List of islands in the Mediterranean (Redirected from Mediterranean islands)

The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy.

The following is a list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Croatia, Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey.

By area

  Name Image Country Area (km2) Population Capital/Main City
1 Sicily  Italy 25,834 5,010,001 Palermo
2 Sardinia  Italy 24,100 1,656,000 Cagliari
3 Cyprus  Cyprus 9,251 1,244,188 Nicosia
4 Corsica  France 8,681 322,000 Ajaccio
5 Crete  Greece 8,312 622,871 Heraklion
6 Euboea
(Evia)
 Greece 3,655 191,206 Chalcis
7 Mallorca
(Majorca)
 Spain 3,640 846,000 Palma
8 Lesbos  Greece 1,630 86,436 Mytilene
9 Rhodes  Greece 1,398 115,490 Rhodes
10 Chios  Greece 842 51,390 Chios
11 Cephalonia
(Kefalonia)
 Greece 781 35,801 Argostoli
12 Menorca  Spain 694 87,000 Mahón
13 Corfu  Greece 592 100,853 Corfu
14 Ibiza  Spain 577 111,000 Ibiza Town
15 Djerba  Tunisia 523 139,544 Houmt Souk
16 Lemnos
(Limnos)
 Greece 476 16,992 Myrina
17 Samos  Greece 476 32,973 Vathy
18 Naxos Naxos map  Greece 428 17,970 Naxos
19 Zakynthos  Greece 406 40,758 Zakynthos
20 Cres  Croatia 405.78 3,079 Cres
21 Krk  Croatia 405.78 19,383 Krk
22 Brač  Croatia 394.57 13,956 Supetar
23 Andros  Greece 380 9,221 Andros
24 Thasos  Greece 379 13,765 Thasos
25 Lefkada  Greece 303 22,076 Lefkada
26 Karpathos  Greece 301 6,181 Pigadia
27 Hvar  Croatia 299.66 11,077 Hvar
28 Kos  Greece 290 33,388 Kos
29 Pag  Croatia 284.56 9,059 Pag
30 Gökçeada  Turkey 279 8,894 Çınarlı
31 Kythira  Greece 278 3,973 Kythira
32 Korčula  Croatia 276.03 15,522 Korčula
33 Icaria  Greece 255 8,423 Agios Kirykos
34 Malta  Malta 246 409,259 Valletta
35 Elba  Italy 224 31,572 Portoferraio
36 Skyros  Greece 209 2,994 Skyros
37 Paros  Greece 196 13,715 Parikia
38 Tinos  Greece 194 8,636 Tinos
39 Samothrace  Greece 178 2,859 Samothrace
40 Milos  Greece 160 4,977 Plaka
41 Kea  Greece 129 2,446 Ioulis
42 Amorgos  Greece 121 1,971 Amorgos
43 Marmara  Turkey 117 Marmara
44 Dugi Otok  Croatia 114.44 1,655 Sali
45 Kalymnos  Greece 111 16,001 Pothia
46 Chergui  Tunisia 110 Remla
47 Sant'Antioco  Italy 109 11,730 Sant'Antioco
48 Ios  Greece 109 2,024 Ios
49 Mljet  Croatia 100.41 1,088 Babino Polje
50 Kythnos  Greece 100 1,456 Kythnos
51 Astypalaia  Greece 97 1,334 Astypalaia
52 Ithaca  Greece 96 3,231 Vathy
53 Skopelos  Greece 95.5 4,960 Skopelos
54 Salamis  Greece 95 39,283 Salamina
55 Rab  Croatia 90.84 9,328 Rab
56 Vis  Croatia 90.26 3,445 Vis
57 Mykonos  Greece 86 10,120 Mykonos
58 Syros  Greece 84 21,505 Ermoupoli
59 Aegina  Greece 83 13,056 Aegina
60 Formentera  Spain 83 7,461 Sant Francesc Xavier
61 Pantelleria  Italy 83 7,729 Pantelleria
62 Santorini  Greece 76 15,230 Fira
