List of islands by highest point
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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. Non-insular (continental) landmasses are included for comparison.
Countries and territories listed are those containing the highest point; other countries and territories on the same landmass are listed separately.
Continental landmasses
| Rank | Continental land mass | Highest point | Height (meters/feet) | Country or territory containing highest point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afro-Eurasia | Mount Everest | 8,848 m (29,029 ft) |  Nepal,  China |
| 2 | Americas | Aconcagua | 6,962 m (22,841 ft) |  Argentina |
| 3 | Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4,892 m (16,050 ft) | None |
| 4 | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2,228 m (7,310 ft) |  Australia |
Islands with highest points over 2,000 m
Other notable island mountains
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. Note that 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. Note also that 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 largest island mountain of its country or autonomous region.
| Island | Highest point | Height (meters/feet) | Country or territory containing highest point | Other countries or territories on island |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amantaní | Pacha Mama | 4,138 m (13,576 ft) |  Peru (world's highest inland island) | |
| Coulman Island | Hawkes Heights | 1,998 m (6,555 ft) | None – Antarctica, claimed by  New Zealand | |
| Shikoku | Mount Ishizuchi | 1,982 m (6,503 ft) |  Japan | |
| Santo Antão | Topo da Coroa | 1,979 m (6,493 ft) |  Cape Verde | |
| Cuba | Pico Turquino | 1,975 m (6,480 ft) |  Cuba | |
| Cyprus | Mount Olympus (Cyprus) | 1,952 m (6,404 ft) |  Cyprus | Akrotiri and Dhekelia,  United Kingdom sovereign base areas[1] |
| Jeju | Mount Halla | 1,950 m (6,398 ft) |  South Korea | |
| Gran Canaria | Pico de Las Nieves | 1,949 m (6,394 ft) |  Spain | |
| Yakushima | Mount Miyanoura | 1,935 m (6,348 ft) | Japan | |
| Espiritu Santo | Mount Tabwemasana | 1,877 m (6,158 ft) |  Vanuatu | |
| Madeira | Pico Ruivo | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) |  Madeira, autonomous region of  Portugal | |
| Savai'i | Silisili | 1,858 m (6,096 ft) |  Samoa | |
| Kerguelen Island | Mont Ross | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |  French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of  France | |
| Hainan | Wuzhi Shan | 1,840 m (6,037 ft) | China | |
| Sardinia | Punta la Marmora | 1,834 m (6,017 ft) |  Sardinia, autonomous region of  Italy | |
| Kyūshū | Mount Nakadake (Mount Kujū) | 1,791 m (5,876 ft) | Japan | |
| Peter I Island | Lars Christensen Peak | 1,755 m (5,758 ft) | None – Antarctica, claimed by  Norway | |
| Euboea | Mount Dirphys | 1,745 m (5,725 ft) |  Greece | |
| Spitsbergen | Newtontoppen | 1,713 m (5,620 ft) | Svalbard, dependent territory of Norway | |
| Isabela Island | Volcán Wolf | 1,707 m (5,600 ft) |  Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) | |
| Sturge Island (Balleny Islands) | Brown Peak | 1,705 m (5,594 ft) | None – Antarctica, claimed by New Zealand | |
| Alejandro Selkirk | Cerro de los Inocentes | 1,650 m (5,413 ft) | Juan Fernández Islands, territory of  Chile | |
| Grande Terre | Mont Panié | 1,628 m (5,341 ft) | New Caledonia, overseas territory of France | |
| Cephalonia | Mount Ainos | 1,628 m (5,341 ft) | Greece | |
| Tasmania | Mount Ossa | 1,617 m (5,305 ft) | Australia | |
| Samothrace | Mount Fengari | 1,611 m (5,285 ft) | Greece | |
