Most populous tidal islands

Most populous tidal islands ranked by population.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, île-Grande tops the list with 800.

  1. #1 île-Grande — 800

    island in Côtes-d'Armor, France

    Île-Grande is an island on the north coast of Brittany (France), linked to the mainland by a road. Its size is about 2 km by 1 km, and there is a village on the island. It is in the commune of Pleumeur-Bodou. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Grimsay — 169

    tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, northeast of Benbecula

    Grimsay is a tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 Lindisfarne — 160

    tidal island in North East England

    Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. The island was originally home to a monastery, which was destroyed during the Viking invasions but re-established as a priory following the Norman Conquest... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Baleshare — 58

    flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

    Baleshare is a flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Baleshare lies to the south-west of North Uist. Its economics and community were boosted by the building of a causeway in 1962. The 350-metre (380 yd) causeway was built by William Tawse Ltd. The island is extremely flat by Hebridean standards, rising to only 12 metres above sea level and known for its long sandy beach. The two main settlements on the island are Samhla in the east and Teananachar to the west. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 Spurn — 50

    narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire

    Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary. It was a spit with a semi-permanent connection to the mainland, but a storm in 2013 made the road down to the end of Spurn impassable to vehicles at high tide. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 St Michael's Mount — 29

    tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall

    St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, near Penzance, in Cornwall, England. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since around 1650. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 Aoshima — 22

    island in Japan

    Aoshima is an island located in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The island has a surface area of 4.4 hectares and a height of 6 metres. The island is part of the Aoshima Shrine. Miyazaki′s Aoshima neigbbourhood consists of the island and the opposite coastal strip, where the Aoshima Subtropical Botanical Garden is located. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  8. #8 Grimsay — 20

    tidal island of the Outer Hebrides, southeast of Benbecula

    Grimsay, south east of Benbecula is a tidal island of the Outer Hebrides. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway which carries the B891. In the 2001 census, Grimsay had a population of 19, 20 in 2011 and 27 in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  9. #9 Burgh Island — 12

    tidal island

    Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel. The other buildings are three private houses, and a pub, the Pilchard Inn, parts of which date to the 14th century. The island is strongly associated with writer Agatha Christie, who often visited and used the island and its hotel as a setting and inspiration for two famous novels: And... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  10. #10 Sanday — 9

    tidal island in Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Sanday is one of the Small Isles, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a tidal island linked to its larger neighbour, Canna, via sandbanks at low tide, and also connected to the larger island by a bridge. Canna and Sanday form a single community, and are usually described as Canna. Read more on Wikipedia.

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