63 Lošinj  Croatia 74.68 7,587 Mali Lošinj
64 Serifos  Greece 73 1,420 Serifos
65 Sifnos  Greece 73 2,625 Apollonia
66 Gharbi  Tunisia 69 Mellita
67 Gozo  Malta 67 37,288 Victoria
68 Kasos  Greece 66 1,084 Fry
69 Alonissos  Greece 64 2,712 Patitiri
70 Tilos  Greece 63 780 Megálo Chorió
71 Pašman  Croatia 63.34 2,845 Pašman
72 Šolta  Croatia 58.98 1,700 Grohote
73 Symi  Greece 58 2,590 Symi
74 Leros  Greece 53 7,907 Agia Marina
75 San Pietro  Italy 51 6,444 Carloforte
76 Asinara  Italy 51 1 Cala d'Oliva
77 Hydra  Greece 50 1,948 Hydra
78 Ugljan  Croatia 50.21 6,049 Preko
79 Skiathos  Greece 48 6,088 Skiathos
80 Lastovo  Croatia 46.87 792 Lastovo
81 Ischia  Italy 46 60,335 Ischia
82 Agios Efstratios  Greece 43 270 Agios Efstratios
83 Nisyros  Greece 41 987 Mandraki
84 Sikinos  Greece 41 273 Sikinos
85 Psara  Greece 40 454 Psara
86 Anafi  Greece 38 271 Anafi
87 Lipari  Italy 37 10,763 Lipari
88 Bozcaada  Turkey 36 2,427 Bozcaada
89 Kimolos  Greece 36 908 Kimolos
90 Antiparos  Greece 35 1,211 Antiparos
91 Patmos  Greece 35 2,998 Patmos
92 Kornat  Croatia 32.30 19
93 Folegandros  Greece 32 765 Folegandros
94 Fourni  Greece 30 1,313 Fourni
95 Gavdos  Greece 29.6 152 Kastri
96 Čiovo  Croatia 28.80 5,908 Okrug Gornji
97 Halki  Greece 28.1 478 Halki
98 Salina  Italy 26.8 2,300 Malfa
99 Olib  Croatia 26.09 140 Olib
100 Uzunada  Turkey 25.4
101 Paxi  Greece 25.3 2,280 Gaios
102 Kalamos  Greece 25 496 Kalamos
103 Kyra Panagia  Greece 25 2
104 Giglio  Italy 23.8 1,458
105 Cunda (Alibey)  Turkey 23.4
106 Poros  Greece 22.9 3,993 Poros
107 Molat  Croatia 22.82 197 Molat
108 Vir  Croatia 22.38 3,000 Vir
109 Spetses  Greece 22.2 4,027 Spetses
110 Paşalimanı  Turkey 21.4 Harmanli
111 Saria  Greece 21.1 45
112 Vulcano  Italy 20.9 715 Vulcano
113 Avsa  Turkey 20.6 Avsa
114 Antikythera  Greece 20.4 68 Potamós
115 Lampedusa  Italy 20.2 4,500 Lampedusa e Linosa
116 La Maddalena  Italy 20.1 11,902 La Maddalena
117 Meganisi  Greece 20 1,040 Katomeri
118 Favignana  Italy 19 4,383 Favignana
119 Capraia  Italy 19 410 Capraia
120 Elafonisos  Greece 19 1,024 Elafonisos
121 Murter  Croatia 18.60 4,895 Murter
122 Makronisos  Greece 18.3 9
123 Irakleia  Greece 17.6 141 Irakleia
124  Croatia 17.59 615 Iž Veli
125 Gyaros  Greece 17.3 0
126 Megalonisos Petalion  Greece 17.2 0
127 Polyaigos  Greece 17.2 2
128 Unije  Croatia 16.92 88 Unije
129 Leipsoi  Greece 16 790 Leipsoi
130 Šipan  Croatia 15.81 419 Šipanska Luka
131 Caprera  Italy 15.7 0
132 Cabrera  Spain 15.7 0
133 Keros  Greece 15.2 0
134 Žirje  Croatia 15.06 103 Žirje
135 Sestrunj  Croatia 15.03 48 Sestrunj
136 Silba  Croatia 14.98 292 Silba
137 Žut  Croatia 14.82 0
138 Pserimos  Greece 14.8 80 Pserimos
139 Oinousses  Greece 14.4 826 Oinousses
140 Peristera  Greece 14.2 30
