List of South American islands

For the time being, this list is in alphabetical order, as sizes are only available for some of the islands.

Archipelagos

• Abrolhos , Brazil
• San Andrés and Providencia , Colombia , 44 km², 70,500 inhabitants
  • San Andrés , 26 km², 65,600 inhabitants
  • Providencia , 17 km², 5,100 inhabitants
• Cagarras Islands , Brazil ,?, 7 islands, uninhabited
• Cairu , Brazil ,?, 26 islands, inhabited
• Chincha Islands , Peru , approx. 2 km², uninhabited
• Chonos Archipelago , Chile ,?, Sparsely populated
• Desventuradas Islands , Chile , 10.3 km²
  • San Ambrosio ,? km², uninhabited
  • San Félix , 6.8 km², military post
• Diego Ramírez Islands , Chile , approx. 1 km², weather station
• Fernando de Noronha (archipelago) , Brazil , 26 km², 2,100 inhabitants
• Fuerte y Tortuguilla , Colombia , 3 km², inhabited
• Galápagos Islands , Ecuador , 8,010 km², 25,000 inhabitants
  • Baltra , 27 km²
  • Bartolomé , 1.2 km², uninhabited
  • Darwin , 1.1 km², uninhabited
  • Española ,? km², uninhabited,
  • Fernandina , 642 km², uninhabited
  • Floreana , 173 km², 100 inhabitants
  • Genovesa , 14 km², uninhabited
  • Isabela , 4,640 km², 950 inhabitants
  • Marchena , 130 km², uninhabited
  • Pinta , 60 km², uninhabited
  • Pinzón , 18 km², uninhabited
  • Plaza Sur , 0.13 km², uninhabited
  • Rábida , 2.9 km², uninhabited
  • Roca Redonda  ? km², uninhabited
  • San Cristóbal , 558 km², inhabited
  • San Salvador , 585 km², uninhabited
  • Santa Cruz , 986 km², over 15,000 inhabitants
  • Santa Fé , 24 km², uninhabited
  • Seymour Norte , 1.9 km², uninhabited
  • Wolf , 1.3 km², uninhabited
• Gorgona and Gorgonilla , Colombia , 24 km², inhabited
• Ilha dos Currais , Brazil ,?, Uninhabited
• Ildefonso Islands , Chile , 0.2 km², uninhabited
• Islas del Rosario , Colombia ,? km², inhabited
  • Isla Grande ,? km², 750 inhabitants
• Islas Malvinas / Falkland Islands , British overseas territory (claimed by Argentina), over 12,000 km², over 2,000 inhabitants
• Juan Fernández Islands , Chile , 149.4 km², inhabited
  • Robinson Crusoe , 96.4 km², 630 inhabitants
  • Alejandro Selkirk , 44.6 km²
  • Santa Clara , 2 km², uninhabited
• Los Roques , Venezuela , 42 islands,? km², 1,500 inhabitants
• Îles du Salut , French Guiana , 0.62 km², uninhabited
  • Île du Diable , 0.14 km²
  • Île Royale , 0.28 km²
  • Île Saint-Joseph , 0.2 km²
• Atol das Rocas , Brazil , 0.36 km², uninhabited
• Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks , Brazil , 0.016 km², uninhabited
• Tierra del Fuego (Tierra del Fuego) , Chile / Argentina , 73,746 km², 251,000 inhabitants
  • Tierra del Fuego (main island) , Chile / Argentina , 47,000 km², over 200,000 inhabitants
  • Hornos , Chile , approx. 10 km², inhabited
  • Isla de los Estados , Argentina , 534 km²,
  • Lennox, Picton and Nueva , Chile , 170/120/105 km², uninhabited
  • Navarino , Chile , 2,473 km², 2,700 inhabitants
• Trindade and Martim Vaz , Brazil , 10.6 km²
  • Trindade , 10.3 km² (32 marines stationed)
  • Martim Vaz , 0.3 km²

Islands

• Areia Vermelha , Brazil ,?, Uninhabited
• Chiloé , Chile , 9,322 km², 150,000 inhabitants
• Ilha Anchieta , Brazil , 8.28 km², uninhabited
• Ilhabela , Brazil , 348 km², 25,400 inhabitants
• Ilha de Itamaracá , Brazil ,? km², 18,040 inhabitants
• Ilha de São Francisco do Sul , Brazil ,?, Population 38,000
• Ilha do Arvoredo , Brazil , 2.7 km², uninhabited
• Ilha do Cardoso , Brazil ,?, Uninhabited
• Ilha do Governador , Brazil , 42 km², 200,000 inhabitants
• Ilha do Mel , Brazil , 27.6 km²
• Ilha dos Lobos , Brazil , 0.017 km², uninhabited
• Ilha Grande (Rio de Janeiro) , Brazil , 193 km²,> 3,000 inhabitants
• Isla de Coche , Venezuela , 55 km², 8,200 inhabitants
• Isla de Lobos , Uruguay ,? km², uninhabited
• Isla Grande , Colombia ,? km², 750 inhabitants
• Isla Margarita , Venezuela , 1,150 km²,
• Itamaracá , Brazil , 65.41 km², 15,858 inhabitants
• Itaparica , Brazil , 246 km², 55,000 inhabitants
• La Tortuga , Venezuela ,? km², uninhabited
• Malpelo , Colombia , 0.35 km², few inhabitants
• Mocha , Chile , 48 km², 740 inhabitants
• Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile , 162.5 km², 3,800 inhabitants
• Queimada Grande , Brazil , 0.5 km², uninhabited
• Puná , Ecuador , 855 km², 6,500 inhabitants
• Salas y Gómez , Chile , 0.15 km², uninhabited
• Santa Catarina , Brazil , 424 km², inhabited
• Tinharé , Brazil ,?, Inhabited
• Wellington , Chile , 6,750 km², several 100 inhabitants

Islands in rivers and lakes

• Amazon
  • Gurupá , Brazil , 4,864 km², inhabited
  • Marajó , Brazil , 40,100 km², ~ 200,000 inhabitants
  • Tupinambarana , Brazil , 11,850 km², inhabited
• Poopó lake
  • Isla de Panza , Bolivia , ~ 13 km²
• Rio Araguaia
  • Ilha do Bananal , Brazil , 19,162 km², inhabited
• Río de la Plata
  • Isla Martín García , Argentina , 1.84 km², <200 inhabitants
• Río Guayas
  • Isla Santay , Ecuador , 21.79 km², inhabited
• Río Paraná / Río Paraguay
  • Isla del Cerrito , Argentina ,? km², 1,500 inhabitants
  • Isla del Sauce , Bolivia , 1.45 km²
• Lake Titicaca
  • Amantaní , Peru , 15 km², 3,600 inhabitants
  • Taquile , Peru , about 5 km², 1,700 inhabitants
  • Isla del Sol , Bolivia , 14.3 km²
  • Isla de la Luna , Bolivia , <2 km²
  • Isla Campanario , Bolivia , 0.8 km²