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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 Continent Highest point Height (m) Country or territory containing highest point Other countries or territories on landmass
1 Afro-Eurasia Mount Everest 8,848  Nepal,  China Various
2 Americas Aconcagua 6,962  Argentina Various
5 Antarctica Vinson Massif 4,892 None
6 Australia Mount Kosciuszko 2,228  Australia

Island mountains over 2,000 m

Rank Island Highest point Height (m) Country or territory containing highest point Other countries or territories on island
1 New Guinea Puncak Jaya 4,884  Indonesia  Papua New Guinea
2 Hawaii Mauna Kea 4,205  United States
3 Borneo Mount Kinabalu 4,095  Malaysia  Brunei,  Indonesia
4 Taiwan Jade Mountain (Yu Shan) 3,952  Republic of China (Taiwan)
5 Sumatra Mount Kerinci 3,805  Indonesia
6 Ross Island Mount Erebus 3,794 None - Antarctica
7 Honshū Mount Fuji 3,776  Japan
8 South Island Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,755  New Zealand
9 Lombok Mount Rinjani 3,726  Indonesia
10 Tenerife Teide 3,718  Spain
11 Greenland Gunnbjørnsfjeld 3,694  Greenland
12 Java Semeru 3,676  Indonesia
13 Sulawesi Bulu Rantemario 3,478  Indonesia
14 Sicily Mount Etna 3,326  Italy
15 Siple Island Mount Siple 3,110 None - Antarctica
16 Hispaniola Pico Duarte 3,098  Dominican Republic  Haiti
17 Réunion Piton des Neiges 3,069 Réunion, overseas department of  France
18 Maui Haleakala 3,055  United States
19 Bali Mount Agung 3,031  Indonesia
20 Seram Gunung Binaiya 3,027  Indonesia
21 Bioko Pico Basilé 3,011  Equatorial Guinea
22 Alexander Island Mount Stephenson 2,987 None - Antarctica
23 Timor Gunung Tata Mailau 2,963  Timor-Leste  Indonesia
24 Mindanao Mount Apo 2,954  Philippines
25 South Georgia Mount Paget 2,934  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
26 Luzon Mount Pulog 2,922  Philippines
27 Madagascar Maromokotro 2,876  Madagascar
28 Unimak Island, Alaska Mount Shishaldin 2,869  United States
29 Fogo Mount Fogo 2,829  Cape Verde
30 North Island Mount Ruapehu 2,797  New Zealand
31 Anvers Island Mount Francais 2,760 None - Antarctica
32 Heard Island Mawson Peak 2,745 Heard Island and McDonald Islands, territory of  Australia
33 Sumbawa Mount Tambora 2,722  Indonesia
34 Bougainville Mount Balbi 2,715  Papua New Guinea
35 Corsica Monte Cinto 2,706  France
36 Buru Gunung Kau Palatmada 2,700  Indonesia
37 Ellesmere Island Barbeau Peak 2,616  Canada
38 Mindoro Mount Halcón 2,582  Philippines
39 Tierra del Fuego Monte Darwin 2,580  Chile  Argentina
40 Goodenough Island Mount Vineuo 2,536  Papua New Guinea
41 Sri Lanka Pidurutalagala 2,524  Sri Lanka
42 Brabant Island Mount Parry 2,520 None - Antarctica
43 Crete Mount Ida 2,456  Greece
44 Negros Canlaon Volcano 2,430  Philippines
45 La Palma Roque de los Muchachos 2,423  Spain
46 Flores Poco Mandasawu 2,370  Indonesia
47 Grande Comore Mount Karthala 2,361  Comoros
48 Pico Island Ponta do Pico 2,351  Portugal
49 Atlasov Island Alaid Volcano 2,339  Russia
50 New Britain Mount Ulawun 2,334  Papua New Guinea
51 Guadalcanal Mount Popomanaseu 2,332  Solomon Islands
52 Adelaide Island Mount Gaudry 2,315 None - Antarctica
53 Clarence Island Mount Irving 2,300 None - Antarctica
54 Hokkaidō Asahidake 2,290  Japan
55 Jan Mayen Beerenberg 2,277  Norway
56 Jamaica Blue Mountain Peak 2,256  Jamaica
57 Tahiti Mount Orohena 2,241  French Polynesia, dependent territory of  France
58 Axel Heiberg Island Outlook Peak 2,210  Canada
59 Milne Land unnamed point 2,200 +  Greenland
60 Vancouver Island Golden Hinde 2,195  Canada
61 New Ireland Lambel 2,150  Papua New Guinea
62 Baffin Island Mount Blanche 2,146  Canada
63 Panay Island Mount Madiac 2,117  Philippines
64 Bacan Buku Sibela 2,111  Indonesia
65 Iceland Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110  Iceland
66 Upernivik Island Palup Qaqa 2,105  Greenland
67 Smith Island Mount Foster 2,105 None - Antarctica
68 Umnak Mount Vsevidof 2,103  United States
69 Palawan Island Mount Mantaling 2,085  Philippines
70 Fergusson Island Othona Peak 2,073  Papua New Guinea
71 Tristan da Cunha Queen Mary's Peak 2,060  Tristan da Cunha, dependency of  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
72 Sibuyan Island Mount Guiting-Guiting 2,057  Philippines
73 Unalaska Island Mount Makushin 2,036  United States
74 São Tomé Pico de São Tomé 2,024  São Tomé and Príncipe
