San Pancrazio and Sant'Apollinare (
Brissago Islands) are the farthest islands from the mainland.
This is a list of islands of Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked country, hence all Swiss islands are located in lakes or rivers. This list also includes islands in artificial lakes (*). In these cases, the water levels may drop by a few metres at some periods of the year, thereby turning some islands into peninsulas.
Island
|
Body of water
|
Municipality
|
Canton
|
Area (ha)
|
Highest elevation
|
Prominence
|
Distance from the shore
|
Bridge
|
Aareinseli
|
Aare
|
Selzach
|
Solothurn
|
1.3
|
428 m (1,404 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
50 m (160 ft)
|
No
|
Altstad-Insel
|
Lake Lucerne
|
Meggen
|
Lucerne
|
0.31
|
435 m (1,427 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
50 m (160 ft)
|
No
|
Bälliz
|
Aare
|
Thun
|
Bern
|
5.4
|
|
|
|
Yes
|
Chaviolas
|
Lake Sils
|
Sils
|
Graubünden
|
0.34
|
1,809 m (5,935 ft)
|
12 m (39 ft)
|
200 m (660 ft)
|
No
|
Chillon
|
Lake Geneva
|
Veytaux
|
Vaud
|
|
|
|
10 m (30 ft)
|
Yes
|
Fischergrieni
|
Aare
|
Stilli
|
Aargau
|
2.65
|
328 m (1,076 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
30 m (100 ft)
|
No
|
Gamma Insel
|
Lake Sempach
|
Sursee
|
Lucerne
|
0.1
|
505 m (1,657 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
150 m (490 ft)
|
No
|
La Grande Ile
|
Lake Murten
|
Haut-Vully
|
Fribourg
|
0.06
|
430 m (1,411 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
60 m (200 ft)
|
No
|
Grien
|
Aare
|
Aarau
|
Aargau
|
34
|
|
|
|
No
|
Grien
|
Rhine
|
Koblenz
|
Aargau
|
1.9
|
|
|
|
No
|
Heidseeinseln
|
Lake Heidsee
|
Vaz/Obervaz
|
Graubünden
|
|
|
|
|
No
|
Ile de la Harpe
|
Lake Geneva
|
Rolle
|
Vaud
|
0.237
|
373 m (1,224 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
70 m (230 ft)
|
No
|
Ile d'Ogoz
|
Lake of Gruyère*
|
Pont-en-Ogoz
|
Fribourg
|
0.5
|
688 m (2,257 ft)
|
11 m (36 ft)
|
160 m (520 ft)
|
No
|
Île de Peilz
|
Lake Geneva
|
Villeneuve
|
Vaud
|
0.004
|
374 m (1,227 ft)
|
2 m (7 ft)
|
500 m (1,640 ft)
|
No
|
Ile Rousseau
|
Rhone
|
Geneva
|
Geneva
|
0.2
|
373 m (1,224 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
60 m (200 ft)
|
Yes
|
Insel Rheinau
|
Rhine
|
Rheinau
|
Zurich
|
3.47
|
358 m (1,175 ft)
|
5 m (16 ft)
|
40 m (130 ft)
|
Yes
|
Inseli
|
Lake Zug
|
Zug
|
Zug
|
0.02
|
414 m (1,358 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
100 m (330 ft)
|
No
|
Isola di Giornico
|
Ticino
|
Giornico
|
Ticino
|
0.67
|
358 m (1,175 ft)
|
5 m (16 ft)
|
^
|
Yes
|
L'île
|
Rhone
|
Geneva
|
Geneva
|
1.25
|
374 m (1,227 ft)
|
|
34 m (110 ft)
|
Yes
|
Lützelau
|
Lake Zurich
|
Freienbach
|
Schwyz
|
3.5
|
414 m (1,358 ft)
|
8 m (26 ft)
|
400 m (1,310 ft)
|
No
|
Roggenburg
|
Lake Lauerz
|
Lauerz
|
Schwyz
|
0.075
|
448 m (1,470 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
80 m (260 ft)
|
No
|
Ruppoldingen
|
Aare
|
Olten
|
Solothurn
|
|
|
|
|
Yes
|
Saffa-Insel
|
Lake Zurich
|
Zurich
|
Zurich
|
0.3
|
407 m (1,335 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
30 m (100 ft)
|
Yes
|
San Pancrazio (Brissago Islands)
|
Lake Maggiore
|
Brissago, Ronco sopra Ascona
|
Ticino
|
2.25
|
200 m (656 ft)
|
7 m (23 ft)
|
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
|
No
|
Sant'Apollinare (Brissago Islands)
|
Lake Maggiore
|
Brissago, Ronco sopra Ascona
|
Ticino
|
0.7
|
200 m (656 ft)
|
7 m (23 ft)
|
930 m (3,050 ft)
|
No
|
Schacheninseli
|
Aare
|
Villnachern
|
Aargau
|
88
|
|
|
|
Yes
|
Schlossinseli
|
Lake Mauensee
|
Mauensee
|
Lucerne
|
1.5
|
512 m (1,680 ft)
|
8 m (26 ft)
|
50 m (160 ft)
|
Yes
|
Schnäggeninseli
|
Lake Brienz
|
Iseltwald
|
Berne
|
0.165
|
570 m (1,870 ft)
|
