Newfoundland's size, in terms of land area, among the world's largest islands.

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--------------------- sq. km.-------sq. mi.

1. Greenland ------ 2,175,600 ---- 840,000

2. New Guinea ------ 792,540 ---. 306,000

3. Borneo ----------- 725,459 ---- 280,100

4. Madagascar-.----- 581,540 ---- 226,658

5. Baffin (Canada)--- 507,453----- 195,928

6. Sumatra
(Indonesia)----------- 427,350 ---- 165,000

7. Honshu (Japan)---- 227,415 ----- 87,805

8. Great Britain------- 218,078 ----- 84,200

9. Victoria (Canada)-- 217,291 ----- 83,896

10. Ellesmere
(Canada)-------------. 196,237 ----- 75,767

11. Celebes
(Indonesia)------------ 178,710 ----- 69,000

12. South Island
(N.Z.)----------------- 151,010 ----- 58,305

13. Java (Indonesia)--- 126,651 ----- 48,900

14. North Island
(N.Z.)----------------- 114,051 ----- 44,035

15. Cuba ------------.. 111,463 ----- 43,036

16. Newfoundland-.-- 108,858 ----- 42,030

17. Luzon
(Philippines)----------.. 105,880 ----- 40,880