List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point. It includes all islands with peaks higher than 2,000 m. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Countries and territories listed are those containing the highest point; other countries and territories on the same landmass are listed separately.
Islands with highest points over 2,000 m
Other notable island peaks
Many of the following islands are selected for inclusion as the main island or having the highest peak in their island nation. The list includes some dependent or semi-dependent island overseas territories with their own ISO 3166-1 country code. The dependencies of Guernsey (Alderney, Sark, Herm) and St. Helena (Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island) are listed as separate units.
Nevis (Saint Kitts-Nevis) is also listed separately. The islands of the former Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Saba) have been split up in separate units.
The list also includes other notable islands, for example some islands that are the highest island mountain of its country or autonomous region.
Island | Highest point | Height | Country or territory containing highest point | Other countries or territories on island |
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Amantaní | Pacha Mama | 4138 m 13,576 ft | ||
Cuicocha domes | Cuicocha | 3246 m 10,650 ft | ||
Coulman Island | Hawkes Heights | 1998 m 6555 ft | ||
Shikoku | Mount Ishizuchi | 1982 m 6503 ft | ||
Santo Antão | Topo da Coroa | 1979 m 6493 ft | ||
Cuba | Pico Turquino | 1974 m 6476 ft | ||
Gran Canaria | Morro de la Agujereada | 1956 m 6417 ft | ||
Cyprus | Mount Olympus (Cyprus) | 1952 m 6404 ft | Akrotiri and Dhekelia, | |
Jeju | Mount Halla | 1950 m 6400 ft | ||
Yakushima | Mount Miyanoura | 1935 m 6348 ft | ||
Espiritu Santo | Mount Tabwemasana | 1877 m 6158 ft | ||
Madeira | Pico Ruivo | 1862 m 6109 ft | ||
Savai'i | Silisili | 1858 m 6096 ft | ||
Kerguelen Island | Mont Ross | 1850 m 6070 ft | ||
Hainan | Wuzhi Shan | 1840 m 6040 ft | ||
Sardinia | Punta la Marmora | 1834 m 6017 ft | ||
Riesco Island | Mount Atalaya | 1830 m 6000 ft | ||
Kyūshū | Mount Nakadake (Mount Kujū) | 1791 m 5876 ft | ||
Peter I Island | Lars Christensen Peak | 1755 m 5758 ft | ||
Euboea | Mount Dirphys | 1745 m 5725 ft | ||
Spitsbergen | Newtontoppen | 1713 m 5620 ft | Svalbard, dependent territory of | |
Isabela Island | Volcán Wolf | 1707 m 5600 ft | ||
Magdalena Island, Aysén Region | Mentolat | 1660 m 5450 ft | ||
Sturge Island (Balleny Islands) | Brown Peak | 1705 m 5594 ft | ||
Grande Terre | Mont Panié | 1628 m 5341 ft | New Caledonia, overseas territory of | |
Cephalonia | Mount Ainos | 1628 m 5341 ft | ||
Tasmania | Mount Ossa | 1617 m 5305 ft | ||
Samothrace | Mount Fengari | 1611 m 5285 ft | ||
Ometepe | Concepción | 1610 m 5280 ft | ||
Socotra | unnamed point in the Haghier Mountains | 1503 m 4931 ft | ||
Basse-Terre | La Grande Soufrière | 1467 m 4813 ft | ||
Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 1447 m 4747 ft | ||
Majorca | Puig Major | 1445 m 4741 ft | ||
Samos | Kerkis | 1434 m 4705 ft | ||
São Sebastião Island | Pico de São Sebastião | 1378 m 4521 ft | ||
Martinique | Montagne Pelée | 1397 m 4583 ft | ||
Great Britain | Ben Nevis | 1345 m 4413 ft | ||
