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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Poopó lake
- Isla de Panza , Bolivia , ~ 13 km²
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Rio Araguaia
- Ilha do Bananal , Brazil , 19,162 km², inhabited
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Río de la Plata
- Isla Martín García , Argentina , 1.84 km², <200 inhabitants
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Río Guayas
- Isla Santay , Ecuador , 21.79 km², inhabited
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Río Paraná / Río Paraguay
- Isla del Cerrito , Argentina ,? km², 1,500 inhabitants
- Isla del Sauce , Bolivia , 1.45 km²
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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