75 Coulman Island Hawkes Heights 2,000 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 (m) Country or territory containing highest point Other countries or territories on island
Shikoku Mount Ishizuchi 1,982  Japan
Cuba Pico Turquino 1,975  Cuba
Cyprus Mount Olympus (Cyprus) 1,952  Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia,  United Kingdom sovereign base areas[1]
Cheju Mount Halla 1,950  South Korea
Yakushima Mount Miyanoura 1,935  Japan
Espiritu Santo Mount Tabwemasana 1,877  Vanuatu
Madeira Pico Ruivo 1,862  Madeira, autonomous region of  Portugal
Savai'i Silisili 1,858  Samoa
Kerguelen Island Mont Ross 1,850  French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of  France
Hainan Wuzhi Shan 1,840  China
Sardinia Punta la Marmora 1,834  Sardinia, autonomous region of  Italy
Peter I Island Lars Christensen Peak 1,755 None - Antarctica, claimed by  Norway
Spitsbergen Newtontoppen 1,713 Svalbard, dependent territory of  Norway
Isabela Island Volcán Wolf 1,707  Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
New Caledonia Mont Panié 1,628 New Caledonia, overseas territory of  France
Tasmania Mount Ossa 1,617  Australia
Kyūshū Mount Aso 1,591  Japan
Ometepe Concepción 1,580  Nicaragua
Socotra unnamed point in the Haghier Mountains 1,503  Yemen
Guadeloupe Soufrière 1,467 Guadeloupe, overseas department of  France
Dominica Morne Diablotins 1,447  Dominica
Mallorca Puig Major 1,445  Spain
Martinique Montagne Pelée 1,397 Martinique Martinique, overseas department of  France
Great Britain Ben Nevis 1,344  United Kingdom (Scotland)
Puerto Rico Cerro de Punta 1,338  Puerto Rico, organized unincorporated territory of the  United States
Viti Levu Tomanivi 1,324  Fiji
Saint Vincent Soufrière 1,324  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Angel de la Guarda unnamed point 1,305  Mexico
Andørja Langlitinden 1,277  Norway
Marion Island Mascarin Peak 1,230  South Africa
Saint Kitts Mount Liamuiga 1,156  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ireland Carrauntoohil 1,038  Ireland  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Kao Kao 1,033  Tonga
Skye Sgurr Alasdair 992  United Kingdom (Scotland)
Nevis Nevis Peak 985  Nevis, autonomous island of  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Agrihan unnamed location 965  Northern Mariana Islands, commonwealth in political union with the  United States
Tau Lata Mountain 964  American Samoa, unincorporated territory of the  United States
Margarita Island Cerro el Copey 957  Venezuela
Saint Lucia Mount Gimie 950  Saint Lucia
Trinidad El Cerro del Aripo 940  Trinidad and Tobago
Lantau Island Lantau Peak 934  Hong Kong, special administrative region of  China
Montserrat Chances Peak 914  Montserrat, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Mahé Mome Seychellois 905  Seychelles
Eysturoy Slættaratindur 882  Faroe Islands, autonomous region of  Denmark
Saba Mount Scenery 862  Saba, island of the  Netherlands Antilles
Ascension Island Green Mountain 859 Ascension Island, dependency of  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Kadetkyi Kyun unnamed point 852  Myanmar
Grenada Mount Saint Catherine 840  Grenada
Mauritius Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828  Mauritius
Saint Helena Diana's Peak 818  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Pohnpei Totolom 791  Federated States of Micronesia
Bouvet Island Olavtoppen 780  Norway
Brač Sveti Vid 778  Croatia
Futuna Island Mont Singavi 765 Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, overseas territory of  France
Ko Chang Khao Salak Phet 743  Thailand
North Andaman Saddle Peak 738  India
Isla de los Estados Monte Spegazzini 741  Argentina
East Falkland Mount Usborne 705  Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
West Falkland Mount Adam 700  Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Marmara Island unnamed point 699  Turkey
Cocos Island Cerro Iglesias 671  Costa Rica
Mayotte Benara 660 Mayotte Mayotte Mayotte, overseas collectivity of  France
Rarotonga Te Manga 652  Cook Islands, self-governing state in free association with  New Zealand
Trindade Island Pico Desejado 640  Brazil
Isle of Man Snaefell 621  Isle of Man, crown dependency of the  United Kingdom
Sint Eustatius The Quill 602  Sint Eustatius, island of the  Netherlands Antilles
Hong Kong Island Victoria Peak 552  Hong Kong, special administrative region of  China
Sinmi-do Unjongsan 532  North Korea
Tiran Island unnamed point 525  Saudi Arabia
