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.
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Continental landmasses
| Rank | Continental land mass | Highest point | Height (meters/feet) | Country or territory containing highest point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa-Eurasia | Mount Everest | 8,848 m (29,029 ft) | |
| 2 | Americas | Aconcagua | 6,962 m (22,841 ft) | |
| 3 | Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4,892 m (16,050 ft) | None |
| 4 | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2,228 m (7,310 ft) |
All island mountains over 2,000 m
| Rank | Island | Highest point | Height (meters/feet) | Country or territory containing highest point | Other countries or territories on island |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Guinea | Puncak Jaya | 4,884 m (16,024 ft) | ||
| 2 | Hawaii | Mauna Kea | 4,205 m (13,796 ft) | ||
| 3 | Borneo | Mount Kinabalu | 4,095 m (13,435 ft) | ||
| 4 | Taiwan | Jade Mountain (Yu Shan) | 3,952 m (12,966 ft) | ||
| 5 | Sumatra | Mount Kerinci | 3,805 m (12,484 ft) | ||
| 6 | Ross Island | Mount Erebus | 3,794 m (12,448 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 7 | Honshū | Mount Fuji | 3,776 m (12,388 ft) | ||
| 8 | South Island | Aoraki/Mount Cook | 3,755 m (12,320 ft) | ||
| 9 | Lombok | Mount Rinjani | 3,726 m (12,224 ft) | ||
| 10 | Tenerife | Teide | 3,718 m (12,198 ft) | ||
| 11 | Greenland | Gunnbjørnsfjeld | 3,694 m (12,119 ft) | ||
| 12 | Java | Semeru | 3,676 m (12,060 ft) | ||
| 13 | Sulawesi | Bulu Rantemario | 3,478 m (11,411 ft) | ||
| 14 | Sicily | Mount Etna | 3,326 m (10,912 ft) | ||
| 15 | Siple Island | Mount Siple | 3,110 m (10,203 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 16 | Hispaniola | Pico Duarte | 3,098 m (10,164 ft) | ||
| 17 | Réunion | Piton des Neiges | 3,069 m (10,069 ft) | Réunion, overseas department of |
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| 18 | Maui | Haleakala | 3,055 m (10,023 ft) | ||
| 19 | Bali | Mount Agung | 3,031 m (9,944 ft) | ||
| 20 | Seram | Gunung Binaiya | 3,027 m (9,931 ft) | ||
| 21 | Bioko | Pico Basilé | 3,011 m (9,879 ft) | ||
| 22 | Alexander Island | Mount Stephenson | 2,987 m (9,800 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 23 | Timor | Gunung Tata Mailau | 2,963 m (9,721 ft) | ||
| 24 | Mindanao | Mount Apo | 2,954 m (9,692 ft) | ||
| 25 | South Georgia | Mount Paget | 2,934 m (9,626 ft) | ||
| 26 | Luzon | Mount Pulag | 2,922 m (9,587 ft) | ||
| 27 | Madagascar | Maromokotro | 2,876 m (9,436 ft) | ||
| 28 | Unimak Island, Alaska | Mount Shishaldin | 2,869 m (9,413 ft) | ||
| 29 | Fogo | Mount Fogo | 2,829 m (9,281 ft) | ||
| 30 | North Island | Mount Ruapehu | 2,797 m (9,177 ft) | ||
| 31 | Anvers Island | Mount Francais | 2,760 m (9,055 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 32 | Heard Island | Mawson Peak | 2,745 m (9,006 ft) | Heard Island and McDonald Islands, territory of |
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| 33 | Sumbawa | Mount Tambora | 2,722 m (8,930 ft) | ||
| 34 | Bougainville | Mount Balbi | 2,715 m (8,907 ft) | ||
| 35 | Corsica | Monte Cinto | 2,706 m (8,878 ft) | ||
| 36 | Buru | Gunung Kau Palatmada | 2,700 m (8,858 ft) | ||
| 37 | Ellesmere Island | Barbeau Peak | 2,616 m (8,583 ft) | ||
| 38 | Mindoro | Mount Halcón | 2,582 m (8,471 ft) | ||
| 39 | Tierra del Fuego | Monte Darwin | 2,580 m (8,465 ft) | ||
| 40 | Goodenough Island | Mount Vineuo | 2,536 m (8,320 ft) | ||
