This is a list of islands in Macaronesia, as ordered by area, max altitude and population.
Islands over 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)
editRank | Island's Name | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Height (m) | Location | Population | Density (per km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tenerife | 2,034.38[1] | 3,715 | Canary Islands | 966,354[2] | 475 | |
2 | Fuerteventura | 1,659.74[1] | 807 | Canary Islands | 126,227[3] | 76 | |
3 | Gran Canaria | 1,560.11 | 1,956 | Canary Islands | 870,595[4] | 558 | |
4 | Santiago | 991 | 1,392 | Cape Verde | 294,135 | 297 | |
5 | Lanzarote | 845.94[1] | 671 | Canary Islands | 154,530 | 183 | |
6 | Santo Antão | 785 | 1,979 | Cape Verde | 38,200 | 45 | |
7 | São Miguel | 744.55[5] | 1,105 | Azores | 137,228 | 184 | |
8 | Madeira | 740.7 | 1,862 | Madeira | 267,785 | 362 | |
9 | La Palma | 708.32[1] | 2,423 | Canary Islands | 85,840[6] | 121 | |
10 | Boa Vista | 631.1 | 387 | Cape Verde | 14,451 | 23 | |
11 | Fogo | 475.6 | 2,829 | Cape Verde | 45,837 | 96 | |
12 | Pico | 444.97[7] | 2,351 | Azores | 13,895[8] | 31 | |
13 | Terceira | 400.28[9] | 1,021.2 | Azores | 53,311[8] | 133 | |
14 | São Nicolau | 379.5 | 1,312 | Cape Verde | 12,424 | 33 | |
15 | La Gomera | 369.76 | 1,487 | Canary Islands | 22,426[1] | 61 | |
16 | Maio | 269 | 436 | Cape Verde | 6,980 | 26 | |
17 | El Hierro | 268 | 1,501 | Canary Islands | 11,338 | 42 | |
18 | São Jorge | 243.65 | 1,053.4 | Azores | 8,381[8] | 34 | |
19 | São Vicente | 227 | 744 | Cape Verde | 81,014 | 357 | |
20 | Sal | 216 | 406 | Cape Verde | 39,700 | 184 | |
21 | Faial | 173.06 | 1,043 | Azores | 14,356[8] | 83 | |
22 | Flores | 141.02 | 915 | Azores | 3,429[8] | 24 | |
23 | Santa Maria | 96.87 | 586.8 | Azores | 5,414[8] | 56 | |
24 | Brava | 336 | 976 | Cape Verde | 5,698 | 17 | |
25 | Graciosa | 60.65 | 402 | Azores | 4,095[8] | 68 | |
26 | Porto Santo | 42.17 | 517 | Madeira | 5,158[8] | 122 | |
27 | Santa Luzia | 34.2 | 395 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | |
28 | La Graciosa | 29.05 | 266 | Canary Islands | 734 | 25 | |
29 | Corvo | 17.12 | 720 | Azores | 386[8] | 23 | |
30 | Alegranza | 10.202 | 289 | Canary Islands | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Deserta Grande | 10 | Madeira | 0 | 0 |
Islands under 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)
editRank | Island's Name | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Height (m) | Location | Population | Density (per km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Lobos | 4.679 | Canary Islands | 4 | 0 | ||
33 | Bugio | 3 | Madeira | 0 | 0 | ||
34 | Ilhéu Grande | 3 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | Ilhéu Branco | 2.78 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | Selvagem Grande | 2.45 | Madeira | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | Ilhéu de Cima | 1.5 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | Montaña Clara | 1.33 | Canary Islands | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | Roque del Este | 0.1 | Canary Islands | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Estadística del Territorio" [Territory Statistics] (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "This statistic displays the population of the Spanish autonomous community of the Canary Islands* in January 2020, by island". Statista.com. October 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Real Decreto 1458/2018, de 14 de diciembre, por el que se declaran oficiales las cifras de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal referidas al 1 de enero de 2019" [Royal Decree 1458/2018, of 14 December, by which the population values resulting from the review of the municipal register of 01 January 2019 are declared official] (PDF). BOE (in Spanish). 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ^ Population referred to the January 1, 2019 Archived 31 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Geografia São Miguel". iaram.azores.gov.pt. Azores Government. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "This statistic displays the population of the Spanish autonomous community of the Canary Islands* in January 2020, by island". Statista.com. October 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Geografia Pico". iaram.azores.gov.pt. Azores Government. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "INE - Plataforma de divulgação dos Censos 2021 – Resultados Preliminares". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Geografia Terceira". Azores Government. Retrieved 13 January 2021.