British Columbia British Columbia
460

Question: How large Banks Island, both by area and by ranking?
Answer: Banks Island covers an area 70,028 km² (27,038 sq mi), and it is the world's 24th largest island and Canada's fifth largest island.