Question: who is the largest island in the world
Answer: Rank Island 's name Area ( km ) Area ( sq mi ) Country or countries Greenland 2,130,800 822,700 Greenland , forms part of the Danish Realm ( Denmark ) New Guinea 785,753 303,381 Papua New Guinea and Indonesia ( Papua and West Papua ) Borneo 743,330 288,869 Brunei , Malaysia ( Sabah and Sarawak ) and Indonesia ( Central , East , North , South and West Kalimantan ) Madagascar 587,713 226,917 Madagascar 5 Baffin Island 507,451 195,928 Canada ( Nunavut ) 6 Sumatra 443,066 171,069 Indonesia ( Aceh , Bengkulu , Jambi , Lampung , Riau and North , South and West Sumatra ) 7 Honshu 225,800 87