| Ometepe | Concepción | 1,580 m (5,184 ft) |  Nicaragua (lake island in Lake Nicaragua) | |
| Socotra | unnamed point in the Haghier Mountains | 1,503 m (4,931 ft) |  Yemen | |
| Basse-Terre | La Grande Soufrière | 1,467 m (4,813 ft) | .svg.png){kind=small} Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 1,447 m (4,747 ft) |  Dominica | |
| Majorca | Puig Major | 1,445 m (4,741 ft) | Spain | |
| Samos | Kerkis | 1,434 m (4,705 ft) | Greece | |
| São Sebastião Island | Pico de São Sebastião | 1,378 m (4,521 ft) |  Brazil | |
| Martinique | Montagne Pelée | 1,397 m (4,583 ft) |  Martinique, overseas department of France | |
| Great Britain | Ben Nevis | 1,345 m (4,413 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Puerto Rico | Cerro de Punta | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) |  Puerto Rico, organized unincorporated territory of the  United States | |
| Viti Levu | Tomanivi | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) |  Fiji | |
| Saint Vincent | Soufrière | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Angel de la Guarda | unnamed point | 1,305 m (4,281 ft) |  Mexico | |
| Chios | Mount Pelineon | 1,297 m (4,255 ft) | Greece | |
| Andørja | Langlitinden | 1,277 m (4,190 ft) | Norway | |
| Marion Island | Mascarin Peak | 1,230 m (4,035 ft) |  South Africa | |
| Rhodes | Mount Attavyros | 1,216 m (3,990 ft) | Greece | |
| Karpathos | Mount Lastos | 1,215 m (3,986 ft) | Greece | |
| Thasos | Mount Ypsario (Ipsario) | 1,205 m (3,953 ft) | Greece | |
| Uummannaq Island | Uummannaq | 1,170 m (3,839 ft) |  Greenland | |
| Lefkada | Mount Stavrota | 1,158 m (3,799 ft) | Greece | |
| Saint Kitts | Mount Liamuiga | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Icaria | Mount Aetheras (Pramnos) | 1,041 m (3,415 ft) | Greece | |
| Ireland | Carrauntoohil | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) |  Ireland | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
| Kao | Kao | 1,033 m (3,389 ft) |  Tonga | |
| Ilha Grande | Pico da Pedra D'Água | 1,031 m (3,383 ft) | Brazil | |
| Naxos | Mount Zeus | 1,001 m (3,284 ft) | Greece | |
| Andros | Mount Petalo | 994 m (3,261 ft) | Greece | |
| Skye | Sgurr Alasdair | 992 m (3,255 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Stewart Island/Rakiura | Mount Anglem | 979 m (3,212 ft) | New Zealand | |
| Nevis | Nevis Peak | 985 m (3,232 ft) |  Nevis, autonomous island of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Mull | Ben More (Mull) | 966 m (3,169 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Agrihan | unnamed location | 965 m (3,166 ft) |  Northern Mariana Islands, commonwealth in political union with the United States | |
| Ta'u | Lata Mountain | 964 m (3,163 ft) |  American Samoa, unincorporated territory of the United States | |
| Margarita Island | Cerro el Copey | 957 m (3,140 ft) |  Venezuela | |
| Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950 m (3,117 ft) |  Saint Lucia | |
| Trinidad | El Cerro del Aripo | 940 m (3,084 ft) |  Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Lantau Island | Lantau Peak | 934 m (3,064 ft) |  Hong Kong, special administrative region of China | |
| Montserrat | Chances Peak | 914 m (2,999 ft) |  Montserrat, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Mahé | Mome Seychellois | 905 m (2,969 ft) |  Seychelles | |
| Saba | Mount Scenery | 887 m (2,910 ft) |  Saba, island of the  Netherlands | |
| Eysturoy | Slættaratindur | 882 m (2,894 ft) |  Faroe Islands, autonomous region of  Denmark | |
