The Mediterranean Sea basin is supposed to host more than 10,000 islands, with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km2. The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
By area
By population (above 200,000)
By country
Albania
- Sazan
- Kunë
- Ksamil Islands
- Franz Joseph Island
- Zvërnec Islands
- Tongo Island
- Stil Island
Croatia
France
- Corsica
- Lavezzi Islands
- Cavallo Island
- Frioul archipelago
- Lérins Islands
- Îles d'Hyères
Greece
- Crete
- Euboea
- Gavdos
Cyclades
Dodecanese Islands
Ionian Islands
North Aegean islands
Saronic Islands
Sporades Islands
Italy
Notable Italian islands include:
Lebanon
- Palm Islands
Malta
- Maltese Islands
- Malta
- Gozo
- Comino
- Cominotto
- Filfla
- St Paul's Island
- Manoel Island
- Fungus Rock
Montenegro
- Sveti Nikola Island
- Sveta Neđelja
- Katič
- Sveti Stefan
- Ada Bojana
- Stari Ulcinj
In Bay of Kotor:
- Mamula
- Prevlaka
- Sveti Marko
- Island of Our Lady of Mercy
- Gospa od Škrpjela
- Sveti Đorđe
Spain
- Alboran
- Balearic Islands
- Gymnesian Islands
- Majorca
- Menorca
- Cabrera
- Sa Dragonera
- Pityusic (or Pine) Islands
- Es Vedrà
- Formentera
- Eivissa / Ibiza
- S'Espalmador
- Gymnesian Islands
- Columbretes Islands
- Illa Grossa or Columbret Gran
- La Ferrera
- La Foradada
- El Carallot
- Islas Chafarinas
- Isla del Congreso
- Isla de Isabel II
- Isla del Rey
- Islas Alhucemas
- Peñón de Alhucemas
- Isla de Tierra
- Isla de Mar
- Tabarca
- Illes Medes
- Formigues
- Mazarrón
- Isla de Perejil
- Isla de Santa Catalina
Syria
- Arwad
Tunisia
- Djerba
- Kerkennah Islands
- Chergui
- Gharbi
- Galite Islands
- Zembra
- Kneiss
- Chikly
- Plane Island
Turkey
The following are some of the most notable Turkish Aegean islands. See Turkish Aegean islands for a more complete list.
Disputed
- Imia/Kardak (Greece/Turkey)
Politically divided
- Cyprus (island)
- Republic of Cyprus
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom)
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (A de facto state only recognized by Turkey, separated from the Republic of Cyprus by a UN buffer zone)
See also
- Adriatic islands
- Aegean Islands
- Ionian Islands
Notes
References
External links
- Duplančić Leder, T.; Ujević, T.; Čala, M. (2004). "COASTLINE LENGTHS AND AREAS OF ISLANDS IN THE CROATIAN PART OF THE ADRIATIC SEA DETERMINED FROM THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AT THE SCALE OF 1:25.000". Geoadria. 9 (1): 5–32. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- "Population & Housing Census, 15th March 2001" (PDF) (in Greek). NATIONAL STATISTICAL SERVICE OF GREECE. 2001. ISSN 1106-5761. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- "Foundation of the Hellenic World". www.egeonet.gr. Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
