List of Canadian islands

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The list of Canadian islands includes the largest Canadian islands with an area of at least 150 km², sorted by area. It contains all 40 Canadian islands with an area of ​​at least 1,500 km². With the islands also listed here with a size of 150 to 1,500 km², individual inland islands may still be missing.

rank	Island name	Archipelago / location	Province / Territory	Area [km²]	Circumference [km]	Geokoor- ordinates
1	Baffin Island	Canadian arct. archipelago	Nunavut	507.451	28,308	70 ° 00 ′  N , 075 ° 00 ′  W.
2	Victoria Island	Canadian arct. archipelago	Northwest Territories / Nunavut	217.291	7.091	71 ° 00 ′  N , 110 ° 00 ′  W
3	Ellesmere Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	196.236	10,748	79 ° 50 ′  N , 080 ° 00 ′  W.
4th	Newfoundland	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	Newfoundland and Labrador	108,860	9,871	48 ° 45 ′  N , 056 ° 00 ′  W.
5	Bank Island	Canadian arct. archipelago	Northwest Territories	70,028	1,920	72 ° 45 ′  N , 121 ° 30 ′  W.
6th	Devon Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	55,247	3,589	75 ° 15 ′  N , 088 ° 00 ′  W.
7th	Axel Heiberg Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	43,178	3,061	79 ° 45 ′  N , 091 ° 00 ′  W.
8th	Melville Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Northwest Territories / Nunavut	42,149	3,107	75 ° 30 ′  N , 111 ° 30 ′  W
9	Southampton Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Bay	Nunavut	41,214	1,944	64 ° 20 ′  N , 084 ° 40 ′  W.
10	Prince of Wales Island	Canadian arct. archipelago	Nunavut	33,339	2,576	72 ° 40 ′  N , 099 ° 33 ′  W.
11	Vancouver Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	31,285	3.226	49 °  30'N , 125 °  30'W
12	Somerset Island	Canadian arct. archipelago	Nunavut	24,786	1,297	73 ° 15 ′  N , 093 ° 30 ′  W.
13	Bathurst Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	16,042	2,069	75 ° 45 ′  N , 100 ° 00 ′  W.
14th	Prince Patrick Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Northwest Territories	15,848	1,672	76 ° 45 ′  N , 119 ° 30 ′  W.
15th	King William Island	Canadian arct. archipelago	Nunavut	13,111	1,289	69 ° 10 ′  N , 097 ° 25 ′  W.
16	Ellef Ringnes Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	11,295	1,027	78 ° 30 ′  N , 103 ° 00 ′  W
17th	Bylot Island	canadian arctic Archipelago , offshore from Baffin Island	Nunavut	11,067	579	73 ° 13 ′  N , 078 ° 34 ′  W.
18th	Cape Breton Island	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	Nova Scotia	10,311	1,775	46 ° 00 ′  N , 060 ° 30 ′  W.
19th	Prince Charles Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	9,521	402	67 ° 47 ′  N , 076 ° 12 ′  W.
20th	Anticosti	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	Quebec	7,941	554	49 ° 30 ′  N , 063 ° 00 ′  W.
21st	Cornwallis Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	6,995	636	75 ° 05 ′  N , 095 ° 00 ′  W.
22nd	Graham Island	Haida Gwaii	British Columbia	6.361	1.106	53 ° 20 ′  N , 132 ° 25 ′  W.
23	Prince Edward Island	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	Prince Edward Island	5,620	1.107	46 ° 30 ′  N , 063 ° 00 ′  W.
24	Coats Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Bay	Nunavut	5,498	385	62 ° 30 ′  N , 083 ° 00 ′  W.
25th	Amund Ringnes Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	5,255	500	78 ° 20 ′  N , 096 ° 25 ′  W.
26th	Mackenzie King Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Northwest Territories / Nunavut	5,048	444	77 ° 45 ′  N , 112 ° 00 ′  W