| Isle of Arran | Goat Fell | 874 m (2,867 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Ascension Island | Green Mountain | 859 m (2,818 ft) | Ascension Island, part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Zadetkyi Kyun | unnamed point | 852 m (2,795 ft) |  Myanmar | |
| Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840 m (2,756 ft) |  Grenada | |
| Penang Island | Penang Hill | 833 m (2,733 ft) |  Malaysia | |
| Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | 828 m (2,717 ft) |  Mauritius | |
| Saint Helena | Diana's Peak | 818 m (2,684 ft) | Saint Helena, part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Newfoundland | The Cabox, Lewis Hills | 814 m (2,671 ft) |  Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | |
| Rùm | Askival | 812 m (2,664 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Lewis and Harris | Clisham | 799 m (2,621 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Pohnpei | Totolom | 791 m (2,595 ft) |  Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Jura, Scotland | Beinn an Òir | 785 m (2,575 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Bouvet Island | Olavtoppen | 780 m (2,559 ft) | Norway | |
| Brač | Sveti Vid | 778 m (2,552 ft) |  Croatia | |
| Ko Chang | Khao Salak Phet | 743 m (2,438 ft) |  Thailand | |
| North Andaman | Saddle Peak | 738 m (2,421 ft) |  India | |
| Isla de los Estados | Montes Bove | 823 m (2,700 ft) | Argentina | |
| D'Urville Island | Attempt Hill | 726 m (2,382 ft) | New Zealand | |
| East Falkland | Mount Usborne | 705 m (2,313 ft) |  Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom (claimed by Argentina) | |
| West Falkland | Mount Adam | 700 m (2,297 ft) | Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom (claimed by Argentina) | |
| Marmara Island | İlyas Tepe (Radar Tepe) | 699 m (2,293 ft) |  Turkey | |
| Cocos Island | Cerro Iglesias | 671 m (2,201 ft) |  Costa Rica | |
| Mayotte | Benara | 660 m (2,165 ft) | .svg.png){kind=small} Mayotte, overseas collectivity of France | |
| Rarotonga | Te Manga | 652 m (2,139 ft) |  Cook Islands, self-governing state in free association with New Zealand | |
| Trindade Island | Pico Desejado | 640 m (2,100 ft) | Brazil | |
| Ko Samui | Khao Pom | 635 m (2,083 ft) | Thailand | |
| Isle of Man | Snaefell | 621 m (2,037 ft) |  Isle of Man, British crown dependency | |
| Great Barrier Island | Mount Hobson | 621 m (2,037 ft) | New Zealand | |
| Sint Eustatius | The Quill | 602 m (1,975 ft) |  Sint Eustatius, island of the Netherlands | |
| Lord Howe Island | Ball's Pyramid | 562 m (1,844 ft) | Australia | |
| Hong Kong Island | Victoria Peak | 552 m (1,811 ft) | Hong Kong, special administrative region of China | |
| Sinmi-do | Unjongsan | 532 m (1,745 ft) |  North Korea | |
| Ko Phuket | Khao Mai Thao Sip Song | 529 m (1,736 ft) | Thailand | |
| Tiran Island | unnamed point | 525 m (1,722 ft) |  Saudi Arabia | |
| Futuna Island | Mont Puke | 524 m (1,719 ft) |  Wallis and Futuna, overseas territory of France | |
| Tortola | Mount Sage | 521 m (1,709 ft) |  British Virgin Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Mljet | Veliki Grad | 514 m (1,686 ft) | Croatia | |
| Easter Island | Terevaka | 507 m (1,663 ft) | Chile | |
| Conchagüita | Volcan Conchagüita | 505 m (1,657 ft) |  El Salvador | |
| Islay | Beinn Bheigier | 491 m (1,611 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Saint Thomas | Crown Mountain | 474 m (1,555 ft) |  United States Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated territory of the United States | |