| 41 | Sri Lanka | Pidurutalagala | 2,524 m (8,281 ft) | ||
| 42 | Brabant Island | Mount Parry | 2,520 m (8,268 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 43 | Crete | Mount Ida | 2,456 m (8,058 ft) | ||
| 44 | Negros | Kanlaon | 2,435 m (7,989 ft) | ||
| 45 | La Palma | Roque de los Muchachos | 2,423 m (7,949 ft) | ||
| 46 | Flores | Poco Mandasawu | 2,370 m (7,776 ft) | ||
| 47 | Grande Comore | Mount Karthala | 2,361 m (7,746 ft) | ||
| 48 | Pico Island | Ponta do Pico | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) | ||
| 49 | Atlasov Island | Alaid Volcano | 2,339 m (7,674 ft) | ||
| 50 | New Britain | Mount Ulawun | 2,334 m (7,657 ft) | ||
| 51 | Guadalcanal | Mount Popomanaseu | 2,332 m (7,651 ft) | ||
| 52 | Adelaide Island | Mount Gaudry | 2,315 m (7,595 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 53 | Clarence Island | Mount Irving | 2,300 m (7,546 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 54 | Hokkaidō | Asahidake | 2,290 m (7,513 ft) | ||
| 55 | Jan Mayen | Beerenberg | 2,277 m (7,470 ft) | ||
| 56 | Jamaica | Blue Mountain Peak | 2,256 m (7,402 ft) | ||
| 57 | Tahiti | Mount Orohena | 2,241 m (7,352 ft) | ||
| 58 | Axel Heiberg Island | Outlook Peak | 2,210 m (7,251 ft) | ||
| 59 | Milne Land | St. Thomas Lund Peak | 2,200 m (7,218 ft)+ | ||
| 60 | Vancouver Island | Golden Hinde | 2,195 m (7,201 ft) | ||
| 61 | New Ireland | Lambel | 2,150 m (7,054 ft) | ||
| 62 | Baffin Island | Mount Odin | 2,147 m (7,044 ft) | ||
| 63 | Panay Island | Mount Madia-as | 2,117 m (6,946 ft) | ||
| 64 | Bacan | Buku Sibela | 2,111 m (6,926 ft) | ||
| 65 | Iceland | Hvannadalshnúkur | 2,110 m (6,923 ft) | ||
| 66 | Upernivik Island | Palup Qaqa | 2,105 m (6,906 ft) | ||
| 67 | Smith Island | Mount Foster | 2,105 m (6,906 ft) | None - Antarctica | |
| 68 | Umnak | Mount Vsevidof | 2,103 m (6,900 ft) | ||
| 69 | Palawan Island | Mount Mantalingahan | 2,085 m (6,841 ft) | ||
| 70 | Fergusson Island | Othona Peak | 2,073 m (6,801 ft) | ||
| 71 | Tristan da Cunha | Queen Mary's Peak | 2,060 m (6,759 ft) | ||
| 72 | Theresa Island | Theresa Island | 2,059 m (6,755 ft) | ||
| 73 | Sibuyan Island | Mount Guiting-Guiting | 2,057 m (6,749 ft) | ||
| 74 | Unalaska Island | Mount Makushin | 2,036 m (6,680 ft) | ||
| 75 | São Tomé | Pico de São Tomé | 2,024 m (6,640 ft) | ||
| 76 | Coulman Island | Hawkes Heights | 2,000 m (6,562 ft) | None - Antarctica |
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 Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Bonaire, Saint Martin, Saint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shikoku | Mount Ishizuchi | 1,982 m (6,503 ft) | ||
| Cuba | Pico Turquino | 1,975 m (6,480 ft) | ||
| Cyprus | Mount Olympus (Cyprus) | 1,952 m (6,404 ft) | Akrotiri and Dhekelia, |
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| Cheju | Mount Halla | 1,950 m (6,398 ft) | ||
| Gran Canaria | Pozo de las nieves | 1,949 m (6,394 ft) | ||
| Yakushima | Mount Miyanoura | 1,935 m (6,348 ft) | ||
| Espiritu Santo | Mount Tabwemasana | 1,877 m (6,158 ft) | ||
| Madeira | Pico Ruivo | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) | ||
| Savai'i | Silisili | 1,858 m (6,096 ft) | ||
| Kerguelen Island | Mont Ross | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) | ||
| Hainan | Wuzhi Shan | 1,840 m (6,037 ft) | ||
| Sardinia | Punta la Marmora | 1,834 m (6,017 ft) | ||
| Kyūshū | Mount Nakadake (Mount Kujū) | 1,791 m (5,876 ft) | ||
