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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.

Contents

[edit] Continental land masses

Rank Continent Highest point Height (m) Country or countries
1 Africa-Eurasia Mount Everest 8,848 Image:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal, Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (Various)
2 Americas Aconcagua 6,962 Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Various)
3 Antarctica Vinson Massif 4,892 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
4 Australia Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 Image:Flag of Australia.svg 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 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia (Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea)
2 Hawaii Mauna Kea 4,205 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
3 Borneo Mount Kinabalu 4,101 Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia, Image:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei)
4 Taiwan Jade Mountain 3,952 Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China
5 Sumatra Mount Kerinci 3,805 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
6 Ross Island Mount Erebus 3,794 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
7 Honshū Mount Fuji 3,776 Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Japan
8 South Island Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,755 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
9 Lombok Mount Rinjani 3,726 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
10 Tenerife Teide 3,718 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
11 Greenland Gunnbjørnsfjeld 3,694 Image:Flag of Greenland (bordered).svg Greenland
12 Java Semeru 3,676 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
13 Sulawesi Bulu Rantemario 3,478 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
14 Sicily Mount Etna 3,323 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
15 Siple Island Mount Siple 3,110 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
16 Hispaniola Pico Duarte 3,098 Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (Image:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti)
17 Réunion Piton des Neiges 3,069 Image:Flag of France.svg France
18 Maui, Hawaii Haleakala 3,055 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
19 Bali Mount Agung 3,031 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
20 Seram Gunung Binaiya 3,027 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
21 Bioco Pico Basilé 3,011 Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea
22 Alexander Island Mount Stephenson 2,987 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
23 Timor Gunung Tata Mailau 2,986 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia (Image:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste)
24 Mindanao Mount Apo 2,954 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
25 South Georgia Mount Paget 2,934 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
26 Luzon Mount Pulog 2,922 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
27 Madagascar Maromokotro 2,876 Image:Flag of Madagascar (bordered).svg Madagascar
28 Unimak Island, Alaska Mount Shishaldin 2,869 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
29 Fogo Mount Fogo 2,829 Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
30 North Island Mount Ruapehu 2,797 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
31 Anvers Island Mount Francais 2,760 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
32 Heard Island Mawson Peak 2,745 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
33 Sumbawa Mount Tambora 2,722 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
34 Bougainville Mount Balbi 2,715 Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
35 Corsica Monte Cinto 2,706 Image:Flag of France.svg France
36 Buru Gunung Kapalatmada 2,700 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
37 Ellesmere Island Barbeau Peak 2,616 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
38 Mindoro Mount Halcon 2,582 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
39 Tierra del Fuego Monte Darwin 2,580 Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Chile (Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina)
40 Goodenough Island Mount Oiautukekea 2,536 Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
41 Sri Lanka Pidurutalagala 2,524 Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
42 Brabant Island Mount Parry 2,520 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
43 Crete Mount Ida 2,456 Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
44 Negros Canlaon Volcano 2,430 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
45 La Palma Roque de los Muchachos 2,423 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
46 Flores Poco Mandasawu 2,370 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
47 Grande Comore Mount Karthala 2,361 Image:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros
48 Pico Island Ponta do Pico 2,351 Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
49 Atlasov Island Alaid Volcano 2,339 Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia
50 New Britain Mount Ulawun 2,334 Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
51 Guadalcanal Mount Popomanaseu 2,332 Image:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
52 Adelaide Island Mount Gaudry 2,315 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
53 Clarence Island Mount Irving 2,300 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
54 Hokkaido Asahidake 2,290 Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Japan
55 Jan Mayen Beerenberg 2,277 Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
56 Jamaica Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
57 Tahiti Mount Orohena 2,241 Image:Flag of France.svg France
58 Axel Heiberg Island Outlook Peak 2,210 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
59 Milne Land unnamed 2,200 + Image:Flag of Greenland (bordered).svg Greenland
60 Vancouver Island Golden Hinde 2,195 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
61 New Ireland Lambel 2,150 Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
62 Baffin Island Mount Blanche 2,146 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
63 Panay Island Mount Madiac 2,117 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
64 Bacan Buku Sibela 2,111 Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia
65 Iceland Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110 Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
66 Upernivik Island Palup Qaqa 2,105 Image:Flag of Greenland (bordered).svg Greenland
67 Smith Island Mount Foster 2,105 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica
68 Umnak, Alaska Mount Vsevidof 2,103 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
69 Palawan Island Mount Mantaling 2,085 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
70 Tristan da Cunha Queen Mary's Peak 2,060 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
71 Sibuyan Island Mount Guiting-Guiting 2,057 Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
72 São Tomé Pico de São Tomé 2,024 Image:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe
73 Cuba Pico Turquino 2,005 Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
74 Coulman Island Hawkes Heights 2,000 Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg 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 Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
Espiritu Santo Mount Tabwemasana 1,877 Image:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Savai'i Mount Silisili 1,858 Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Dominica Morne Diablotins 1,447 Image:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica
Cape Verde Pico d'Antónia 1,394 Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
Great Britain Ben Nevis 1,344 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Viti Levu Tomanivi 1,324 Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Saint Vincent Soufrière 1,324 Image:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Kitts Mount Liamiuga 1,156 Image:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ireland Carrauntoohill 1,041 Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom)
Kao Island unnamed location 1,033 Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Saint Lucia Mount Gimie 950 Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia
Trinidad El Cerro del Arripo 940 Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
Mahé Mome Seychellois 905 Image:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles
Eysturoy Slættaratindur 882 Image:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Grenada Mount Saint Catherine 840 Image:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
Mauritius Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828 Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
Pohnpei Totolom 791 Image:Flag of Micronesia.svg Micronesia
Guam Lamlam 406 Image:Flag of Guam.svg Guam
Antigua Boggy Peak 402 Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados Mount Hillaby 336 Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
Malta Ta'Dmejrek 253 Image:Flag of Malta (bordered).svg Malta
Babeldaob Mount Ngerchelchauus 242 Image:Flag of Palau.svg Palau
Singapore Bukit Timah 166 Image:Flag of Singapore (bordered).svg Singapore
Bahrain Jabal ad Dukhan 122 Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Banaba unnamed point 81 Image:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati
Nauru unnamed point 65 Image:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
Likiep unnamed point 10 Image:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands
Tuvalu archipelago unnamed point 5 Image:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu
Maldives archipelago unnamed point 2.3 Image:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives

[edit] Sources

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

[edit] See also

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