| Hirta (St Kilda) | Conachair | 430 m (1,411 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Saint Martin | Pic Paradis | 424 m (1,391 ft) | Saint Martin, overseas collectivity of France |  Sint Maarten, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Coiba | Cerro La Torre | 416 m (1,365 ft) |  Panama | |
| Guam | Lamlam | 406 m (1,332 ft) |  Guam, organized unincorporated territory of the United States | |
| Antigua | Mount Obama | 402 m (1,319 ft) |  Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Qeshm | unnamed point | 397 m (1,302 ft) |  Iran | |
| Eigg | An Sgurr | 393 m (1,289 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Curaçao | Mount Christoffel | 372 m (1,220 ft) |  Curaçao, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Guanaja | unnamed point | 365 m (1,198 ft) |  Honduras | |
| Christmas Island | Murray Hill | 361 m (1,184 ft) |  Christmas Island, territory of Australia | |
| Malpelo Island | Cerro La Mona | 360 m (1,181 ft) |  Colombia | |
| Providencia | El Pico | 360 m (1,181 ft) | Colombia | |
| Phu Quoc | unnamed point | 360 m (1,181 ft) |  Vietnam | |
| Pitcairn Island | Pawala Valley Ridge | 347 m (1,138 ft) |  Pitcairn Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Sazan Island | unnamed point | 342 m (1,122 ft) |  Albania | |
| Isla Gorgona | Cerro La Trinindad | 338 m (1,109 ft) | Colombia | |
| Ailsa Craig | Island Summit | 338 m (1,109 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 336 m (1,102 ft) |  Barbados | |
| Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | 319 m (1,047 ft) |  Norfolk Island, territory of Australia | |
| Terre-de-Haut | Morne du Chameau | 306 m (1,004 ft) | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Shadwan | unnamed point | 301 m (988 ft) |  Egypt | |
| Terre-de-Bas | Morne Abymes | 293 m (961 ft) | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Saint-Barthélemy | Morne du Vitet | 286 m (938 ft) | .svg.png){kind=small} Saint-Barthélemy, overseas collectivity of France | |
| La Désirade | Grand-Montagne | 276 m (906 ft) | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Masirah | Jabal Madrub | 275 m (902 ft) |  Oman | |
| Rangitoto Island | Rangitoto | 260 m (853 ft) | New Zealand | |
| Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | 253 m (830 ft) |  Malta | |
| Babeldaob | Mount Ngerchelchauus | 242 m (794 ft) |  Palau | |
| Isle of Wight | St Boniface Down | 241 m (791 ft) | United Kingdom | |
| Miquelon | Morne de la Grande Montagne | 240 m (787 ft) |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon, overseas collectivity of France | |
| Bonaire | Brandaris Hill | 239 m (784 ft) |  Bonaire, island of the Netherlands | |
| Mjältön | Mjältötoppen | 236 m (774 ft) |  Sweden | |
| Island of Montreal | Mount Royal | 233 m (764 ft) | Canada | |
| Marie-Galante | Morne Constant | 204 m (669 ft) | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Stac An Armin | unnamed point | 196 m (643 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Zanzibar | unnamed point in the Koani chain | 195 m (640 ft) |  Tanzania | |
| Aruba | Mount Jamanota | 188 m (617 ft) |  Aruba, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Coloane | Coloane Alto | 172 m (564 ft) |  Macau, special administrative region of China | |
| Singapore | Bukit Timah | 166 m (545 ft) |  Singapore | |
| Bornholm | Rytterknægten | 162 m (531 ft) | Denmark | |
| Rügen | Piekberg | 161 m (528 ft) |  Germany | |
| Jersey | Les Platons | 143 m (469 ft) |  Jersey, British crown dependency | |
| Grande-Terre | Morne l'Escale | 136 m (446 ft) | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Santa Catalina Island | unnamed point | 133 m (436 ft) | Colombia | |
