Africa is the continent with the least number of islands in the world. Except for Madagascar, which is located in the southeast of the African continent, which is the fourth largest in the world, the rest are niche islands, mainly located in the southeast, west and northwest of the African continent If you put Chongming Island, the third largest island in our country, here, you can also rank high. Let’s take a look at the ten largest islands in Africa.
1, Madagascar Island (587041 square kilometers)
Madagascar Island, located in the southeast of the African continent, across the Strait of Mozambique and the African continent, the closest distance is 386 kilometers; Madagascar is The fourth largest island in the world after Irian Island and Kalimantan Island in Greenland, it is simply a giant among African islands; the whole island is long and narrow in shape, made of volcanic rocks, and has a population of about 21.5 million people.
Madagascar Island Location Map
Madagascar Island
0a3a0a#588#4da 2. Reunion Island (2512 square kilometers)Reunion Island, belonging to France, is one of the overseas provinces of France. It is located to the east of Madagascar, 190 kilometers away from Mauritius and 700 kilometers away from Madagascar. It is about 1,700 kilometers away from the African continent; the island is densely populated, with about 840,000 people, and the capital of Saint-Denis is located in the north of the island.
Reunion and Mauritius islands
3. Tenerife (2034 square kilometers) 04a7d
Tenerife, belonging to Spain, is the largest island in the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean near the west coast of the African continent; densely populated, with a population of about 900,000 people, accounting for 44% of the Canary Islands’ total population. It is Ghana The largest and most populous island in the Leigh Islands.
Canary Islands
4. Bioko Island (2017 square kilometers)
4da1a Ke Island, belonging to Equatorial Guinea, is located in the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of the African continent; Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, is located in the north of Bioko Island; the island has a population of about 240,000.
Bioko Island
5. Mauritius Island (1865 square kilometers)
Mauritius Island, Located to the east of Madagascar Island, 190 kilometers away from Reunion Island, about 900 kilometers away from Madagascar Island, and about 2,000 kilometers away from the African continent; Mauritius Island covers 90% of the country’s area, and the capital Port Louis is located in the northwest of the island. The island is densely populated, about 1.4 million people.
6. Fuerteventura (1740 square kilometers)
Fuerteventura, belonging to the Spanish province of Gran Canaria, is the second largest of the Canary Islands in Spain The island, second only to Tenerife, has a population of about 40,000. The main town is Puerto Rosario.
7, Unguja Island (1651 square kilometers)
Unguja Island, also known as Zanzibar Island, belongs to Tanzania, located in the east of Tanzania, away from the capital Dar es Sala The island is about 50 kilometers away; the island is densely populated, about 920,000 people, and most of them are in the urban area of Zanzibar.
The two big islands of Tanzania-SangeBar Island and Pemba Island
8. Gran Canaria (1540 square kilometers)
Gran Canaria, belonging to Spain, is located in the Spanish Canary Islands It is the third largest island in the Canary Islands; the island is densely populated with approximately 850,000 people. The port of Las Palmas, the capital of the province of Las Palmas in the northeast of the island, is the largest city in the Canary Islands with a population of approximately 400,000 .
9. Great Comoros Island (1148 square kilometers)
Great Comoros Island, belonging to Comoros, is the largest island of Comoros in the country of Comoros, located in the southeast of the African continent, Madagascar The northwest of the island, the north of the Mozambique Strait, is 310 kilometers from the African continent; the large Comoros island has a population of about 200,000 people, and the capital of Comoros, Moroni, is located in the west of the island.
Comoros
10, Sao Tome Island (836 square kilometers)
Beautiful Island, belonging to Sao Tome and Principe, is one of the two main islands of the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. It is located in the Gulf of Guinea, 240 kilometers from the African continent and 155 from the other main island, Principe. Km; São Tomé Island has a population of about 170,000 people, and the capital São Tomé is located in the northeast of the island.
Sao Tome Island
