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This is a list of islands in the Caribbean by area. (The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands are not in the Caribbean Sea, but rather in the open North Atlantic Ocean.) For related lists, see below.

Islands

Islands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater

Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
1 Cuba 105,806 40,852  Cuba
2 Hispaniola 76,479 29,529  Haiti and  Dominican Republic
3 Jamaica 11,188 4,320  Jamaica
4 Puerto Rico 8,896 3,435 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
5 Trinidad 4,827 1,864  Trinidad and Tobago
6 North Andros Island 3,439 1,328  Bahamas
7 Isla de la Juventud 2,237 864  Cuba
8 Great Inagua Island 1,543 596  Bahamas
9 South Andros Island 1,447 559  Bahamas
10 Grand Bahama Island 1,373 530  Bahamas
11 Great Abaco Island 1,144 442  Bahamas
12 Martinique 1,128 436 Martinique Martinique
13 Isla Margarita 1,020 394  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)

Islands 300–999 km2 (116–386 sq mi)

Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
14 Basse-Terre 848 327  Guadeloupe
15 Cayo Romano 777 300  Cuba
16 Dominica 750 290  Dominica
17 Gonâve 743 287  Haiti
18 Cozumel 647 250  Mexico ( Quintana Roo)
19 Saint Lucia 616 238  Saint Lucia
20 Grande-Terre 587 226  Guadeloupe
21 Little Abaco Island 559 216  Bahamas
22 Eleuthera 518 200  Bahamas
23 Acklins Island 497 192  Bahamas
24 Long Island 448 173  Bahamas
25 Curaçao 444 171  Curaçao
26 Barbados 431 167  Barbados
27 Cat Island 389 150  Bahamas
28 Cayo Coco 370 143  Cuba
29 Saint Vincent 345 133  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30 Cayo Sabinal 335 129  Cuba
31 Grenada 310 120  Grenada
32 Tobago 300 116  Trinidad and Tobago

Islands 100–299 km2 (39–115 sq mi)

Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
33 Bonaire 294 113  Bonaire
34 Mayaguana 280 110  Bahamas
35 Antigua 279 108  Antigua and Barbuda
36 Saint Croix 214 82  United States Virgin Islands
37 New Providence 207 80  Bahamas
38 Grand Cayman 196 76  Cayman Islands
39 Aruba 180 74  Aruba
40 Tortuga 178 69  Haiti
41 Saint Kitts 168 65  Saint Kitts and Nevis
42 San Salvador Island 163 63  Bahamas
43 Barbuda 161 61  Antigua and Barbuda (Template:Country data Barbuda)
44 Marie Galante 158 61  Guadeloupe
45 Great Exuma 158 61  Bahamas
46 La Tortuga Island 156.6 61  Venezuela ( Federal Dependencies of Venezuela)
47 Crooked Island 148 57  Bahamas
48 Middle Caicos 144.2 56  Turks and Caicos Islands
49 Vieques 135 52 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
50 Little Inagua 127 49  Bahamas
51 Roatan 125 48  Honduras
52 North Caicos 116.4 45  Turks and Caicos Islands
53 Saona Island 110 42  Dominican Republic
54 Cayo Guajaba 107 41  Cuba
55 Montserrat 102 39  Montserrat
56 Cayo Fragoso 101 39  Cuba

Islands 30–99 km2 (12–38 sq mi)

Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
57 Providenciales 98 38  Turks and Caicos Islands
58 Nevis 93 36  Saint Kitts and Nevis ( Nevis)
59 Anguilla 91 35  Anguilla
60 East Caicos 90.6 34  Turks and Caicos Islands
61 Saint Martin 87 37  Saint Martin and  Sint Maarten
62 Saint Thomas 80.91 31.23  United States Virgin Islands
63 Rum Cay 78 30  Bahamas
64 Ambergris Caye 65 25  Belize
65 Blanquilla Island 64 25  Venezuela
66 Colón Island 61 24  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
67 Isla Mona 57 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
68 Coche Island 55 21  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)
69 Tortola 55.7 21.5  British Virgin Islands
70 Guanaja 50 19  Honduras
71 Popa Island 53 20.5  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
72 Bastimentos Island 52 20  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
73 Île à Vache 52 20  Haiti
74 Saint John 51 19.6  United States Virgin Islands
75 Útila 49 18.9  Honduras
76 Grande Cayemite 45 17  Haiti
77 Samana Cay 45 17  Bahamas
78 Cayo Saetia 42 16.2  Cuba
79 La Orchila 40 15.4  Venezuela
80 Anegada 38 15  British Virgin Islands
81 Cayo Largo del Sur 37.5 14.5  Cuba
82 Cristóbal Island 37 14.3  Panama
83 Cayman Brac 36 14  Cayman Islands
84 Carriacou 34 13  Grenada
85 Great Harbour Cay 32 12.3  Bahamas
86 Culebra 30.1 11.6  Puerto Rico

Islands 10–29 km2 (3.9–11.2 sq mi)

Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
86 Little Exuma 29 11  Bahamas
87 West Caicos 28 11  Turks and Caicos Islands
88 Beata Island 27 10  Dominican Republic
89 San Andrés 26 10  Colombia
90 Little Cayman 26 10  Cayman Islands
91 Cayo Cruz 26 10  Cuba
92 Big Pine Key 25.8 10  United States
93 Cubagua 24 -  Venezuela
94 Ragged Island 23 9  Bahamas
95 South Caicos 21.2 8  Turks and Caicos Islands
96 Saint Barthélemy 21 8  Saint Barthélemy
97 Sint Eustatius 21 8.1  Caribbean Netherlands
98 Virgin Gorda 21 8  British Virgin Islands
99 Long Cay 21 8  Bahamas
100 La Désirade 20.64 -  Guadeloupe
101 Tierra Bomba Island 19.8 -  Colombia
102 Bequia 18.1 7  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
103 Grand Turk Island 17.39 6.71  Turks and Caicos Islands
104 Providencia 17 -  Colombia
105 Cayo Agua Island 16 -  Panama
106 Cayo Grande 15.1 5.8  Venezuela
107 Key West 13.65 5.27  United States
108 Cayo Guillermo 13 -  Cuba
109 Saba 13 5  Caribbean Netherlands
110 Canouan 13 5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
111 Big Corn Island 10 -  Nicaragua

Islands 5–9 km2 (1.9–3.5 sq mi)

Rank Island Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries
112 Little San Salvador Island 9.7 -  Bahamas
113 Catalina Island 9.6 -  Dominican Republic
114 Terre-de-Bas 9 -  Guadeloupe
115 Conception Island 8.5 3  Bahamas
116 Ronde Island 8.1 -  Grenada
117 Jost Van Dyke 8 3  British Virgin Islands
118 Union Island 8 3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
119 Solarte Island 8 3  Panama
120 Isleta de San Juan 7.8 3  Puerto Rico
121 Salt Cay 6.74 2.60  Turks and Caicos Islands
122 Klein Bonaire 6 2.3  Caribbean Netherlands
123 Mustique 5.7 2.2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
124 Navassa Island 5.2 2  United States (Claimed by  Haiti)
125 Terre-de-Haut 5.2 -  Guadeloupe
126 Isla Mujeres 5.2 2  Mexico

See also

References

  • "CIA Factbook". U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  • "Country Documents for Disaster Preparatione, Antigua and Barbuda" (PDF). Prevenzione Web. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  • Martin, Atherton (1987). Meditz, Sandra W. (ed.). Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: a regional study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. OCLC 49361510.
  • USGS[full citation needed]
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