Which one of the following islands is the largest?

Borneo

Madagascar

New Guinea

Sumatra

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UPSC CDS-2 – 2017

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To determine the largest island among the given options, we compare their approximate areas:
– Borneo: approx. 743,330 sq km (world’s 3rd largest island)
– Madagascar: approx. 587,041 sq km (world’s 4th largest island)
– New Guinea: approx. 785,753 sq km (world’s 2nd largest island after Greenland)
– Sumatra: approx. 473,481 sq km (world’s 6th largest island)
Comparing these areas, New Guinea is the largest island.

– New Guinea is the second-largest island in the world.
– Borneo is the third-largest island in the world.
– Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world.
– Sumatra is the sixth-largest island in the world.
– Greenland is the largest island in the world.

The islands listed are among the largest in the world. Borneo is politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. New Guinea is divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Madagascar and Sumatra are sovereign nations or major islands within sovereign nations (Madagascar is a country, Sumatra is part of Indonesia).

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