27	Stefansson Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Viscount Melville Sound	Nunavut	4,463	449	73 ° 20 ′  N , 105 ° 45 ′  W.
28	Mansel Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Bay	Nunavut	3,180	298	62 ° 00 ′  N , 079 ° 50 ′  W.
29	Akimiski Island	James Bay	Nunavut	3,001	261	53 ° 00 ′  N , 081 ° 20 ′  W.
30th	Borden Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Northwest Territories / Nunavut	2,794	418	78 ° 30 '  N , 111 ° 30'  W
31	Manitoulin	Lake Huron	Ontario	2,765		45 ° 49 ′  N , 082 ° 24 ′  W.
32	Moresby Island	Haida Gwaii	British Columbia	2,608	1,180	52 ° 25 ′  N , 131 ° 30 ′  W.
33	Cornwall Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	2,358	311	77 ° 37 '  N , 094 ° 38'  W.
34	Princess Royal Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	2,251	592	52 ° 55 ′  N , 128 ° 50 ′  W.
35	Richards Island	Mackenzie River Estuary Delta	Northwest Territories	2.165	486	69 ° 20 ′  N , 134 ° 30 ′  W.
36	René Levasseur Island	Manicouagan Reservoir	Quebec	2,020		51 ° 24 ′  N , 068 ° 42 ′  W.
37	Air Force Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	1,720	201	67 ° 58 ′  N , 074 ° 05 ′  W.
38	Flaherty Island	Belcher Islands	Nunavut	1,585	933	56 ° 14 ′  N , 079 ° 17 ′  W.
39	Eglinton Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Northwest Territories	1,541	227	75 ° 48 ′  N , 118 ° 30 ′  W.
40	Ross Island	Winnipeg Lake , Nelson River	Manitoba	approx. 1,500		54 ° 11 ′  N , 097 ° 55 ′  W.
41	Graham Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	1,378	171	77 ° 25 ′  N , 090 ° 30 ′  W.
42	Pitt Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	1,375	465	53 °  30'N , 129 °  47'W
43	Nottingham Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Strait	Nunavut	1,372	274	63 ° 20 ′  N , 077 ° 55 ′  W.
44	Lougheed Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	1,308	243	77 ° 26 ′  N , 105 ° 06 ′  W.
45	Byam Martin Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	1,150	145	75 ° 12 ′  N , 104 ° 15 ′  W.
46	Wales Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Gulf of Boothia	Nunavut	1,137	176	68 ° 01 ′  N , 086 ° 40 ′  W.
47	Ile Vanier	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	1,126	169	76 ° 10 ′  N , 103 ° 15 ′  W.
48	Rowley Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	1,090	219	69 ° 06 ′  N , 078 ° 52 ′  W.
49	Cameron Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	1,059	219	76 ° 30 ′  N , 103 ° 50 ′  W.
50	Resolution Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Strait	Nunavut	1,015	394	61 ° 30 ′  N , 065 ° 00 ′  W.
51	Vansittart Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	997	344	65 ° 50 ′  N , 084 ° 00 ′  W.
52	Banks Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	990	288	53 ° 25 ′  N , 130 ° 10 ′  W.
53	Meighen Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	955	188	79 ° 55 ′  N , 099 ° 30 ′  W.
54	Russell Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Barrow Strait	Nunavut	940	214	74 ° 00 ′  N , 098 ° 25 ′  W.
55	Jens Munk Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	920	298	69 ° 39 ′  N , 080 ° 04 ′  W.
56	Akpatok Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Ungava Bay	Nunavut	903	129	60 ° 25 ′  N , 068 ° 08 ′  W.
57	King Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	808	236	52 ° 15 '  N , 127 ° 35'  W.
58	Salisbury Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Strait	Nunavut	804	278	63 ° 30 ′  N , 077 ° 00 ′  W.
59	Big Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Strait	Nunavut	803	309	62 ° 43 ′  N , 070 ° 43 ′  W.
