List of islands by highest point
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This is a list of landmasses and islands, listed in order of their highest point.
| Island | Country | Highest point | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa-Eurasia | Multiple | Mount Everest | 8,848 |
| The Americas | Multiple | Aconcagua | 6,962 |
| Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4,892 | |
| New Guinea | / | Puncak Jaya | 4,884 |
| Hawaii | (Hawaii) | Mauna Kea | 4,205 |
| Borneo | / | Mount Kinabalu | 4,101 |
| Taiwan | Republic of China | Jade Mountain | 3,952 |
| Sumatra | Mount Kerinci | 3,805 | |
| Ross Island | Mount Erebus | 3,794 | |
| Honshu | Mount Fuji | 3,776 | |
| South Island | Aoraki/Mount Cook | 3,755 | |
| Lombok | Mount Rinjani | 3,726 | |
| Tenerife | Teide | 3,718 | |
| Greenland | Gunnbjørnsfjeld | 3,694 | |
| Java | Semeru | 3,676 | |
| Sulawesi | Bulu Rantemario | 3,478 | |
| Sicily | Mount Etna | 3,323 | |
| Siple Island | Mount Siple | 3,110 | |
| Hispaniola | / | Pico Duarte | 3,098 |
| Réunion | Piton des Neiges | 3,069 | |
| Maui | (Hawaii) | Haleakala | 3,055 |
| Bali | Mount Agung | 3,031 | |
| Ceram | Gunung Binaiya | 3,027 | |
| Bioco | Pico Basilé | 3,011 | |
| Alexander Island | Mount Stephenson | 2,987 | |
| Timor | Gunung Tata Mailau | 2,986 | |
| Mindanao | Mount Apo | 2,954 | |
| South Georgia | Mount Paget | 2,934 | |
| Luzon | Mount Pulog | 2,922 | |
| Madagascar | Maromokotro | 2,876 | |
| Unimak Island | (Alaska) | Mount Shishaldin | 2,869 |
| Fogo | Mount Fogo | 2,829 | |
| North Island | Mount Ruapehu | 2,797 | |
| Anvers Island | Mount Francais | 2,760 | |
| Heard Island | Mawson Peak | 2,745 | |
| Sumbawa | Mount Tambora | 2,722 | |
| Bougainville | Mount Balbi | 2,715 | |
| Corsica | Monte Cinto | 2,706 | |
| Buru | Gunung Kapalatmada | 2,700 | |
| Ellesmere Island | Barbeau Peak | 2,616 | |
| Mindoro | Mount Halcon | 2,582 | |
| Tierra del Fuego | / | Monte Darwin | 2,580 |
| Goodenough Island | Mount Oiautukekea | 2,536 | |
| Sri Lanka | Pidurutalagala | 2,524 | |
| Brabant Island | Mount Parry | 2,520 | |
| Crete | Mount Ida | 2,456 | |
| Negros | Canlaon Volcano | 2,430 | |
| La Palma | Roque de los Muchachos | 2,423 | |
| Flores | Poco Mandasawu | 2,370 | |
| Grande Comore | Mount Karthala | 2,361 | |
| Pico Island | Ponta do Pico | 2,351 | |
| Atlasov Island | Alaid Volcano | 2,339 | |
| New Ireland | name unknown | 2,340 | |
| New Britain | Mount Ulawun | 2,334 | |
| Guadalcanal | Mount Popomanaseu | 2,332 | |
| Adelaide Island | Mount Gaudry | 2,315 | |
| Clarence Island | Mount Irving | 2,300 | |
| Hokkaido | Asahidake | 2,290 | |
| Jan Mayen | Beerenberg | 2,277 | |
| Jamaica | Blue Mountain Peak | 2,256 | |
| Tahiti | Mount Orohena | 2,241 | |
| Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2,228 | |
| Axel Heiberg Island | Outlook Peak | 2,210 | |
| Milne Land | unnamed | 2,200 + | |
| Vancouver Island | Golden Hinde | 2,195 | |
| Baffin Island | Mount Odin | 2,147 | |
| Iceland | Hvannadalshnúkur | 2,119 | |
| Panay Island | Mount Madiac | 2,117 | |
| Bacan | Buku Sibela | 2,111 | |
| Upernivik Island | Palup Qaqa | 2,105 | |
| Smith Island | Mount Foster | 2,105 | |
| Umnak | (Alaska) | Mount Vsevidof | 2,103 |
| Palawan Island | Mount Mantaling | 2,085 | |
| Tristan da Cunha | Queen Mary's Peak | 2,060 | |
| Sibuyan Island | Mount Guiting-Guiting | 2,057 | |
| São Tomé | Pico de São Tomé | 2,024 | |
| Cuba | Pico Turquino | 2,005 | |
| Coulman Island | Hawkes Heights | 2,000 | |
| Cyprus | Mount Olympus (Cyprus) | 1,952 | |
| Bylot Island | Malik Mountain | 1,951 | |
| Devon Island | name unknown | 1,920 | |
| Disko Island | Hoeyriggen | 1,904 | |
| Ymers | Angelin Bjerg | 1,900 | |
| Traill | name unknown | 1,884 | |
| Espiritu Santo | Mount Tabwemasana | 1,877 | |
| Savai'i | Mount Silisili | 1,858 | |
| Storo | name unknown | 1,770 | |
| Snehaetten | name unknown | 1,765 | |
| Skjoldungen | Pandebrasken | 1,750 | |
| Geographical Society Island | Svedenbjorg Bjerg | 1,730 | |
| Agpat Island | Agpalik | 1,690 | |
| King Island | name unknown | 1,679 | |
| Storo | Qingaq | 1,616 | |
| Clavering Island | name unknown | 1,604 | |
| East Redonda Island | Mount Addenbroke | 1,591 | |
| Sillem Island | name unknown | 1,590 | |
| Christian IV Island | name unknown | 1,549 | |
| The following islands are selected for inclusion as the main or highest islands of their respective island nations | |||
| Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 1,447 | |
| Cape Verde | Pico d'Antónia | 1,394 | |
| Great Britain | Ben Nevis | 1,344 | |
| Viti Levu | Tomanivi | 1,324 | |
| Saint Vincent | Soufrière (volcano) | 1,324 | |
| Saint Kitts | Mount Liamiuga | 1,156 | |
| Ireland | Carrauntoohill | 1,041 | |
| Kao Island | unnamed location | 1,033 | |
| Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950 | |
| Trinidad | El Cerro del Arripo | 940 | |
| Mahé | Mome Seychellois | 905 | |
| Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840 | |
| Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | 828 | |
| Pohnpei | Totolom | 791 | |
| Antigua | Boggy Peak | 402 | |
| Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 336 | |
| Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | 253 | |
| Babeldaob | Mount Ngerchelchauus | 242 | |
| Singapore | Bukit Timah | 166 | |
| Bahrain | Jabal ad Dukhan | 122 | |
| Banaba | unnamed point | 81 | |
| Nauru | unnamed point | 65 | |
| Likiep | unnamed point | 10 | |
| Tuvalu archipelago | unnamed point | 5 | |
| Maldives archipelago | unnamed point | 2.3 | |
Sources
[www.peaklist.org] - majority of information about mountain heights comes from here.
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