List of islands of Wales
This is a list of islands of Wales, the mainland of which is part of Great Britain, as well as a table of the largest Welsh islands by area. The list includes tidal islands such as Sully Island but not locations such as Shell Island which, though they are termed islands, are peninsulas.
| Name | Island group/location |
|---|---|
| Anglesey (Ynys Môn) | Irish Sea |
| Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli) | Gwynedd |
| Barry Island (Ynys y Barri) | Vale of Glamorgan (linked to the mainland during the 1880s) |
| Caldey Island (Ynys Bŷr) | Pembrokeshire |
| Cardigan Island (Ynys Aberteifi) | Ceredigion |
| Caldey Island (Ynys Bŷr) | Pembrokeshire |
| Carreg Onnen | Pembrokeshire |
| Church Island (Ynys Dysilio) | Anglesey |
| Cribinau (Ynys Cribinau) | Anglesey |
| East Mouse (Ynys Amlwch) | Anglesey |
| Flat Holm (Ynys Echni) | Bristol Channel |
| Gateholm | Pembrokeshire (tidal island) |
| Grassholm (Gwales/Ynys Gwales) | Pembrokeshire |
| Holy Island (Ynys Gybi) | Anglesey |
| Middle Head | Gower (tidal island) |
| Middle Mouse (Ynys Badrig) | Anglesey |
| Middleholm (aka Midland Isle) | Pembrokeshire |
| Mumbles Head Island (Y Mwmbwls) | Gower (tidal island) |
| North Stack (Ynys Arw) | Anglesey |
| Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol) | Anglesey |
| Ramsey Island (Ynys Dewi) | Pembrokeshire |
| St Catherine's Island (Ynys Catrin) | Pembrokeshire |
| St Margaret's Island (Ynys Farged) | Pembrokeshire |
| St Tudwal's Island East (Ynys Tudwal Fach) | St Tudwal's Islands |
| St Tudwal's Island West (Ynys Tudwal Fawr) | St Tudwal's Islands |
| Salt Island (Ynys yr Halen) | Anglesey |
| Sheep Island (Ynys y defaid) | Pembrokeshire (tidal island) |
| The Skerries (Ynysoedd y Moelrhoniaid) | Anglesey |
| Skokholm (Ynys Sgoc-holm) | Pembrokeshire |
| Skomer (Ynys Skomer) | Pembrokeshire |
| South Stack (Ynys Lawd) | Anglesey |
| Sully Island | Vale of Glamorgan (tidal island) |
| Thorn Island | Pembrokeshire[1] |
| Tusker Rock (Ynys Twsgr) | Vale of Glamorgan |
| West Mouse (Maen y Bugail) | Anglesey |
| Worms Head (Pen Pyrod) | Gower (tidal island) |
| Ynys Benlas | Anglesey |
| Ynys Beri | Pembrokeshire |
| Ynys Cantwr | Pembrokeshire |
| Ynys Castell | Anglesey |
| Ynys Dulas | Anglesey |
| Ynys Eilun & Pont yr Eilun | Pembrokeshire |
| Ynys Faelog | Anglesey |
| Ynys Feurig | Anglesey |
| Ynys Gaint | Anglesey |
| Ynys Gifftan | Gwynedd (tidal island) |
| Ynys Gored Goch | Anglesey |
| Ynys Gwelltog | Pembrokeshire |
| Ynys Llanddwyn | Anglesey (tidal island) |
| Ynys Lochtyn | Ceredigion |
| Ynys Moelfre | Anglesey |
| Ynys y Bîg | Anglesey |
Largest islands in Wales
| Island | Area (sq mi) | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglesey | 260.37 | 674.36 |
| 2 | Holy Island | 15.22 | 39.44 |
| 3 | Skomer | 1.12 | 2.90 |
| 4 | Ramsey Island | 0.99 | 2.58 |
| 5 | Caldey Island | 0.84 | 2.18 |
| 6 | Bardsey Island | 0.79 | 2.06 |
| 7 | Skokholm | 0.41 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Flat Holm | 0.21 | 0.33 |
| 9 | Ynys Llanddwyn | 0.19 | 0.3 |
| 10 | Puffin Island | 0.11 | 0.28 |
| 11 | Cardigan Island | 0.06 | 0.15 |
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References
- Mystery buyer for island, 27 July 1999, BBC, accessed 31 August 2008
See also
- List of the British Isles
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