141 Rineia  Greece 13.7 0
142 Agathonisi  Greece 13.6 185 Megálo Chorió
143 Donoussa  Greece 13.6 167 Donoussa (Stavros)
144 Prvic (Krk)  Croatia 13.5 0
145 Stromboli  Italy 12.6 572 San Vincenzo
146 Dokos  Greece 12.5 18 Dokos
147 Porquerolles  France 12.5 200
148 Schiza  Greece 12.3 0
149 Drvenik Veliki  Croatia 12.1 168 Drvenik Veliki
150 Marettimo  Italy 12 819 Marettimo
151 Agistri  Greece 12 1,142 Milos (Megalohori)
152 Dia  Greece 11.8 0
153 Gioura  Greece 11.1 0
154 Capri  Italy 10.4 12,200 Capri
155 Montecristo  Italy 10.4 2
156 Pianosa  Italy 10.3 10
157 Othonoi  Greece 10.1 392 Othonoi
158 Thymaina  Greece 10.1 143 Thymaina
159 Imrali  Turkey 10
160 Ist  Croatia 9.65 202
161 Filicudi  Italy 9.5 235
162 Therasia  Greece 9.3 319
163 Kastellorizo  Greece 9.1 492
164 Levitha  Greece 9.1 0
165 Sapientza  Greece 9.1 2
166 Île du Levant  France 9
167 Premuda  Croatia 8.7 58
168 Ustica  Italy 8.7 1,302
169 Plavnik  Croatia 8.6 0
170 Maun  Croatia 8.5 0
171 Šćedro  Croatia 8.4 0
172 Zlarin  Croatia 8.1 276
173 Schoinousa  Greece 8.1 227
174 Antimilos  Greece 8 0
175 Syrna  Greece 7.9 0
176 Despotiko  Greece 7.8 0
177 Ammouliani  Greece 7.7 541
178 Ponza  Italy 7.5 3,107
179 Alimia  Greece 7.4 0
180 La Galite  Tunisia 7.3 0
181 Kaprije  Croatia 7.1 143
182 Port-Cros  France 7 30
183 Arkoi  Greece 6.7 44
184 Sveti Grgur  Croatia 6.4 0
185 Skantzoura  Greece 6.2 0
186 Biševo  Croatia 5.9 15
187 Kastos  Greece 5.9 80
188 Tavolara  Italy 5.9 0
189 Levanzo  Italy 5.8 208
190 Pano Koufonisi  Greece 5.8 399
191 Sazan Island  Albania 5.7 0
Total 102,926.06 11,683,668

By population (above 200,000)

Name Image Country Population Capital/Main City
1 Sicily  Italy 5,010,001 Palermo
2 Sardinia  Italy 1,656,000 Cagliari
3 Cyprus  Cyprus 1,244,188 Nicosia
4 Majorca  Spain 920,605 Palma
5 Crete  Greece 622,871 Heraklion
6 Malta  Malta 494,000 Valletta
7 Corsica  France 322,000 Ajaccio

By country

Albania

Ksamil Islands in Albania.

Croatia

Prvić Luka, Croatia
The Adriatic Sea contains over 1200 islands and islets

France

Greece

Cyclades

Dodecanese Islands

Ionian Islands

North Aegean islands

Saronic Islands

Sporades Islands

Italy

Map all coordinates in "List of islands of Italy" using: OpenStreetMap

Notable Italian islands include:

Lebanon

Malta

Montenegro

In Bay of Kotor:

Spain

Syria

Tunisia

Turkey

The following are some of the most notable Turkish Aegean islands. See Turkish Aegean islands for a more complete list.


The following are some of the most notable Turkish islands in the Mediterranean. See Turkish Mediterranean islands for a more complete list.

Disputed

Politically divided

See also

Notes


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