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The Sicilian coast near San Vito Lo Capo   The two largest and most populated islands of the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, which have a fairly close surface area, belong to Italy.

   All the islands with an area of at least 12 square kilometers are located in just 4 regions, Sicily (9 total including the largest island), Sardinia (6), Tuscany (3) and Campania (only one).

   The two southernmost Italian islands, Lampedusa and the smaller Lampione, are part of the African continent; in this ranking there are no islands neither of the Ionian Sea nor of the Adriatic, the largest ones are in fact respectively in Greece and Croatia.


Island Area (km²)
Area (sq mi)
Region
Sicily (1) 25,426 9,817 Sicily
Sardinia (2) 23,813 9,194 Sardinia
Elba 223 86 Tuscany
Sant'Antioco 109 42 Sardinia
Pantelleria 83 32 Sicily
San Pietro 51.3 19.8 Sardinia
Asinara (3) 50.9 19.7 Sardinia
Ischia 46.3 17.9 Campania
Lipari (4) 37.3 14.4 Sicily
Salina 26.4 10.2 Sicily
Giglio 21.2 8.2 Tuscany
Vulcano 20.9 8.1 Sicily
Lampedusa (5) 20.2 7.8 Sicily
La Maddalena 20.1 7.8 Sardinia
Favignana 19.8 7.6 Sicily
Capraia 19.3 7.5 Tuscany
Caprera 15.8 6.1 Sardinia
Maréttimo 12.3 4.7 Sicily
Stromboli 12.2 4.7 Sicily


(1) It is the largest island in the Mediterranean and also the one in Europe where the highest altitude is reached (Etna 3,369 meters).
(2) Second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
(3) The largest uninhabited island in Italy, it only hosts workers with no stable residence.
(4) Alternative name of the Aeolian archipelago (115), of which it is the largest island.
(5) Here you find the southernmost point of Italy, Punta Pesce Spada; geographically it is part of Africa.