List of islands by highest point

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This is a list of islands in the world ordered by highest point. It includes all islands higher than 2,000 m. Non-insular (continental) landmasses are included for comparison.

Countries listed are those containing the highest point; other countries on the same landmass are in parentheses.

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[edit] Continental land masses

Rank Continent Highest point Height (m) Country or countries
1 Africa-Eurasia Mount Everest 8,848 Flag of Nepal Nepal, Flag of People's Republic of China China (Various)
2 Americas Aconcagua 6,962 Flag of Argentina Argentina (Various)
3 Antarctica Vinson Massif 4,892 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
4 Australia Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 Flag of Australia Australia

Note: Australia, at 7,600,000 km², is considered to be a continental landmass, rather than an island. Considered as an island, it would rank some way down in 58th.

[edit] Islands over 2,000 m

Rank Island Highest point Height (m) Country or countries
1 New Guinea Puncak Jaya 4,884 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia (Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea)
2 Hawaii Mauna Kea 4,205 Flag of United States United States
3 Borneo Mount Kinabalu 4,101 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia (Flag of Indonesia Indonesia, Flag of Brunei Brunei)
4 Taiwan Jade Mountain 3,952 Flag of Republic of China Republic of China
5 Sumatra Mount Kerinci 3,805 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
6 Ross Island Mount Erebus 3,794 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
7 Honshū Mount Fuji 3,776 Flag of Japan Japan
8 South Island Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,755 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
9 Lombok Mount Rinjani 3,726 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
10 Tenerife Teide 3,718 Flag of Spain Spain
11 Greenland Gunnbjørnsfjeld 3,694 Flag of Greenland Greenland
12 Java Semeru 3,676 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
13 Sulawesi Bulu Rantemario 3,478 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
14 Sicily Mount Etna 3,323 Flag of Italy Italy
15 Siple Island Mount Siple 3,110 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
16 Hispaniola Pico Duarte 3,098 Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (Flag of Haiti Haiti)
17 Réunion Piton des Neiges 3,069 Flag of France France
18 Maui, Hawaii Haleakala 3,055 Flag of United States United States
19 Bali Mount Agung 3,031 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
20 Seram Gunung Binaiya 3,027 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
21 Bioco Pico Basilé 3,011 Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
22 Alexander Island Mount Stephenson 2,987 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
23 Timor Gunung Tata Mailau 2,986 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia (Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste)
24 Mindanao Mount Apo 2,954 Flag of Philippines Philippines
25 South Georgia Mount Paget 2,934 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
26 Luzon Mount Pulog 2,922 Flag of Philippines Philippines
27 Madagascar Maromokotro 2,876 Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
28 Unimak Island, Alaska Mount Shishaldin 2,869 Flag of United States United States
29 Fogo Mount Fogo 2,829 Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde
30 North Island Mount Ruapehu 2,797 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
31 Anvers Island Mount Francais 2,760 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
32 Heard Island Mawson Peak 2,745 Flag of Australia Australia
33 Sumbawa Mount Tambora 2,722 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
34 Bougainville Mount Balbi 2,715 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
35 Corsica Monte Cinto 2,706 Flag of France France
36 Buru Gunung Kapalatmada 2,700 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
37 Ellesmere Island Barbeau Peak 2,616 Flag of Canada Canada
38 Mindoro Mount Halcon 2,582 Flag of Philippines Philippines
39 Tierra del Fuego Monte Darwin 2,580 Flag of Chile Chile (Flag of Argentina Argentina)
40 Goodenough Island Mount Oiautukekea 2,536 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
41 Sri Lanka Pidurutalagala 2,524 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
42 Brabant Island Mount Parry 2,520 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
43 Crete Mount Ida 2,456 Flag of Greece Greece
44 Negros Canlaon Volcano 2,430 Flag of Philippines Philippines
45 La Palma Roque de los Muchachos 2,423 Flag of Spain Spain
46 Flores Poco Mandasawu 2,370 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
47 Grande Comore Mount Karthala 2,361 Flag of Comoros Comoros
48 Pico Island Ponta do Pico 2,351 Flag of Portugal Portugal
49 Atlasov Island Alaid Volcano 2,339 Flag of Russia Russia
50 New Britain Mount Ulawun 2,334 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
51 Guadalcanal Mount Popomanaseu 2,332 Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
52 Adelaide Island Mount Gaudry 2,315 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
53 Clarence Island Mount Irving 2,300 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
54 Hokkaidō Asahidake 2,290 Flag of Japan Japan
55 Jan Mayen Beerenberg 2,277 Flag of Norway Norway
56 Jamaica Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica
57 Tahiti Mount Orohena 2,241 Flag of France France
58 Axel Heiberg Island Outlook Peak 2,210 Flag of Canada Canada
59 Milne Land unnamed 2,200 + Flag of Greenland Greenland
60 Vancouver Island Golden Hinde 2,195 Flag of Canada Canada
61 New Ireland Lambel 2,150 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
62 Baffin Island Mount Blanche 2,146 Flag of Canada Canada
63 Panay Island Mount Madiac 2,117 Flag of Philippines Philippines
64 Bacan Buku Sibela 2,111 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
65 Iceland Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110 Flag of Iceland Iceland
66 Upernivik Island Palup Qaqa 2,105 Flag of Greenland Greenland
67 Smith Island Mount Foster 2,105 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica
68 Umnak, Alaska Mount Vsevidof 2,103 Flag of United States United States
69 Palawan Island Mount Mantaling 2,085 Flag of Philippines Philippines
70 Tristan da Cunha Queen Mary's Peak 2,060 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
71 Sibuyan Island Mount Guiting-Guiting 2,057 Flag of Philippines Philippines
72 São Tomé Pico de São Tomé 2,024 Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
73 Cuba Pico Turquino 2,005 Flag of Cuba Cuba
74 Coulman Island Hawkes Heights 2,000 Flag of Antarctica Antarctica

