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Biggest Mediterranean Islands

Try to name the largest islands that lie within the Mediterranean Sea.
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First submittedNovember 15, 2010
Times taken54,531
Average score40.0%
Rating4.40
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km²
Country
Island
25,460
Italy
Sicily
23,813
Italy
Sardinia
9,251
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Cyprus
8,681
France
Corsica
8,312
Greece
Crete
3,655
Greece
Euboea
3,640
Spain
Majorca
km²
Country
Island
1,630
Greece
Lesbos
1,398
Greece
Rhodes
842
Greece
Chios
781
Greece
Kefalonia
694
Spain
Minorca
592
Greece
Corfu
577
Spain
Ibiza
km²
Country
Island
523
Tunisia
Djerba
476
Greece
Lemnos
476
Greece
Samos
428
Greece
Naxos
406
Greece
Zakynthos
406
Croatia
Cres
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65 Comments
NathanielMcVeagh
+5
Level 30
Jun 8, 2011
Great quiz! I can't belive I missed Lesbos. Embarrased much.
noodles
+2
Level 68
Sep 25, 2011
Is there a reason Malta is not there?
Quizmaster
+18
Level ∞
Sep 25, 2011
Malta is the 34th biggest island in the Mediterranean.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Aug 27, 2015
Malta 316 sq. Km
Gigalol12
+3
Level 56
Sep 21, 2017
nope, 216 sq. km
Yeeee123
+10
Level 40
Mar 24, 2019
The country of Malta consists of 3 islands called Malta, Gozo and Comino.

The largest island (Malta) is 246km2, the second largest (Gozo) is 67km2 and the smallest island (Comino) is 3.5km2.

The total area of the country of Malta is 316km2.

If anything is wrong, blame wikipedia. XD

roteswasser
+2
Level 45
Aug 7, 2022
its not about the country malta, its about the island malta
paula05
+1
Level 34
Dec 23, 2012
10. quite hard.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
May 13, 2013
I knew Malta was small... but not even in the top 20 biggest islands in its own sea (or top 30, apparently)... that's embarrassing. Also, Mallorca. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/mallorca
burtviile
+18
Level 94
Jul 20, 2013
I'm sure the Maltese people have come to terms with the geographic constraints of their island.
AceRimmer
+2
Level 58
Nov 14, 2018
I think he meant it's embarrassing for the island, not for the people living on it.
TWM03
+27
Level 72
Nov 14, 2018
Generally speaking islands don't get embarrassed.
abracadabrant
+1
Level 54
Jan 26, 2023
generally!?
AceRimmer
+3
Level 58
Nov 15, 2018
I was obviously joking... I guess I'm gonna have to do better next time.
SaorAlba
+3
Level 61
Apr 19, 2021
Nearly 8 years on and this is still one of the most bizarre comments on this site.
mal
+1
Level 64
May 13, 2013
Got 11 and only knew 1 other when answers were shown- really should try and expand my knowledge!!
greeksoccer8
+2
Level 33
May 13, 2013
put limnos instead of lemnos. sigh
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Aug 19, 2015
Limnos will work now
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Nov 14, 2018
I tried lemonos, liminos, etc. Duh.
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Dec 12, 2019
Tried lemons and melons. Neither worked ;)

makes me think of lembas btw (had to look the actual word up, I knew it was similar but no real clue) the elf bread from lord of the rings.

What
+1
Level 26
May 13, 2013
I got 11 but missed Cyprus and I even was there once :D
thecoolestdude2
+2
Level 67
Sep 30, 2013
I'm not that surprised that 75% are part of Dodecanese archipelago. There's not that many islands anywhere else in the Med.
electricworry
+2
Level 25
Oct 30, 2013
you should accept ''limnos'' for lemnos.
johnkeefe
+1
Level 17
Dec 3, 2013
i put cyress for cyprus
ItzIngenious
+2
Level 66
Aug 24, 2021
Oh man. You must be kidding
rocamorar
+4
Level 80
Oct 21, 2014
The greatest surprise by me was Cyprus being bigger than Corsica. It doesn't look taht ay in most maps.

