Islands of the Indian Ocean
The islands of the Indian Ocean are a varied collection, including many of the smallest territories and one of the largest island nations. Many hug the coastlines of continents; others must be sought out hundreds of miles from any other land.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Île Amsterdam and Île Saint-Paul.
Île Amsterdam
Photo: franek2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Île Amsterdam is a mostly uninhabited island of the Indian Ocean, far from almost everywhere. Together with Île Saint-Paul, it forms a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Its only settlement is a research station.
Île Saint-Paul
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Île Saint-Paul is a small, volcanic outcrop in the deep Indian Ocean, located at approximately 38'42" and 77'32", about 85 km south-west of Île Amsterdam.
Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Also known as: “Indian Ocean Islands”, “list of islands in the Indian Ocean”, and “List of islands in the Indian Ocean”
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of center
-22.1874° or 22° 11′ 15″ southLongitude of center
86.3965° or 86° 23′ 47″ eastWikidata ID
Q3141766
This page is based on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Islands of the Indian Ocean from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Islands of the Indian Ocean” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ভারত মহাসাগরের দ্বীপপুঞ্জ”
- Bhojpuri: “हिन्द महासागर की द्वीपन क लिस्ट”
- Chinese: “印度洋岛屿”
- Dutch: “Eilanden in de Indische Oceaan”
- Dutch: “lijst van eilanden in de Indische Oceaan”
- French: “Îles de l’océan Indien”
- French: “Liste des iles de l’ocean Indien”
- French: “liste des îles de l’océan Indien”
- French: “Liste des îles de l’océan Indien”
- German: “Indischer Ozean”
- German: “Inseln im Indischen Ozean”
- Hebrew: “איי האוקיינוס ההודי”
- Hindi: “हिन्द महासागर”
- Indonesian: “Daftar pulau di Samudra Hindia”
- Indonesian: “Pulau-pulau di Samudera Hindia”
- Italian: “isole dell’oceano Indiano”
- Italian: “Isole dell’oceano Indiano”
- Persian: “جزیرههای اقیانوس هند”
- Persian: “فهرست جزیرههای اقیانوس هند”
- Polish: “Wyspy Oceanu Indyjskiego”
- Russian: “Острова Индийского океана”
- Russian: “Острова Индийского Океана”
- Russian: “Список островов Индийского океана”
- Spanish: “Anexo:Islas del Índico”
- Swedish: “lista över öar i Indiska oceanen”
- Swedish: “Lista över öar i Indiska oceanen”
- Tamil: “இந்தியப் பெருங்கடல் தீவுகளின் பட்டியல்”
- Urdu: “بحر ہند میں واقع جزائر کی فہرست”
- “हिंद महासागर के दीप सभ के लिस्ट”
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Islands of the Indian Ocean”. Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 4.0.