[edit] Other notable islands

Many of the following islands are selected for inclusion as the main or highest islands of their respective island nations.

Island Highest point Height (m) Country or countries
Cyprus Mount Olympus (Cyprus) 1,952 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
Espiritu Santo Mount Tabwemasana 1,877 Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu
Savai'i Mount Silisili 1,858 Flag of Samoa Samoa
Dominica Morne Diablotins 1,447 Flag of Dominica Dominica
Cape Verde Pico d'Antónia 1,394 Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde
Great Britain Ben Nevis 1,344 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
Viti Levu Tomanivi 1,324 Flag of Fiji Fiji
Saint Vincent Soufrière 1,324 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Kitts Mount Liamiuga 1,156 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ireland Carrauntoohill 1,041 Flag of Republic of Ireland Ireland (Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom)
Kao Island unnamed location 1,033 Flag of Tonga Tonga
Saint Lucia Mount Gimie 950 Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
Trinidad El Cerro del Arripo 940 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Mahé Mome Seychellois 905 Flag of Seychelles Seychelles
Eysturoy Slættaratindur 882 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of Denmark Denmark
Grenada Mount Saint Catherine 840 Flag of Grenada Grenada
Mauritius Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828 Flag of Mauritius Mauritius
Pohnpei Totolom 791 Flag of Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia
Guam Lamlam 406 Flag of Guam Guam
Antigua Boggy Peak 402 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados Mount Hillaby 336 Flag of Barbados Barbados
Malta Ta'Dmejrek 253 Flag of Malta Malta
Babeldaob Mount Ngerchelchauus 242 Flag of Palau Palau
Singapore Bukit Timah 166 Flag of Singapore Singapore
Bahrain Jabal ad Dukhan 122 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain
Banaba unnamed point 81 Flag of Kiribati Kiribati
Nauru unnamed point 65 Flag of Nauru Nauru
Likiep unnamed point 10 Flag of Marshall Islands Marshall Islands
Tuvalu archipelago unnamed point 5 Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu
Maldives archipelago unnamed point 2.3 Flag of Maldives Maldives

[edit] Sources

www.peaklist.org - majority of information about mountain heights comes from here.

[edit] See also

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