thumb|260px|Satellite photograph of Rügen

This is a list of all offshore islands that belong to Germany, which are found in the North and Baltic Seas. In addition, some islands in inland waters are also listed.

Largest islands

thumb|[[Sylt]]

thumb|[[Pellworm]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+ | Largest islands of Germany

|- bgcolor="#efefef"

! # || Island || Sea || Federal State || Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

|-

| 1 || Rügen || rowspan=3| Baltic || rowspan=2|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern || 926

|-

| 2 || Usedom || 373 (445&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)

|-

| 3 || Fehmarn || rowspan=4|Schleswig-Holstein || 185

|-

| 4 || Sylt || rowspan=3|North Sea || 99

|-

| 5 || Föhr || 82

|-

| 6 || Pellworm || 37

|-

| 7 || Poel || Baltic || Mecklenburg-Vorpommern || 36

|-

| 8 || Borkum || rowspan=3| North Sea || rowspan=2|Niedersachsen || 31

|-

| 9 || Norderney || 26

|-

| 10 || Amrum || Schleswig-Holstein || 20.46

|}

72&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> are part of Poland

Islands of the Baltic Sea

thumb|[[Fehmarn]]

  • Fehmarn
  • Poel
  • Walfisch island
  • Langenwerder
  • Hiddensee
  • Rügen
  • Dänholm
  • Vilm
  • Greifswalder Oie
  • Ruden
  • Ummanz
  • Usedom (partly belonging to Poland)

Islands of the North Sea

thumb|300px|The [[North Frisian Islands]]

thumb|650px|The [[East Frisian Islands]]

  • Heligoland
  • East Frisian Islands (in the Wadden Sea)
  • Borkum
  • Buise (former island, disappeared)
  • Lütje Hörn
  • Kachelotplate
  • Memmert
  • Juist
  • Norderney
  • Baltrum
  • Langeoog
  • Spiekeroog
  • Wangerooge
  • Mellum
  • Neuwerk
  • Scharhörn
  • Nigehörn
  • Trischen
  • North Frisian Islands
  • Sylt
  • Föhr
  • Amrum
  • Pellworm
  • Nordstrand (former island, now peninsula)
  • Halligen (also part of North Frisian Islands)
  • Langeneß
  • Norderoog
  • Süderoog
  • Nordstrandischmoor
  • Oland (German island)
  • Südfall
  • Gröde-Appelland
  • Hooge
  • Hallig Habel
  • Hamburger Hallig

Islands of Elbe River

  • Lühesand

Islands of Weser River

  • Harriersand

Islands of Lake Constance

  • Mainau Island
  • Reichenau Island
  • Lindau

Islands of Chiemsee

  • Herrenchiemsee
  • Frauenchiemsee
  • Krautinsel

See also

  • Weiße Insel des Südens
  • List of islands in the Baltic Sea
  • List of islands
  • Islands - Germany Tourism

References