What is the worlds smallest island?
The largest inhabited island on Earth is Greenland, with an area of about 822,700 sq mi / 2,130,800 sq km and a population of about 40,000. The largest uninhabited island on Earth is Devon Island, located in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The 27th largest island in the world, it comprises 55,247 km2 (21,331 sq mi) The smallest island in the world – according to the Guiness Book of Records – is Bishop Rock. It lies at the most south-westerly part of the United Kingdom. It only has a lighthouse on it. However, this is an unwarranted claim based on an arbitrary 19th century bureaucratic classification scheme. It is impossible to determine an actual world’s smallest island. Under certain conditions, the criteria for an island—a fairly permanent piece of land surrounded by water and possessing substantial vegetation—can be met by an islet of less than 100 square feet.
