List of islands of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. There are also a number of smaller islands around Sri Lanka, most abundantly in the north and eastern parts of the islands. The most prominent islets are west of the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province. Many of these islands were given Dutch names during the Dutch colonial period, only a few of these names are still in use today.
Sri Lanka has a total area of 65,610 km², with 64,740 km² of land and 870 km² of water, and a coastline that is 1,340 km long. The main island of Sri Lanka has an area of 65,268 km² and is the 25th largest island in the world by area. Dozens of offshore islands account for the remaining 342 km² of area.

List of islands

Island	Province	District	Divisional Secretariat	Coordinates	Area	Population	Notes
Sri Lanka					65,268	22,157,000	Main island of Sri Lanka. Tamil: Ilankai
Ambanttativu	North Western	Puttalam			0.17		In Puttalam Lagoon Sinhala: Sambanda-doowa.
Analaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North		4.82	2,200	Dutch: Rotterdam, Annelletivo Sinhala: Annaladoowa.
Bone Island	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North		0.02		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Buffalo Island	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North		5.18		In Batticaloa Lagoon.
Challitivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu North		0.09		Sinhala: Galdoowa
Chirutivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		0.28		Between Mandativu and Jaffna Peninsula. Sinhala: Hiridoowa
Clappenburg Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets		0.05		In Koddiyar Bay.
Elephant Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets		0.06		In Koddiyar Bay.
Eluvaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North		1.40	800	Sinhala: Eluvadoowa
Erumaitivu	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary		1.04		Sinhala: Mahisadoowa
Erumaitivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.90		In Dutch Bay. Sinhala: Mahisadoowa
Great Sober Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets		0.62		Wildlife sanctuary in China Bay.
Henativu/Havativu	North Western	Puttalam			0.78		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon. Sinhala: Haavadoowa.
Ippantivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.76		In Dutch Bay. Sinhala: Ibbandoowa.
Iranaitivu North	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary		4.22		Dutch: Enkhuizen. Sinhala: Erandoowa.
Iranaitivu South	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary		1.71		Dutch Hoorn. Sinhala: Uoona doowa.
Kachchatheevu	Northern	Jaffna	Neduntivu		0.68		Pali: Kachchatheetha. Sinhala: Kachchadoowa.
Kakaraitivu Island	Northern	Kilinochchi	Pallikudah		0.14	Uninhabited	Dutch: Calienye. Sinhala: Sakkaradoowa.
Kakkativu	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary		1.10		Sinhala: Kaakadoowa
Kalliaditivu	Northern	Mannar			1.71		Sinhala: Galadi doowa
Kanantivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		1.22		Between Kayts and Pungudutivu. Sinhala: Kaennadoowa.
Karaditivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.09		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon. Sinhala: Karadiva
Karaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		0.97		Adjacent of Pungudutivu.
Karaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Karaitivu		22.95	8,600	Dutch: Amsterdam.
Karaitivu	North Western	Puttalam					West of Portugal Bay.
Velanai	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North & Islands South		64.01	16,300	Named Leiden by Dutch. Sinhala: Uruthota ; Bellana
Kurikadduvan	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		0.38		Adjacent of Naduturitti. Sinhala: Kiralakatuvana
Little Sober Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets		0.07		Wildlife sanctuary in China Bay.
Mandaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		7.56	900	Sinhala: Mandadoowa
Mannar	Northern	Mannar	Mannar Town		126.46		Sinhala: Mannaram doopatha
Mantivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North		0.38		In Batticaloa Lagoon. Sinhala: Maandoowa
Mantivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.50		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon. Sinhala: Maandoowa
Maripututivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.10		In Puttalam Lagoon. Sinhala: Maliputhu diva
Marthand	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu North		0.18		Sinhala: Malkadola.
Mattutivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.12		In Puttalam Lagoon. Sinhala: Maddu doowa
Nachuvantivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu		2.11		In Vandeloos Bay. Sinhala: Naapitadoowa.
Naduturitti	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		0.88		Adjacent of Pungudutivu. Sinhala: Madduriththa
Nainativu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		4.22	2,700	Dutch: Haarlem Sinhala: Naga Deepa.
Neduntivu	Northern	Jaffna	Neduntivu		47.17	4,200	Dutch: Delft. Sinhala: Maedundoowa.
Neduntivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.10		In Dutch Bay. Sinhala: Maedundoowa.
Oddakarentivu	North Western	Puttalam			0.20		In Dutch Bay. Sinhala: Uddakadoowa.
Palaitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		0.16		Adjacent of Pungudutivu.
Palaitivu	Northern	Kilinochchi	Poonakary		1.81		Named Galue by Dutch. Sinhala: Paludoowa.
Paratitivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North		0.38	Uninhabited	Between Analativu and Eluvaitivu. Sinhala: Paludoowa.
Periya Arichchal	North Western	Puttalam			0.32		In Dutch Bay. Sinhala: Maha Arakgala.
Periya Kayankerni	Eastern	Batticaloa	Koralai Pattu		1.81		In Vandeloos Bay. Sinhala: Kaayamkaenna.
Periyativu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai South West		0.13		In Batticaloa Lagoon. Sinhala: Mahadoowa.
Periyativu	North Western	Puttalam			1.10		In channel between Puttalam Lagoon and Mundal Lagoon. Sinhala: Mahadoowa.
Pigeon Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Kuchaveli		0.01	Uninhabited	One of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka.
Puliyanthivu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North		1.56	7,034	Batticaloa city Sinhala: Kotidoowa.
Puliyantivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands North		0.44		Adjacent of Analativu. Sinhala: Kotidoowa.
Puliyantivu	Northern	Mannar			0.90		Sinhala: Kotidoowa.
Pullupiddi	North Western	Puttalam			0.11		In Puttalam Lagoon. Sinhala: Kotipitiya.
Pungudutivu	Northern	Jaffna	Islands South		22.56	3,600	Dutch: Middleburg. Pali/Sinhala: Punguthdeepa
Round Island	Eastern	Trincomalee	Town & Gravets?		0.04		In Koddiyar Bay.
Serayativu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai West		0.46		In Batticaloa Lagoon. Sinhala: Seradoowa
Sinna Arichchal	North Western	Puttalam			0.16		In Dutch Bay. Sinhala: Podi Arakgal.
Siriyativu	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai Pattu		0.03		In Batticaloa Lagoon. Sinhala: Seruvadoowa.
Thimilathiu West	Eastern	Batticaloa					Location of SLAF Batticaloa. Sinhala: Kevuldoowa
Thorattapputti	Northern	Jaffna	Valikamam West		0.14		Between Karaitivu and Jaffna Peninsula. Sinhala: Doratumukka.
Udayurputi	North Western	Puttalam			0.42		In Puttalam Lagoon. Sinhala: Udukurupoththa.