Longest uninhabited islands

Longest uninhabited islands ranked by length.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, North Twin Island tops the list with 18,000 m.

  1. #1 North Twin Island — 18,000 m

    island in Nunavut, Canada

    North Twin Island is an uninhabited Arctic island located east of Akimiski Island in James Bay on the southern end of Hudson Bay. The smaller, similarly shaped, South Twin Island is located approximately 10 km southeast. Together, they are known as the Twin Islands, and are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Read more on Wikipedia.

    Wikidata
  2. #2 Eiao — 13,000 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.

    Wikidata
  3. #3 Anderson Island — 12,200 m

    island in the Indian Ocean

    Anderson Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is located 117 km (73 mi) north from Port Blair. Read more on Wikipedia.

    Wikidata
  4. #4 Herald Island — 9,600 m

    island in Russia

    Herald Island is a small, isolated Russian island in the Chukchi Sea, 60 kilometres east of Waring Point, Wrangel Island. It rises in sheer cliffs, making it quite inaccessible, either by ship or by plane. The only bit of accessible shoreline is at its northwestern point, where the cliffs have crumbled into piles of loose rocks and gravel. Its area is 11.3 km2 and the maximum height above sea level is 364 m (1,194 ft). The island is unglaciated and uninhabited. Read more on Wikipedia.

    Wikidata
  5. #5 Anatahan — 9,000 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.

    Wikidata
  6. #6 Isla María Cleofas — 6,400 m

    island in Nayarit, Mexico

    source Wikidata
  7. #7 Oshima Ōshima — 4,000 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.

    Wikidata
  8. #8 Bennett Island — 3,900 m

    island in the Indian Ocean

    Bennett Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island lies 130 km (81 mi) north from Port Blair. Read more on Wikipedia.

    Wikidata
  9. #9 Klein Curaçao — 2,900 m

    island

    Klein Curaçao is a 1.7-square-kilometre uninhabited island belonging to, and lying 10 km south-east of, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean. Read more on Wikipedia.

    Wikidata
  10. #10 Mukojima — 2,300 m

    uninhabited island in the Bonin/Ogasawara archipelago, administered as part of Tokyo, Japan

    Muko-jima (聟島) is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Mukojima Islands, the northernmost island group of the Bonin Islands, in the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo Metropolis. The entire island and its surrounding waters form part of Ogasawara National Park, while an area of 147 hectares including surrounding reefs forms part of the Ogaswara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia.

    Wikidata