60	White Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	789	188	65 ° 50 ′  N , 084 ° 50 ′  W.
61	Brock Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Northwest Territories	764	174	77 ° 52 ′  N , 114 ° 19 ′  W.
62	Bray Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	689	166	69 ° 16 ′  N , 077 ° 00 ′  W.
63	King Christian Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	645	116	77 ° 48 ′  N , 101 ° 40 ′  W.
64	Foley Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	637	153	68 ° 32 ′  N , 075 ° 05 ′  W.
65	North Kent Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	590	122	76 ° 40 ′  N , 090 ° 08 ′  W.
66	Emerald Isle	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Northwest Territories	549	117	76 ° 48 ′  N , 114 ° 10 ′  W.
67	Porcher Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	521	267	53 ° 58 ′  N , 130 ° 25 ′  W.
68	Nootka Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	510	187	49 ° 45 ′  N , 126 ° 45 ′  W.
69	Alexander Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	484	129	75 ° 52 ′  N , 102 ° 37 ′  W.
70	Sillem Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , offshore from Baffin Island	Nunavut	482	93	70 ° 56 '  N , 071 ° 43'  W.
71	Matty Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , James Ross Strait	Nunavut	477	285	69 ° 29 ′  N , 095 ° 40 ′  W.
72	Royal Geographical Society Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Maud Gulf , Royal Geographical Society Islands	Nunavut	458	153	68 ° 55 '  N , 100 ° 27'  W.
72	Koch Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	458	130	69 ° 38 ′  N , 078 ° 20 ′  W.
74	South Aulatsivik Island	Labrador Coast	Newfoundland and Labrador	456	228	56 ° 45 ′  N , 061 ° 30 ′  W.
75	Massey Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	432	113	76 ° 00 ′  N , 103 ° 00 ′  W
76	Aristazabal Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	420	171	52 ° 38 ′  N , 129 ° 05 ′  W.
76	Jenny Lind Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Maud Gulf	Nunavut	420	113	68 ° 43 ′  N , 101 ° 58 ′  W.
78	Loks Land Iceland	Canadian arct. Archipelago , offshore from Baffin Island	Nunavut	419	206	62 ° 26 '  N , 064 ° 38'  W.
79	Little Cornwallis Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	412	158	75 ° 30 ′  N , 096 ° 30 ′  W.
79	Prescott Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Peel Sound	Nunavut	412	87	73 ° 03 ′  N , 096 ° 50 ′  W.
81	Crown Prince Frederik Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Gulf of Boothia	Nunavut	401	108	70 ° 02 ′  N , 086 ° 50 ′  W.
82	Gilford Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	384	170	50 ° 45 ′  N , 126 ° 20 ′  W.
83	Melbourne Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Maud Gulf	Nunavut	381	82	68 ° 30 ′  N , 104 ° 45 ′  W.
84	Hawkesbury Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	365	122	53 ° 35 '  N , 129 ° 04'  W
84	St. Joseph Island	Lake Huron	Ontario	365		46 ° 13 ′  N , 083 ° 57 ′  W.
86	Hunter Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	363	238	51 ° 57 '  N , 128 ° 00'  W
87	Tukarak Island	Belcher Islands	Nunavut	349	174	56 ° 16 ′  N , 078 ° 45 ′  W.
88	Coburg Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	344	138	75 ° 57 ′  N , 079 ° 26 ′  W.
89	Calvert Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	329	124	51 ° 32 ′  N , 128 ° 00 ′  W.
90	Helena Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	326	98	76 ° 39 ′  N , 101 ° 04 ′  W
91	Kugong Island	Belcher Islands	Nunavut	321	184	56 ° 18 ′  N , 079 ° 50 ′  W.
92	Stor Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	313	79	78 ° 59 ′  N , 085 ° 50 ′  W.
