The following is a list of major islands of North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), arranged by province.
North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula which extends about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) southward from the northeast Asian continental landmass.
The 8,460 kilometres (5,260 mi) coastline of Korea is highly irregular, and North Korea accounts for 2,495 kilometres (1,550 mi) of this, roughly one-third.
Most of the islands of North Korea are on its west coast.
According to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, its territory consisting of "the Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands,"[1] which in turn, all of the islands are wholly claimed by the ROK.