Highest uninhabited islands

As of 2026-10-12, Devon Island tops the list with 1,920 m.

1. #1 Devon Island — 1,920 m

   island in Nunavut, Canada

   Devon Island in Canada is the largest uninhabited island in the world. It is in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the largest members of the Arctic Archipelago, the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada's sixth-largest island, and the 27th-largest island in the world. It has an area of 55,535.39 km2 (21,442.33 sq mi). The bedrock is Precambrian gneiss and Paleozoic siltstones and shales. The highest point is the Devon Ice Cap at 1,920 m... Read more on Wikipedia.

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2. #2 Akdamar Island — 1,912 m

   island in Lake Van, Turkey

   Akdamar Island, also known as Aghtamar or Akhtamar, is the second largest of the four main islands in Lake Van, in eastern Turkey. About 0.7 km2 in size, it is situated approximately 3 km from the shoreline. At the western end of the island, a hard, grey, limestone cliff rises 80 m above the lake's level. The island declines to the east to a level site where a spring provides ample water. Read more on Wikipedia.

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3. #3 Kōzuke Island — 1,269 m source Wikidata
4. #4 Anatahan — 787 m

   island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean

   Anatahan is a volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and has one of the most active volcanoes of the archipelago. Formerly inhabited, the island is currently uninhabited due to the constant danger of volcanic eruptions. Anatahan is located 60 kilometers northwest of Farallon de Medinilla and 120 km north of Saipan. It last erupted between 2007 and 2008, and also erupted in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia.

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5. #5 Oshima Ōshima — 737 m

   uninhabited island in Hokkaidō

   Ōshima is an uninhabited island in the Sea of Japan, 50 kilometers (31 mi) west of Matsumae town and therefore the westernmost point of Hokkaido. It is part of the town of Matsumae in Oshima Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan. To distinguish Ōshima from other islands with the same name, it is sometimes known as Oshima Ōshima (渡島大島) or Matsumae Ōshima (松前大島). Read more on Wikipedia.

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6. #6 Eiao — 578 m

   island in French Polynesia

   Eiao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. The island is uninhabited, but is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands. Read more on Wikipedia.

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7. #7 Yokoate-jima — 495 m

   island in Kagoshima, Japan

   Yokoate-jima (横当島) is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Read more on Wikipedia.

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8. #8 Burro Island — 479 m

   lacustrian island in Venezuela

   Burro Island is a 247-hectare island belonging to Venezuela, located in the waters of Valencia Lake. It is the largest of the 22 islands in the lake. Administratively, it is part of Guacara municipality in the central Venezuelan state of Carabobo. Read more on Wikipedia.

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9. #9 Mehetia — 435 m

   island in French Polynesia

   Mehetiʻa or Meʻetiʻa is a volcanic island in the Windward Islands, in the east of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is a very young active stratovolcano 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of the Taiarapu Peninsula of Tahiti. It is associated with the Teahitiʻa-Mehetia hotspot, and the South Pacific superswell. Read more on Wikipedia.

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10. #10 Isla Momotombito — 391 m

    uninhabited volcanic island formed by Volcán Momotombito in Lake Managua, within the Momotombo–Momotombito Volcanic Complex Nature Reserve, León Department, La Paz Centro municipality, Nicaragua

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