| Fasta Åland | Orrdalsklint | 129 m (423 ft) |  Åland Islands, autonomous region of  Finland | |
| Bahrain Island | Jabal ad Dukhan | 122 m (400 ft) |  Bahrain | |
| Sveti Nikola Island | unnamed point | 121 m (397 ft) |  Montenegro | |
| Sherbro Island | unnamed point | 120 m (394 ft) |  Sierra Leone | |
| Whalsay | Ward of Clett | 119 m (390 ft) | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Wolin | Mount Grzywacz | 115 m (377 ft) |  Poland | |
| Sark | Le Moulin | 114 m (374 ft) |  Sark, part of the Bailiwick of  Guernsey, a British crown dependency | |
| Guernsey | Hautnez | 110 m (361 ft) | Guernsey, British crown dependency | |
| Herm | unnamed point | 106 m (348 ft) |  Herm, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency | |
| Alderney | Le Rond But | 93 m (305 ft) |  Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency | |
| Banaba | unnamed point | 81 m (266 ft) |  Kiribati | |
| Bermuda | Town Hill | 79 m (259 ft) |  Bermuda, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Nauru | Command Ridge | 71 m (233 ft) |  Nauru | |
| Niue | unnamed location near Mutalau settlement | 68 m (223 ft) |  Niue, self-governing state in free association with New Zealand | |
| Hiiumaa | Tornimägi | 68 m (223 ft) |  Estonia | |
| Île Royale | unnamed point | 66 m (217 ft) | French Guiana, overseas department of France | |
| Anguilla | Crocus Hill | 65 m (213 ft) |  Anguilla, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Cat Island | Mount Alvernia | 63 m (207 ft) |  Bahamas | |
| Astola | unnamed point | 60 m (197 ft) |  Pakistan | |
| Haloul | unnamed point | 57 m (187 ft) |  Qatar | |
| Jerba | Guellala | 52 m (171 ft) |  Tunisia | |
| Grand Turk Island | Blue Bottle | 49 m (161 ft) |  Turks and Caicos Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Cayman Brac | The Bluff | 43 m (141 ft) |  Cayman Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Snake Island | unnamed point | 41 m (135 ft) |  Ukraine | |
| Vlieland | Vuurboetsduin | 36 m (118 ft) | Netherlands | |
| Terschelling | Kaapsduin | 31 m (102 ft) | Netherlands | |
| Texel | Loodsmanduin | 26 m (85 ft) | Netherlands | |
| Ameland | Oerdblinkerd | 24 m (79 ft) | Netherlands | |
| Schiermonnikoog | Wassermann-bunker | 20 m (66 ft) | Netherlands | |
| Diego Garcia | unnamed point | 15 m (49 ft) |  British Indian Ocean Territory, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Tidra | unnamed point | 15 m (49 ft) |  Mauritania | |
| Arwad | unnamed point | 14 m (46 ft) |  Syria | |
| Abu al Abyad | unnamed point | 12 m (39 ft) |  United Arab Emirates | |
| Likiep | unnamed point | 10 m (33 ft) |  Marshall Islands | |
| Mukawwar | unnamed point | 10 m (33 ft) |  Sudan | |
| Dzharylgach | unnamed point | 6 m (20 ft) | Ukraine | |
| Île du Palmier | unnamed point | 6 m (20 ft) |  Lebanon | |
| Dahlak Kebir | unnamed point | 5 m (16 ft) |  Eritrea | |
| West Island | unnamed point | 5 m (16 ft) | _Islands.svg.png){kind=small} Cocos (Keeling) Islands, territory of Australia | |
| Funafuti | unnamed point | 5 m (16 ft) |  Tuvalu | |
| Nukunonu | unnamed point | 5 m (16 ft) |  Tokelau, territory of New Zealand | |
| Ambergris Caye | Robles Point | 4 m (13 ft) |  Belize | |
| Villingili | Squid Point Peak | 2.3 m (8 ft) |  Maldives |
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
References
- ↑ Akrotiri and Dhekelia are not sovereign territory of the Republic of Cyprus – see Appendix A, Article 1 in the Cypriot constitution.
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.
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