Puerto Rico | Cerro de Punta | 1338 m 4390 ft | ||
Viti Levu | Tomanivi | 1324 m 4344 ft | ||
Saint Vincent | La Soufrière | 1324 m 4344 ft | ||
Angel de la Guarda | unnamed point | 1305 m 4281 ft | ||
Chios | Mount Pelineon | 1297 m 4255 ft | ||
Andørja | Langlitinden | 1277 m 4190 ft | ||
Alejandro Selkirk | Cerro de los Inocentes | 1268 m 4160 ft | Juan Fernández Islands, territory of | |
Marion Island | Mascarin Peak | 1230 m 4040 ft | ||
Rhodes | Mount Attavyros | 1216 m 3990 ft | ||
Karpathos | Mount Lastos | 1215 m 3986 ft | ||
Thasos | Mount Ypsario (Ipsario) | 1205 m 3953 ft | ||
Secretary Island | Mount Grono | 1196 m 3924 ft | ||
Navarino Island | Dientes de Navarino | 1195 m 3921 ft | ||
Uummannaq Island | Uummannaq | 1170 m 3840 ft | ||
Lefkada | Mount Stavrota | 1158 m 3799 ft | ||
Saint Kitts | Mount Liamuiga | 1156 m 3793 ft | ||
Wrangel Island | Gora Sovetskaya | 1096 m 3596 ft | ||
Icaria | Mount Aetheras (Pramnos) | 1041 m 3415 ft | ||
Ireland | Carrauntoohil | 1038 m 3406 ft | ||
Kao | Kao | 1033 m 3389 ft | ||
Ilha Grande | Pico da Pedra D'Água | 1031 m 3383 ft | ||
Elba | Monte Capanne | 1018 m 3340 ft | ||
Naxos | Mount Zeus | 1001 m 3284 ft | ||
Andros | Mount Petalo | 994 m 3261 ft | ||
Skye | Sgurr Alasdair | 992 m 3255 ft | ||
Stewart Island/Rakiura | Mount Anglem | 979 m 3212 ft | ||
Nevis | Nevis Peak | 985 m 3232 ft | ||
Salina | 968 m 3176 ft | |||
Mull | Ben More | 966 m 3169 ft | ||
Agrihan | unnamed location | 965 m 3166 ft | ||
Ta'u | Lata Mountain | 964 m 3163 ft | ||
October Revolution Island | Mount Karpinsky | 963 m 3159 ft | Severnaya Zemlya, | |
Margarita Island | Cerro el Copey | 957 m 3140 ft | ||
Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950 m 3120 ft | ||
Trinidad | El Cerro del Aripo | 940 m 3080 ft | ||
Lantau Island | Lantau Peak | 934 m 3064 ft | ||
Stromboli | Mount Stromboli | 924 m 3031 ft | ||
Montserrat | Chances Peak | 914 m 2999 ft | ||
Gough Island | Edinburgh Peak | 910 m 2990 ft | Part of | |
Mahé | Mome Seychellois | 905 m 2969 ft | ||
Saba | Mount Scenery | 887 m 2910 ft | ||
Eysturoy | Slættaratindur | 882 m 2894 ft | ||
Lord Howe Island | Mount Gower | 875 m 2871 ft | ||
Isle of Arran | Goat Fell | 874 m 2867 ft | ||
Ascension Island | Green Mountain | 859 m 2818 ft | Ascension Island, part of | |
Zadetkyi Kyun | unnamed point | 852 m 2795 ft | ||
Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840 m 2760 ft | ||
Penang Island | Penang Hill | 833 m 2733 ft | ||
Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | 828 m 2717 ft | ||
Saint Helena | Diana's Peak | 818 m 2684 ft | Saint Helena, part of | |
Newfoundland | The Cabox | 814 m 2671 ft | ||
Rùm | Askival | 812 m 2664 ft | ||
Lewis and Harris | Clisham | 799 m 2621 ft | ||
Jura, Scotland | Beinn an Òir | 785 m 2575 ft | ||
Pohnpei | Nanlaud | 782 m 2566 ft | ||
Bouvet Island | Olavtoppen | 780 m 2560 ft | ||
Brač | Sveti Vid | 778 m 2552 ft | ||
Ko Chang | Khao Salak Phet | 743 m 2438 ft | ||
North Andaman | Saddle Peak | 738 m 2421 ft | ||
Isla de los Estados | Montes Bove | 823 m 2700 ft | ||
D'Urville Island | Attempt Hill | 726 m 2382 ft | ||
East Falkland | Mount Usborne | 705 m 2313 ft | ||
West Falkland | Mount Adam | 700 m 2300 ft | ||
Marmara Island | İlyas Tepe (Radar Tepe) | 699 m 2293 ft | ||
