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This article is about river islands as geomorphic formations. For the UK retailer, see
River Island.
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A river island or river archipelago is any landmass or fluvial landform within a river.
Regional variations
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The term "towhead" implies a little islet or sandbar within a river (most often the Mississippi River) having a grouping or thicket of trees, and is often used in the Midwestern United States. Many rivers, if wide enough, can house considerably large islands. The term "towhead" was popularised by Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
In England, a river island in the Thames is referred to as an "ait" (or "eyot").
Lists of river islands
Largest river islands in the world
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majuli island
- Note: Includes some river islands that also have an ocean coast.
| Name |
Area (km²) |
Country |
River |
| Marajó |
40,100 |
Brazil |
Amazon River / Pará River |
| Ilha do Bananal |
19,162 |
Brazil |
Araguaia River |
| Tupinambarana |
11,850 |
Brazil |
Amazon River |
| Nile Delta |
8,964 |
Egypt |
Rosetta and Damietta branches of Nile River |
| Holland/Utrecht |
7,361 |
Netherlands |
Rhine River IJssel River |
| Ilha Grande de Gurupá |
4,864 |
Brazil |
Amazon River |
| Mompox Island |
2,832[1] |
Colombia |
Magdalena River |
| Uarini Island |
2,339 |
Brazil |
Uarini River, Amazon River |
| Boven Digul |
2,171 |
Indonesia |
Digul River, Kawaga River |
| Richards Island |
2,165 |
Canada |
Mackenzie River |
| Krasnoslobodsk |
2,002 |
Russia |
Volga River, Akhtuba River |
| Veľký Žitný ostrov |
1,885.2[2] |
Slovakia |
Danube |
| Hatiya Island |
1,508.23 |
Bangladesh |
Meghna River |
| Letea Island |
1,480 |
Romania |
Danube River |
| Camargue |
1,453 |
France |
Grand Rhone, Petit Rhone |
| Bhola Island |
1,441 |
Bangladesh |
Meghna River |
| Majuli |
1,250 |
India |
Brahmaputra River |
| Ile a Mofil |
1,250 |
Senegal |
Senegal River |
| Zhongshan Dao |
1,055.42 |
China |
Pearl River |
| Chongming Island |
1,041.21 |
China |
Yangtze River |
| Dibru Saikhowa |
765 |
India |
Brahmaputra River |
| Sandwip Island |
762.42 |
Bangladesh |
Meghna River |
| Great Brăila Island |
720.2 |
Romania |
Danube |
| Sumba Island |
500[3] |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
Congo River |
| Montreal |
499 |
Canada |
St. Lawrence River |
| Szigetköz |
375 |
Hungary, Slovakia |
Danube |
| Manpura Island |
373 |
Bangladesh |
Meghna |
| Inhacamba |
340 |
Mozambique |
Zambezi |
| Hoeksche Waard |
323.74 |
Netherlands |
Oude Maas, Nieuwe Maas |
| Csepel Island |
257 |
Hungary |
Danube |
| Île Jésus |
242 |
Canada |
Rivière des Mille Îles, Rivière des Prairies |
| Voorne-Putten |
220 |
Netherlands |
Oude Maas, Nieuwe Maas |
| Hisingen |
199 |
Sweden |
Göta älv |
| Mosqueiro |
191 |
Brazil |
Amazon River |
| Mbamou Island |
180 |
Congo-Brazzaville[3] |
Congo River |
| Davis Island |
120 |
United States |
Mississippi River |
| Sarpinskiy Island |
110 |
Russia |
Volga River |
| Sauvie Island |
105 |
United States |
Columbia River |
| Dordrecht Island |
79.53 |
Netherlands |
Oude Maas, Hollands Diep |
| Srirangam |
74.4 |
India |
Kaveri[4] |
| Grand Island |
73.8 |
United States |
Niagara River |
| Ostrvo |
60 |
Serbia |
Danube |
| Manhattan Island |
59 |
United States |
Hudson River/East River |
| Hengsha Island |
55.74 |
China |
Yangtze River |
| Woodford Island |
37 |
Australia |
Clarence River |
| Wilhelmsburg |
35.3 |
Germany |
Elbe |
| Isla Teja |
15 |
Chile |
Cau-Cau River/Cruces River/Valdivia River |
| Srirangapatna |
13 |
India |
Kaveri |
| Shivanasamudram |
|
[5]India |
Kaveri |
| Khortytsia |
23.59 |
Ukraine |
Dnieper River |
Most populous river islands
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| Name |
Population |
Area [km²] |
Country |
City |
River |
| Zhongshan Dao |
2,300,000 (2008) |
59 |
China |
Macau, Zhongshan, Zhuhai |
Pearl River |
| Montreal |
1,854,442 |
499 |
Canada |
Montreal |
St. Lawrence River |
| Manhattan Island |
1,634,795 (2008) |
59 |
United States |
New York City |
Hudson River/East River |
| Ile Jesus |
401,550 |
242 |
Canada |
Laval |
St. Lawrence River |
| Veľký Žitný ostrov |
226,446 (2001) |
1,885 |
Slovakia |
several |
Danube |
| Vasilievsky Island |
202,650 (2002) |
? |
Russia |
St. Petersburg |
Bolshaya Neva/Malaya Neva |
| Lulu Island |
168,162 |
122.4 |
Canada |
Richmond |
Fraser |
| Csepel Island |
166,953 (2012) |
257 |
Hungary |
diverse |
Danube |
| Majuli |
140,000 |
422 |
India |
|
Brahmaputra River |
| Hisingen |
130,000 |
199 |
Sweden |
Gothenburg |
Göta älv |
| Wilhelmsburg |
49,132 (2006) |
35.3 |
Germany |
Hamburg |
Elbe |
| Mosqueiro |
27,000 |
191 |
Brazil |
Belém |
Amazon River |
| Srirangapatna |
23,448 (2001) |
13 |
India |
Srirangapatna |
Kaveri |
See also
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