Tortola Mount Sage 521  British Virgin Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Conchagüita Volcan Conchagüita 505  El Salvador
Saint Thomas Crown Mountain 474  United States Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated territory of the  United States
Saint Martin Pic Paradis 424 Saint Martin, overseas collectivity of  France  Sint Maarten, island of the  Netherlands Antilles
Coiba Cerro La Torre 416  Panama
Guam Lamlam 406  Guam, organized unincorporated territory of the  United States
Antigua Boggy Peak 402  Antigua and Barbuda
Qeshm unnamed point 397  Iran
Curaçao Mount Christoffel 372  Curaçao, island of the  Netherlands Antilles
Guanaja unnamed point 365  Honduras
Christmas Island Murray Hill 361  Christmas Island, territory of  Australia
Phu Quoc unnamed point 360  Vietnam
Pitcairn Island Pawala Valley Ridge 347  Pitcairn Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Sazan Island unnamed point 342  Albania
Barbados Mount Hillaby 336  Barbados
Providencia El Pico 320  Colombia
Norfolk Island Mount Bates 319  Norfolk Island, territory of  Australia
Shadwan unnamed point 301  Egypt
Saint-Barthélemy Morne du Vitet 286 Saint-Barthélemy Saint-Barthélemy, overseas collectivity of  France
Masirah unnamed point 275  Oman
Malta Ta'Dmejrek 253  Malta
Babeldaob Mount Ngerchelchauus 242  Palau
Miquelon Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon, overseas collectivity of  France
Bonaire Brandaris Hill 239  Bonaire, island of the  Netherlands Antilles
Mjältön Mjältötoppen 236  Sweden
Zanzibar unnamed point in the Koani chain 195  Tanzania
Aruba Mount Jamanota 188  Aruba
Coloane Coloane Alto 172  Macau, special administrative region of  China
Singapore Bukit Timah 166  Singapore
Bornholm Rytterknægten 162  Denmark
Jersey Les Platons 143  Jersey, crown dependency of the  United Kingdom
Åland Orrdalsklint 128  Åland Islands, autonomous region of  Finland
Bahrain Jabal ad Dukhan 122  Bahrain
Sveti Nikola Island unnamed point 121  Montenegro
Sherbro Island unnamed point 120  Sierra Leone
Whalsay Ward of Clett 119  United Kingdom (Scotland)
Rügen Königsstuhl 118  Germany
Wolin Grzywacz 115  Poland
Sark Le Moulin 114  Sark, part of the Bailiwick of  Guernsey, a crown dependency of the  United Kingdom
Guernsey Hautnez 110  Guernsey, crown dependency of the  United Kingdom
Herm unnamed point 106  Herm, part of the Bailiwick of  Guernsey, a crown dependency of the  United Kingdom
Alderney Le Rond But 93  Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of  Guernsey, a crown dependency of the  United Kingdom
Banaba unnamed point 81  Kiribati
Bermuda Town Hill 76  Bermuda, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Nauru Command Ridge 71  Nauru
Niue unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68  Niue, self-governing state in free association with  New Zealand
Hiiumaa Tornimägi 68  Estonia
Île Royale unnamed point 66  French Guiana, overseas department of  France
Anguilla Crocus Hill 65  Anguilla, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Cat Island Mount Alvernia 63  Bahamas
Astola unnamed point 60  Pakistan
Haloul unnamed point 57  Qatar
Jerba Guellala 52  Tunisia
Grand Turk Island Blue Bottle 49  Turks and Caicos Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Grand Cayman The Bluff 43  Cayman Islands, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Terschelling unnamed point 31  Netherlands
Diego Garcia unnamed point 15  British Indian Ocean Territory, overseas territory of the  United Kingdom
Tidra unnamed point 15  Mauritania
Arwad unnamed point 14  Syria
Abu al Abyad unnamed point 12  United Arab Emirates
Likiep unnamed point 10  Marshall Islands
Mukawwar unnamed point 10  Sudan
Dzharylgach unnamed point 6  Ukraine
Île du Palmier unnamed point 6  Lebanon
Dahlak Kebir unnamed point 5  Eritrea
West Island unnamed point 5  Cocos (Keeling) Islands, territory of  Australia
Funafuti unnamed point 5  Tuvalu
Nukunonu unnamed point 5  Tokelau, territory of  New Zealand
Ambergris Caye Robles Point 4  Belize
Villingili unnamed point 2.3  Maldives
  1. ^ Akrotiri and Dhekelia are not sovereign territory of the Republic of Cyprus - see Appendix A, Article 1 in the Cypriot constitution.

Sources

www.peaklist.org - majority of information about mountain heights comes from here. [1] - this site contains the highest mountain of each country in the world. [2] - this is a site about the highest mountains in the world (over 3,500 m).

See also

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