BTW, Eivissa (local name) should be accepted for Ibiza.

hampterGD
+3
Level 45
Sep 3, 2021
taht ay
AllenY
+1
Level 68
Apr 11, 2015
Note; even if the quiz did go that far, Malta wouldn't be on it. it would be its largest constituent island, Victoria, followed by the other one whose name I've forgotten.
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Sep 20, 2018
Gozo
giuliano78
+6
Level 59
Nov 14, 2018
Malta has 3 islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino. Victoria is the capital of Gozo
JoeCrouchMMA
+1
Level 59
Aug 6, 2015
some of those not classed as Tyrrhenian Sea?
KingWilwin
+3
Level 63
Dec 12, 2019
Part of the Mediterranean.
mikemosz
+4
Level 82
Nov 3, 2015
Accept Euboia? It's a common transcription as well
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Nov 3, 2015
Okay
kolp
+9
Level 84
Nov 3, 2015
Wikipedia gives exactly the same size for Krk and Cres (405.78km²). Is there a reason not to include it? Just thought it was an interesting coincidence.
quizzicalguy
+7
Level 69
Aug 8, 2022
Because Krk isn't even big enough to have a vowel.
luxint
+2
Level 67
Nov 3, 2015
great only got 11 but still got 4pts.....give us euros a chance to get some points! makes up for all the USA sport and tv show quizzes....
cosmokim
+7
Level 70
Nov 3, 2015
Add Krk too, most websites say that is the largest island in Croatia. Krk and Cres are fairly close to the same size, too.
Puvlin
+3
Level 71
Aug 13, 2016
no, they are of the same size
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Jan 8, 2017
What about Malta? Just kidding!! Just did that to annoy everyone again...
CardinalSin
+4
Level 82
Sep 20, 2018
Sorry, you failed. I wasn't annoyed.
PjotrL
+4
Level 78
Apr 16, 2017
If the Corinthe canal makes Peloponnese an island, it would be one of the larger ones on here. :)
hampterGD
+1
Level 45
Sep 3, 2021
well it doesn't make it an island so no
tigersue
+3
Level 75
Nov 14, 2018
Would you consider also accepting Lesvos as well as Lesbos please?
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Nov 14, 2018
Vut why?
TWM03
+4
Level 72
Nov 14, 2018
Because that's another transliteration of Λέσβος. The letter β now makes a sound closer to a "v" than a "b".
PanosG31
+4
Level 34
Nov 14, 2018
Because that's how it's pronounced in Greek.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Dec 12, 2019
It's all Greek to me.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Dec 12, 2019
"Bicos ded" is how it is pronounced, doesnt necessarily means that is how it is written. (It might though, but as it is, that argument is flawed, pronunciation does not dictate spelling)
Haaolto
+1
Level 59
Nov 14, 2018
Until I saw the name Minorca, I have never realised that "maj" in Majorca comes from "big", as it's the largest of the Balearics.
mace0windu
+6
Level 67
Nov 14, 2018
Fun fact: In Croatia there are actually two biggest islands. There is Krk with area surface of 405,78 km2 and Cres with exact same area surface of 405,78 km2
HinesBrothers
+8
Level 78
Jan 19, 2019
Please add Krk as a type in
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
May 25, 2019
I got all the often guessed ones besides rhodes :/ And I expected kos/cos to be on there. I havent heard of most if not all of the lower ones, I know crete, corfu, lesbos, cos, (and rhodes). Apparently it is just below 300 km² much smaller than euboea and chios, but I never heard of those...
hispanoangloaustrofenicios
+2
Level 51
Aug 19, 2019
Accept "Eivissa" for Ibiza.
theyoungwolf
+2
Level 55
Apr 8, 2021
POV: You don’t know any greek islands besides Crete :/
luwiigi
+3
Level 64
Aug 14, 2021
Krk, Croatia should be accepted, as it is the same size as Cres (405.78km2)
hampterGD
+2
Level 45
Sep 3, 2021
who is actually out here forgetting sicily
WoodyJohnson
+2
Level 63
Aug 7, 2022
I'm pretty sure that KRK is little bit bigger than Cres
AtomicZero
+1
Level 74
Aug 7, 2022
Maybe accept Rhodos as a type-in?
ZedeFire
+1
Level 61
Aug 7, 2022
Missed Djerba and I went there in July...
Nerdlovesflags
+1
Level 20
Aug 10, 2022
Got 70%…. Alright…
RJG
+1
Level 63
May 4, 2023
11/20 haven't heard of any of those Greek islands
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
May 7, 2025
You must have got some of them!
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
May 7, 2025
Can I do well at this quiz? Course I can.
Limukala
+1
Level 61
Apr 17, 2026
Jetpunk accepts the wildest mispellings (e.g. Sri Jellyfish Tempura for Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte), but won't take Euboia for Euboea.
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