| Peter I Island | Lars Christensen Peak | 1,755 m (5,758 ft) | None - Antarctica, claimed by |
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| Spitsbergen | Newtontoppen | 1,713 m (5,620 ft) | Svalbard, dependent territory of |
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| Isabela Island | Volcán Wolf | 1,707 m (5,600 ft) | ||
| New Caledonia | Mont Panié | 1,628 m (5,341 ft) | New Caledonia, overseas territory of |
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| Tasmania | Mount Ossa | 1,617 m (5,305 ft) | ||
| Ometepe | Concepción | 1,580 m (5,184 ft) | ||
| Socotra | unnamed point in the Haghier Mountains | 1,503 m (4,931 ft) | ||
| Basse-Terre | La Grande Soufrière | 1,467 m (4,813 ft) | ||
| Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 1,447 m (4,747 ft) | ||
| Majorca | Puig Major | 1,445 m (4,741 ft) | ||
| Martinique | Montagne Pelée | 1,397 m (4,583 ft) | ||
| Great Britain | Ben Nevis | 1,344 m (4,409 ft) | ||
| Puerto Rico | Cerro de Punta | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) | ||
| Viti Levu | Tomanivi | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) | ||
| Saint Vincent | Soufrière | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) | ||
| Angel de la Guarda | unnamed point | 1,305 m (4,281 ft) | ||
| Andørja | Langlitinden | 1,277 m (4,190 ft) | ||
| Marion Island | Mascarin Peak | 1,230 m (4,035 ft) | ||
| Saint Kitts | Mount Liamuiga | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) | ||
| Ireland | Carrauntoohil | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) | ||
| Kao | Kao | 1,033 m (3,389 ft) | ||
| Skye | Sgurr Alasdair | 992 m (3,255 ft) | ||
| Stewart Island/Rakiura | Mount Anglem | 979 m (3,212 ft) | ||
| Nevis | Nevis Peak | 985 m (3,232 ft) | ||
| Mull | Ben More (Mull) | 966 m (3,169 ft) | ||
| Agrihan | unnamed location | 965 m (3,166 ft) | ||
| Tau | Lata Mountain | 964 m (3,163 ft) | ||
| Margarita Island | Cerro el Copey | 957 m (3,140 ft) | ||
| Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950 m (3,117 ft) | ||
| Trinidad | El Cerro del Aripo | 940 m (3,084 ft) | ||
| Lantau Island | Lantau Peak | 934 m (3,064 ft) | ||
| Montserrat | Chances Peak | 914 m (2,999 ft) | ||
| Mahé | Mome Seychellois | 905 m (2,969 ft) | ||
| Eysturoy | Slættaratindur | 882 m (2,894 ft) | ||
| Saba | Mount Scenery | 877 m (2,877 ft) | ||
| Isle of Arran | Goat Fell | 874 m (2,867 ft) | ||
| Ascension Island | Green Mountain | 859 m (2,818 ft) | Ascension Island, dependency of |
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| Kadetkyi Kyun | unnamed point | 852 m (2,795 ft) | ||
| Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840 m (2,756 ft) | ||
| Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | 828 m (2,717 ft) | ||
| Saint Helena | Diana's Peak | 818 m (2,684 ft) | ||
| Newfoundland | The Cabox, Lewis Hills | 814 m (2,671 ft) | ||
| Rùm | Askival | 812 m (2,664 ft) | ||
| Lewis and Harris | Clisham | 799 m (2,621 ft) | ||
| Pohnpei | Totolom | 791 m (2,595 ft) | ||
| Jura, Scotland | Beinn an Òir | 785 m (2,575 ft) | ||
| Bouvet Island | Olavtoppen | 780 m (2,559 ft) | ||
| Brač | Sveti Vid | 778 m (2,552 ft) | ||
| Futuna Island | Mont Singavi | 765 m (2,510 ft) | ||
| Ko Chang | Khao Salak Phet | 743 m (2,438 ft) | ||
| North Andaman | Saddle Peak | 738 m (2,421 ft) | ||
| Isla de los Estados | Montes Bove | 823 m (2,700 ft) | ||
| East Falkland | Mount Usborne | 705 m (2,313 ft) | ||
| West Falkland | Mount Adam | 700 m (2,297 ft) | ||