Cocos Island | Cerro Iglesias | 671 m 2201 ft | ||
Mayotte | Benara | 660 m 2170 ft | ||
Rarotonga | Te Manga | 652 m 2139 ft | ||
Montecristo | Monte della Fortezza | 645 m 2116 ft | ||
Trindade Island | Pico Desejado | 640 m 2100 ft | ||
Ko Samui | Khao Pom | 635 m 2083 ft | ||
Isle of Man | Snaefell | 621 m 2037 ft | ||
Great Barrier Island | Mount Hobson | 621 m 2037 ft | ||
Sint Eustatius | The Quill | 602 m 1975 ft | ||
Hong Kong Island | Victoria Peak | 552 m 1811 ft | ||
Sinmi-do | Unjongsan | 532 m 1745 ft | ||
Ko Phuket | Khao Mai Thao Sip Song | 529 m 1736 ft | ||
Tiran Island | unnamed point | 525 m 1722 ft | ||
Futuna Island | Mont Puke | 524 m 1719 ft | ||
Tortola | Mount Sage | 521 m 1709 ft | ||
Mljet | Veliki Grad | 514 m 1686 ft | ||
Easter Island | Terevaka | 507 m 1663 ft | ||
Conchagüita | Volcan Conchagüita | 505 m 1657 ft | ||
Islay | Beinn Bheigier | 491 m 1611 ft | ||
Saint Thomas | Crown Mountain | 474 m 1555 ft | ||
Mount Desert Island | Cadillac Mountain | 466 m 1529 ft | ||
Hirta (St Kilda) | Conachair | 430 m 1410 ft | ||
Saint Martin | Pic Paradis | 424 m 1391 ft | Saint Martin, overseas collectivity of | |
Coiba | Cerro La Torre | 416 m 1365 ft | ||
Guam | Lamlam | 406 m 1332 ft | ||
Antigua | Mount Obama | 402 m 1319 ft | ||
Qeshm | unnamed point | 397 m 1302 ft | ||
Eigg | An Sgurr | 393 m 1289 ft | ||
Curaçao | Mount Christoffel | 372 m 1220 ft | ||
Guanaja | unnamed point | 365 m 1198 ft | ||
Christmas Island | Murray Hill | 361 m 1184 ft | ||
Malpelo Island | Cerro La Mona | 360 m 1180 ft | ||
Providencia | El Pico | 360 m 1180 ft | ||
Phu Quoc | unnamed point | 360 m 1180 ft | ||
Pitcairn Island | Pawala Valley Ridge | 347 m 1138 ft | ||
Sazan Island | unnamed point | 342 m 1122 ft | ||
Isla Gorgona | Cerro La Trinindad | 338 m 1109 ft | ||
Ailsa Craig | Island Summit | 338 m 1109 ft | ||
Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 336 m 1102 ft | ||
Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | 319 m 1047 ft | ||
Terre-de-Haut | Morne du Chameau | 306 m 1004 ft | ||
Shadwan | unnamed point | 301 m 988 ft | ||
Terre-de-Bas | Morne Abymes | 293 m 961 ft | ||
Saint-Barthélemy | Morne du Vitet | 286 m 938 ft | ||
La Désirade | Grand-Montagne | 276 m 906 ft | ||
Masirah | Jabal Madrub | 275 m 902 ft | ||
Rangitoto Island | Rangitoto | 260 m 850 ft | ||
Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | 253 m 830 ft | ||
Babeldaob | Mount Ngerchelchauus | 242 m 794 ft | ||
Isle of Wight | St Boniface Down | 241 m 791 ft | ||
Miquelon | Morne de la Grande Montagne | 240 m 790 ft | ||
Bonaire | Brandaris Hill | 239 m 784 ft | ||
Mjältön | Mjältötoppen | 236 m 774 ft | ||
Island of Montreal | Mount Royal | 233 m 764 ft | ||
Anglesey | Holyhead Mountain | 220 m 720 ft | ||
Marie-Galante | Morne Constant | 204 m 669 ft | ||
Stac An Armin | unnamed point | 196 m 643 ft | ||
Zanzibar | unnamed point in the Koani chain | 195 m 640 ft | ||
Aruba | Mount Jamanota | 188 m 617 ft | ||
Coloane | Coloane Alto | 172 m 564 ft | ||
Singapore | Bukit Timah | 166 m 545 ft | ||
Bornholm | Rytterknægten | 162 m 531 ft | ||
Rügen | Piekberg | 161 m 528 ft | ||
Jersey | Les Platons | 143 m 469 ft | ||
Prince Edward Island[2] | Lot 67 | 140 m 460 ft | ||