93	Charlton Island	James Bay	Nunavut	308	93	52 ° 00 ′  N , 079 ° 30 ′  W.
93	Tennent Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , James Ross Strait	Nunavut	308	113	69 ° 30 ′  N , 096 ° 30 ′  W.
95	Texada Island	Gulf Islands , Strait of Georgia	British Columbia	301	124	49 ° 40 ′  N , 124 ° 25 ′  W.
96	Baillie-Hamilton Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	290	74	75 ° 52 '  N , 094 ° 35'  W.
97	Edgell Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Strait	Nunavut	287	148	61 ° 50 ′  N , 065 ° 00 ′  W.
98	Swindle Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	285	172	52 ° 32 '  N , 128 ° 35'  W.
99	Louise Island	Haida Gwaii	British Columbia	275	87	52 ° 59 ′  N , 131 ° 47 ′  W.
99	McCauley Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	275	108	53 ° 40 ′  N , 130 ° 15 ′  W.
101	St. Ignace Island	Lake Superior	Ontario	274		48 ° 48 ′  N , 087 ° 56 ′  W.
102	Brevoort Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Lemieux Islands , offshore Baffin Island	Nunavut	271	177	63 ° 30 ′  N , 064 ° 20 ′  W.
103	Quadra Island	Discovery Islands	British Columbia	270	159	50 ° 12 ′  N , 125 ° 15 ′  W.
104	Killiniq Island	Labrador Coast	Newfoundland and Labrador / Nunavut	269	196	60 ° 21 ′  N , 064 ° 31 ′  W.
105	Adams Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , offshore from Baffin Island	Nunavut	267	113	71 ° 27 ′  N , 073 ° 05 ′  W.
106	Fogo Island	Newfoundland upstream	Newfoundland and Labrador	254	142	49 ° 40 ′  N , 054 ° 10 ′  W.
107	Largest of the Simpson Islands in Great Slave Lake	Great slave lake	Northwest Territories	251		61 ° 50 ′  N , 112 ° 28 ′  W.
108	Random Island	Newfoundland upstream	Newfoundland and Labrador	249	119	48 ° 08 ′  N , 053 ° 44 ′  W.
109	Blanchet Island	Great slave lake	Northwest Territories	243		62 ° 00 ′  N , 112 ° 23 ′  W
110	Île Jésus	Saint Lawrence River , Hochelaga Archipelago	Quebec	242		45 ° 37 ′  N , 073 ° 43 ′  W.
111	Gil Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	236	92	53 ° 12 '  N , 129 ° 14'  W.
112	Charles Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Strait	Nunavut	235	132	62 ° 39 ′  N , 074 ° 15 ′  W.
113	Moodie Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Lemieux Islands , offshore Baffin Island	Nunavut	233	172	64 ° 37 ′  N , 065 ° 30 ′  W.
113	Roderick Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	233	119	52 ° 38 '  N , 128 ° 22'  W.
115	Gateshead Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , McClintock Canal	Nunavut	220	129	70 ° 36 '  N , 100 ° 26'  W.
115	Pearse Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	220	98	54 ° 52 ′  N , 130 ° 20 ′  W.
117	Gribbell Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	202	71	53 ° 25 ′  N , 129 ° 01 ′  W.
118	Boularderie Island	Cape Breton Island , Bras d'Or Lake	Nova Scotia	192	108	46 ° 13 ′  N , 060 ° 27 ′  W.
118	Glover Island	Grand Lake (Newfoundland)	Newfoundland and Labrador	192		48 ° 46 '  N , 057 ° 43'  W.
120	Île d'Orléans	St. Lawrence River (estuary)	Quebec	190		46 ° 55 '  N , 070 ° 59'  W.
121	Griffith Island (Nunavut)	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	189	63	74 ° 35 ′  N , 095 ° 30 ′  W.
121	New World Island	Newfoundland upstream	Newfoundland and Labrador	189	216	49 ° 35 '  N , 054 ° 40'  W.
123	Saltspring Island	Gulf Islands , Strait of Georgia	British Columbia	187	119	48 ° 45 ′  N , 123 ° 29 ′  W.
124	Tunungayualok Island	Labrador Coast	Newfoundland and Labrador	186	137	56 ° 05 ′  N , 061 ° 05 ′  W
125	Michipicoten Island	Lake Superior	Ontario	184		47 ° 45 ′  N , 085 ° 46 ′  W.