| Marmara Island | unnamed point | 699 m (2,293 ft) | ||
| Cocos Island | Cerro Iglesias | 671 m (2,201 ft) | ||
| Mayotte | Benara | 660 m (2,165 ft) | ||
| Rarotonga | Te Manga | 652 m (2,139 ft) | ||
| Trindade Island | Pico Desejado | 640 m (2,100 ft) | ||
| Isle of Man | Snaefell | 621 m (2,037 ft) | ||
| Sint Eustatius | The Quill | 602 m (1,975 ft) | ||
| Lord Howe Island | Ball's Pyramid | 562 m (1,844 ft) | ||
| Hong Kong Island | Victoria Peak | 552 m (1,811 ft) | ||
| Sinmi-do | Unjongsan | 532 m (1,745 ft) | ||
| Tiran Island | unnamed point | 525 m (1,722 ft) | ||
| Tortola | Mount Sage | 521 m (1,709 ft) | ||
| Conchagüita | Volcan Conchagüita | 505 m (1,657 ft) | ||
| Islay | Beinn Bheigier | 491 m (1,611 ft) | ||
| Saint Thomas | Crown Mountain | 474 m (1,555 ft) | ||
| Hirta (St Kilda) | Conachair | 430 m (1,411 ft) | ||
| Saint Martin | Pic Paradis | 424 m (1,391 ft) | Saint Martin, overseas collectivity of |
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| Coiba | Cerro La Torre | 416 m (1,365 ft) | ||
| Guam | Lamlam | 406 m (1,332 ft) | ||
| Antigua | Mount Obama | 402 m (1,319 ft) | ||
| Qeshm | unnamed point | 397 m (1,302 ft) | ||
| Eigg | An Sgurr | 393 m (1,289 ft) | ||
| Curaçao | Mount Christoffel | 372 m (1,220 ft) | ||
| Guanaja | unnamed point | 365 m (1,198 ft) | ||
| Christmas Island | Murray Hill | 361 m (1,184 ft) | ||
| Phu Quoc | unnamed point | 360 m (1,181 ft) | ||
| Pitcairn Island | Pawala Valley Ridge | 347 m (1,138 ft) | ||
| Sazan Island | unnamed point | 342 m (1,122 ft) | ||
| Ailsa Craig | Island Summit | 338 m (1,109 ft) | ||
| Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 336 m (1,102 ft) | ||
| Providencia | El Pico | 320 m (1,050 ft) | ||
| Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | 319 m (1,047 ft) | ||
| Terre-de-Haut | Morne du Chameau | 306 m (1,004 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) | ||
| 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 (787 ft) | ||
| Bonaire | Brandaris Hill | 239 m (784 ft) | ||
| Mjältön | Mjältötoppen | 236 m (774 ft) | ||
| Island of Montreal | Mount Royal | 233 m (764 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) | ||
| Jersey | Les Platons | 143 m (469 ft) | ||
| Grande-Terre | Morne l'Escale | 136 m (446 ft) | ||
| Åland | Orrdalsklint | 128 m (420 ft) | ||
| Bahrain Island | Jabal ad Dukhan | 122 m (400 ft) | ||
| Sveti Nikola Island | unnamed point | 121 m (397 ft) | ||
| Sherbro Island | unnamed point | 120 m (394 ft) | ||
| Whalsay | Ward of Clett | 119 m (390 ft) | ||
| Rügen | Königsstuhl | 118 m (387 ft) | ||
| Wolin | Grzywacz | 115 m (377 ft) | ||
| Sark | Le Moulin | 114 m (374 ft) | ||
| Guernsey | Hautnez | 110 m (361 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 | 76 m (249 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 (197 ft) | ||
| Haloul | unnamed point | 57 m (187 ft) | ||
| Jerba | Guellala | 52 m (171 ft) | ||
| Grand Turk Island | Blue Bottle | 49 m (161 ft) | ||
| Grand Cayman | The Bluff | 43 m (141 ft) | ||
| Terschelling | unnamed point | 31 m (102 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 | unnamed point | 2.3 m (8 ft) |
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[dead link] - this site contains the highest mountain of each country in the world.
- scaruffi.com - this is a site about the highest mountains in the world (over 3,500 m).
See also
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