Regional geography reference
Famous Islands by Region This page groups notable islands by region so readers can compare geography patterns and move directly into island pages, country guides, and the downloadable islands dataset.
Islands database Download CSV Islands hub How regions are grouped Regions come from the curated island dataset. Each island is shown with country context, coordinates, and highest-point data when available, then linked back to its island and country reference pages.
Southeast Asia Indonesia
7.5000 S, 111.0000 E
Highest point: 3,676 m
Singapore
1.3000 N, 103.8000 E
Highest point: 163 m
Indonesia
1.0000 S, 120.0000 E
Highest point: 3,450 m
Indonesia
0.0000 N, 101.0000 E
Highest point: 3,805 m
Indian Ocean Madagascar
20.0000 S, 47.0000 E
Highest point: 2,876 m
Mauritius
20.3000 S, 57.6000 E
Highest point: 828 m
Sri Lanka
7.9000 N, 80.7000 E
Highest point: 2,524 m
Tanzania
6.1000 S, 39.3000 E
Highest point: 120 m
Caribbean Cuba
21.5000 N, 79.0000 W
Highest point: 1,974 m
Jamaica
18.1000 N, 77.3000 W
Highest point: 2,256 m
Hawaiian Islands Mediterranean France
42.2000 N, 9.0000 E
Highest point: 2,706 m
Italy
40.0000 N, 9.0000 E
Highest point: 1,834 m
Italy
37.5000 N, 14.0000 E
Highest point: 3,329 m
North Atlantic Iceland
65.0000 N, 18.0000 W
Highest point: 2,110 m
Portugal
32.7000 N, 16.9000 W
Highest point: 1,862 m
South Pacific Aegean Sea Greece
37.4000 N, 25.3000 E
Highest point: 364 m
Greece
36.4000 N, 25.4000 E
Highest point: 567 m
Andaman Sea Thailand
7.9000 N, 98.4000 E
Highest point: 529 m
Arctic Canada Canada
69.0000 N, 106.0000 W
Highest point: 655 m
Arctic North Atlantic Denmark
72.0000 N, 40.0000 W
Highest point: 3,700 m
Balearic Islands Spain
39.6000 N, 2.9000 E
Highest point: 1,445 m
Bay of Naples Italy
40.5500 N, 14.2400 E
Highest point: 589 m
Canadian Arctic Canada
67.0000 N, 70.0000 W
Highest point: 2,147 m
Canary Islands Spain
28.3000 N, 16.6000 W
Highest point: 3,715 m
East Asia Japan
36.0000 N, 138.0000 E
Highest point: 3,776 m
Eastern Mediterranean Greece
35.2000 N, 24.9000 E
Highest point: 2,456 m
High Arctic Canada
79.0000 N, 77.0000 W
Highest point: 2,616 m
Lesser Sunda Islands Indonesia
8.4000 S, 115.2000 E
Highest point: 3,031 m
North Japan Japan
43.0000 N, 142.0000 E
Highest point: 2,291 m
Northwest Europe Pacific Northwest Canada
49.5000 N, 125.5000 W
Highest point: 2,200 m
South China Sea Southern Ocean Australia
42.0000 S, 147.0000 E
Highest point: 1,617 m
Southwest Japan Japan
32.0000 N, 131.0000 E
Highest point: 1,791 m
Southwest Pacific