126	Mill Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Hudson Strait	Nunavut	181	146	64 ° 00 ′  N , 077 ° 48 ′  W.
127	Paul Island	Labrador Coast	Newfoundland and Labrador	179	171	56 ° 30 ′  N , 061 ° 25 ′  W.
127	West Okak Island	Labrador Coast , Okak Islands	Newfoundland and Labrador	179	71	57 ° 30 '  N , 061 ° 52'  W.
129	Lyell Island	Haida Gwaii	British Columbia	176	130	52 ° 40 ′  N , 131 ° 30 ′  W.
129	Preble Island	Great slave lake	Northwest Territories	176		61 ° 39 ′  N , 112 ° 28 ′  W.
131	Cockburn Island	Lake Huron	Ontario	175		45 ° 55 '  N , 083 ° 22'  W.
132	Admiralty Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Victoria Strait	Nunavut	171	154	69 ° 28 ′  N , 101 ° 10 ′  W.
132	West Redonda Island	Discovery Islands	British Columbia	171	105	50 ° 12 ′  N , 124 ° 53 ′  W.
134	Campania Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	169	127	53 ° 05 ′  N , 129 ° 25 ′  W.
135	long Island	Hudson Bay	Nunavut	168	159	54 ° 52 ′  N , 079 ° 25 ′  W.
136	Price Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	166	98	52 ° 28 '  N , 128 ° 42'  W.
137	Pooley Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	163	87	52 ° 43 '  N , 128 ° 14'  W.
137	Sonora Island	Discovery Islands	British Columbia	163	85	50 ° 22 ′  N , 125 ° 15 ′  W.
139	Hoved Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Queen Elizabeth Islands	Nunavut	158	55	77 ° 32 ′  N , 085 ° 09 ′  W.
139	South Tweedsmuir Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , Foxe Basin	Nunavut	158	94	68 ° 23 ′  N , 074 ° 15 ′  W.
141	North Twin Island	James Bay , Twin Islands	Nunavut	157	58	53 ° 18 ′  N , 080 ° 00 ′  W.
142	Cracroft Island	Pacific coast	British Columbia	150	113	50 ° 33 ′  N , 126 ° 20 ′  W.
142	Flores Island	Vancouver Island upstream	British Columbia	150	82	49 ° 20 '  N , 126 ° 10'  W.
142	Ile Lamèque	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	New Brunswick	150	101	47 ° 48 '  N , 064 ° 35'  W.
142	Padloping Island	Canadian arct. Archipelago , offshore from Baffin Island	Nunavut	150	89	67 ° 06 ′  N , 062 ° 38 ′  W.

List of Canadian islands by archipelago or province

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

see List of Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Queen Elizabeth Islands

see list of Queen Elizabeth Islands

British Columbia

see list of islands in British Columbia

New Brunswick

see list of islands in New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

see list of islands in Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

see list of islands in Nova Scotia

Ontario

• Amherst Island
• Flowerpot Island
• Thousand Islands
• Toronto Islands
• Wolfe Island

Prince Edward Island

see list of islands in Prince Edward Island

Quebec

• Île Bizard
• Île Bonaventure
• Îles de Boucherville
• Île Dorval
• Île Greenly
• Île Jésus
• Île de Montréal
• Île Notre-Dame
• Île Perrot
• Île Sainte-Hélène
• Magdalen Islands

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fiche descriptive - Île Jésus. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 17, 2011 (French). 
2. ↑ Île d'Orléans ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .

Web links

Commons : Islands of Canada  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Joshua Calder: Canadian Islands. In: WorldIslandInfo.com. Retrieved September 15, 2011 . 
• The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• Joshua Calder: Largest Lake Islands of the World. In: WorldIslandInfo.com. September 10, 2005, accessed September 15, 2011 .