| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | List of islands by area - Islands 25,000–99,999 km2 (9,653–38,610 sq mi) |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Rank | Island's name | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or countries |
| 4 | 19 | Mindanao | 97,530 | 37,660 | Philippines (Caraga, Davao Region, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Zamboanga Peninsula) |
| 5 | 20 | Ireland | 84,421 | 32,595 | Ireland and United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
| 6 | 21 | Hokkaido | 78,719 | 30,394 | Japan (Hokkaido region) |
| 7 | 22 | Hispaniola | 73,929 | 28,544 | Dominican Republic and Haiti |
| 8 | 23 | Sakhalin | 72,493 | 27,990 | Russia (Sakhalin Oblast) |
| 9 | 24 | Banks Island | 70,028 | 27,038 | Canada (Northwest Territories) |
| 10 | 25 | Sri Lanka (main island) | 65,268 | 25,200 | Sri Lanka |
| 11 | 26 | Tasmania | 65,022 | 25,105 | Australia (Tasmania) |
| 12 | 27 | Devon Island | 55,247 | 21,331 | Canada (Nunavut) (largest uninhabited island in the world) |
| 13 | 28 | Alexander Island | 49,070 | 18,950 | None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina (partial), Chile and United Kingdom) |
| 14 | 29 | Severny Island (Novaya Zemlya, north) | 48,904 | 18,882 | Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast) |
| 15 | 30 | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego | 47,992 | 18,530 | Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province) and Chile (Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region) |
| 16 | 31 | Berkner Island | 43,873 | 16,939 | None (Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina, Chile (partial) and United Kingdom) |
| 17 | 32 | Axel Heiberg Island | 43,178 | 16,671 | Canada (Nunavut) |
| 18 | 33 | Melville Island | 42,149 | 16,274 | Canada (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) |
| 19 | 34 | Southampton Island | 41,214 | 15,913 | Canada (Nunavut) |
| 20 | 35 | Marajó | 40,100 | 15,500 | Brazil (Pará). At the mouth of the Amazon River, it is the world's largest fluvial island. |
| 21 | 36 | Spitsbergen | 38,981 | 15,051 | Norway (Svalbard) |
| 22 | 37 | Kyushu | 37,437 | 14,455 | Japan (Kyūshū region) |
| 23 | 38 | Taiwan (island) | 35,883 | 13,855 | Taiwan |
| 24 | 39 | New Britain | 35,145 | 13,570 | Papua New Guinea (West New Britain Province and East New Britain Province) |
| 25 | 40 | Prince of Wales Island | 33,339 | 12,872 | Canada (Nunavut) |
| 26 | 41 | Yuzhny Island (Novaya Zemlya, south) | 33,246 | 12,836 | Russia (Arkhangelsk Oblast) |
| 27 | 42 | Hainan | 33,210 | 12,820 | People's Republic of China (Hainan Province) |
| 28 | 43 | Vancouver Island | 31,285 | 12,079 | Canada (British Columbia) |
| 29 | 44 | Timor | 28,418 | 10,972 | Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) and East Timor |
| 30 | 45 | Sicily | 25,711 | 9,927 | Italy (Sicily) |

Question: Is Yuzhny Island smaller than the northern island of Severny?
Answer: Yes, Yuzhny Island is smaller than the northern island of Severny.