| SPITSBERGEN | Largest island in the Svalbard archipelago |
| NORWAY | European country that owns the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean (6) |
| BARENTSSEA | Body of water between Svalbard and the Russia mainland in the Arctic Ocean (7,3) |
| LONGYEARBYEN | The capital of Svalbard (12) |
| IGLOOS | In Svalbard, initially, outsiders may leave gloomy, badly-built huts |
| GUAM | US territory in the Pacific Ocean; the largest island in the Marianas (4) |
| BORNEO | Island in south-east Asia (287,000 sq miles; pop 22 million), the third largest island in the world (6) |
| QESHM | Largest island in the Persian Gulf, in the Strait of Hormuz off the south coast of Iran (5) |
| GOZO | The second largest island in the Maltese archipelago (4) |
| NAXOS | Largest island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean |
| FORTITUDE | Strength of mind (also a TV programme set on Svalbard) (9) |
| SICILY | With the capital Palermo and highest point at Mount Etna, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (6) |
| SARDINIA | With the capital Cagliari and situated directly south of Corsica, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, site of Costa Smeralda (8) |
| LUNDY | Managed by the Landmark Trust, the largest island in the Bristol Channel (5) |
| ARRAN | Situated off the coast of Scotland, the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (5) |
| CUBA | With the capital Havana, the largest island in the Caribbean (4) |
| OKINAWA | The largest island in the Ryukyu Island chain, being about 70 miles (112 km) long and 7 miles (11 km) wide and having an area of 463 square miles (1,199 square km). (7) |
| RAOUL | Largest island in the Kermadecs group, 1100km NNE of the North Island (5) |
| ANGLESEY | What is the largest island in the Irish Sea? (8) |
| NEWBRITAIN | Largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, capital Rabaul (3,7) |