Grande-Terre | Morne l'Escale | 136 m 446 ft | ||
Santa Catalina Island | unnamed point | 133 m 436 ft | ||
Fasta Åland | Orrdalsklint | 129 m 423 ft | ||
Bahrain Island | Jabal ad Dukhan | 122 m 400 ft | ||
Sveti Nikola Island | unnamed point | 121 m 397 ft | ||
Long Island | Jayne's Hill | 120 m 390 ft | ||
Sherbro Island | unnamed point | 120 m 390 ft | ||
Whalsay | Ward of Clett | 119 m 390 ft | ||
Wolin | Mount Grzywacz | 115 m 377 ft | ||
Sark | Le Moulin | 114 m 374 ft | ||
Guernsey | Hautnez | 110 m 360 ft | ||
Herm | unnamed point | 106 m 348 ft | ||
Alderney | Le Rond But | 93 m 305 ft | ||
Banaba | unnamed point | 81 m 266 ft | ||
Bermuda | Town Hill | 79 m 259 ft | ||
Nauru | Command Ridge | 71 m 233 ft | ||
Niue | unnamed location near Mutalau settlement | 68 m 223 ft | ||
Hiiumaa | Tornimägi | 68 m 223 ft | ||
Île Royale | unnamed point | 66 m 217 ft | ||
Anguilla | Crocus Hill | 65 m 213 ft | ||
Cat Island | Mount Alvernia | 63 m 207 ft | ||
Astola | unnamed point | 60 m 200 ft | ||
Haloul | unnamed point | 57 m 187 ft | ||
Jerba | Guellala | 52 m 171 ft | ||
Grand Turk Island | Blue Bottle | 49 m 161 ft | ||
Cayman Brac | The Bluff | 43 m 141 ft | ||
Snake Island | unnamed point | 41 m 135 ft | ||
Vlieland | Vuurboetsduin | 36 m 118 ft | ||
Terschelling | Kaapsduin | 31 m 102 ft | ||
Texel | Loodsmanduin | 26 m 85 ft | ||
Ameland | Oerdblinkerd | 24 m 79 ft | ||
Schiermonnikoog | Wassermann-bunker | 20 m 66 ft | ||
Diego Garcia | unnamed point | 15 m 49 ft | ||
Tidra | unnamed point | 15 m 49 ft | ||
Arwad | unnamed point | 14 m 46 ft | ||
Abu al Abyad | unnamed point | 12 m 39 ft | ||
Likiep | unnamed point | 10 m 33 ft | ||
Mukawwar | unnamed point | 10 m 33 ft | ||
Dzharylgach | unnamed point | 6 m 20 ft | ||
Île du Palmier | unnamed point | 6 m 20 ft | ||
Dahlak Kebir | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft | ||
West Island | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft | ||
Funafuti | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft | ||
Nukunonu | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft | ||
Ambergris Caye | Robles Point | 4 m 13 ft | ||
Villingili | Squid Point Peak | 2.3 m 8 ft |
Continental landmasses
Rank | Continental land mass | Highest point | Height | Country or territory containing highest point |
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1 | Afro-Eurasia | Mount Everest | 8848 m 29,029 ft | |
2 | Americas | Aconcagua | 6962 m 22,841 ft | |
3 | Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4892 m 16,050 ft | |
4 | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2228 m 7310 ft |
See also
- List of islands (by country)
- List of islands by name
- List of islands by population
- List of islands by area
- List of countries by highest point
- Recursive islands and lakes
References
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia are not sovereign territory of the Republic of Cyprus – see Appendix A, Article 1 in the Cypriot constitution.
- "Prince Edward Island High Point, Prince Edward Island". Peakbagger. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
Sources
- peaklist.org - majority of information about mountain heights comes from here.
- worldatlas.com - this site contains the highest mountain of each country in the world.