6 m (20 ft)
|
300 m (980 ft)
|
No
|
Schnittlauchinsel
|
Lake Walensee
|
Quarten
|
St. Gallen
|
0.08
|
420 m (1,378 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
320 m (1,050 ft)
|
No
|
Schönenwerd
|
Lake Zurich
|
Richterswil
|
Zurich
|
0.15
|
407 m (1,335 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
230 m (750 ft)
|
No
|
Schwanau
|
Lake Lauerz
|
Lauerz
|
Schwyz
|
0.57
|
469 m (1,539 ft)
|
22 m (72 ft)
|
120 m (390 ft)
|
No
|
St. Peter's Island
|
Lake Biel
|
Twann
|
Bern
|
150
|
474 m (1,555 ft)
|
45 m (148 ft)
|
30 m (100 ft)
|
Yes
|
Ufenau
|
Lake Zurich
|
Freienbach
|
Schwyz
|
11.26
|
423 m (1,388 ft)
|
17 m (56 ft)
|
900 m (2,950 ft)
|
No
|
Vogelraupfi
|
Aare
|
Bannwil
|
Bern
|
1.4
|
|
|
|
No
|
Werd
|
Lake Constance
|
Eschenz
|
Thurgau
|
1.59
|
398 m (1,306 ft)
|
2 m (7 ft)
|
120 m (390 ft)
|
Yes
|
Werdinsel
|
Limmat
|
Zurich
|
Zurich
|
7.9
|
398 m (1,306 ft)
|
2 m (7 ft)
|
20 m (70 ft)
|
Yes
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Wohlen*
|
Frauenkappelen
|
Bern
|
0.82
|
482 m (1,581 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
40 m (130 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake of Gruyère*
|
Pont-en-Ogoz
|
Fribourg
|
1.2
|
682 m (2,238 ft)
|
5 m (16 ft)
|
100 m (330 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake of Gruyère*
|
Pont-la-Ville
|
Fribourg
|
|
678 m (2,224 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
280 m (920 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake of Gruyère*
|
Pont-la-Ville
|
Fribourg
|
|
678 m (2,224 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
120 m (390 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake of Gruyère*
|
Corbières
|
Fribourg
|
|
678 m (2,224 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
100 m (330 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Hinterstockensee
|
Erlenbach im Simmental
|
Bern
|
0.32
|
1,602 m (5,256 ft)
|
7 m (23 ft)
|
20 m (70 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Caumasee
|
Flims
|
Graubünden
|
0.3
|
1,000 m (3,281 ft)
|
3 m (10 ft)
|
40 m (130 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Moesola
|
Mesocco
|
Graubünden
|
|
2,069 m (6,788 ft)
|
7 m (23 ft)
|
50 m (160 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Totensee
|
Obergoms
|
Valais
|
|
2,162 m (7,093 ft)
|
2 m (7 ft)
|
80 m (260 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Tannensee*
|
Kerns
|
Obwalden
|
|
1,977 m (6,486 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
80 m (260 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Sils
|
Sils
|
Graubünden
|
|
1,798 m (5,899 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
140 m (460 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Klingnauersee*
|
Böttstein
|
Aargau
|
|
|
|
|
No
|
Islands at the confluence of Aar, Reuss and Limmat
|
Aare
|
Gebenstorf, Turgi
|
Argau
|
|
|
|
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Doubs
|
Epiquerez
|
Jura
|
|
|
|
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Mauensee
|
Mauensee
|
Lucerne
|
|
505 m (1,657 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
120 m (390 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Mauensee
|
Mauensee
|
Lucerne
|
|
505 m (1,657 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
180 m (590 ft)
|
No
|
Unnamed islet
|
Lake Mauensee
|
Mauensee
|
Lucerne
|
|
505 m (1,657 ft)
|
1 m (3 ft)
|
50 m (160 ft)
|
No
|
Colors
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Islands in lakes
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Islands in rivers
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See also
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