List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Island countries and territories listed are those containing the highest point.
List of islands with highest point by elevation
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 | area
(km²) |
Country or | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefkada | Mount Stavrota | 1158 m 3799 ft |
333.6 | Greece | |
| Wrangel Island | Gora Sovetskaya | 1096 m 3596 ft |
7,600 | Russia | |
| Icaria | Mount Aetheras (Pramnos) | 1041 m 3415 ft |
255.3 | Greece | |
| Kao | Kao | 1033 m 3389 ft |
11.6 | Tonga | |
| Ilha Grande | Pico da Pedra D'Água | 1031 m 3383 ft |
193 | Brazil | |
| Elba | Monte Capanne | 1018 m 3340 ft |
224 | Italy, Tuscan Archipelago | |
| Naxos | Mount Zeus | 1001 m 3284 ft |
430 | Greece | |
| Andros | Mount Petalo | 994 m 3261 ft |
380 | Greece | |
| Skye | Sgùrr Alasdair | 992 m 3255 ft |
1,656 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Stewart Island / Rakiura | Mount Anglem | 979 m 3212 ft |
1,747.42 | New Zealand | |
| Nevis | Nevis Peak | 985 m 3232 ft |
93 | Nevis, autonomous island of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Salina | Monte Fossa delle Felci | 968 m 3176 ft |
26.38 | Italy, Aeolian Islands | |
| Mull | Ben More | 966 m 3169 ft |
875.35 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Agrihan | unnamed location | 965 m 3166 ft |
44.05 | Northern Mariana Islands, commonwealth in political union with the United States | |
| Ta'u | Lata Mountain | 964 m 3163 ft |
44.31 | American Samoa, unincorporated territory of the United States | |
| October Revolution Island | Mount Karpinsky | 963 m 3159 ft |
14,170 | Severnaya Zemlya, Russia | |
| Margarita Island | Cerro el Copey | 957 m 3140 ft |
1,020 | Venezuela | |
| Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950 m 3120 ft |
616 | Saint Lucia | |
| Lantau Island | Lantau Peak | 934 m 3064 ft |
147.16 | Hong Kong | |
| Stromboli | Mount Stromboli | 924 m 3031 ft |
12.6 | Italy, Aeolian Islands | |
| Montserrat | Chances Peak | 914 m 2999 ft |
102 | Montserrat, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Gough Island | Edinburgh Peak | 910 m 2990 ft |
65 | Part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Mahé | Mome Seychellois | 905 m 2969 ft |
157.3 | Seychelles | |
| Saba | Mount Scenery | 870 m 2850 ft |
13 | Saba, island of the Netherlands | |
| Eysturoy | Slættaratindur | 882 m 2894 ft |
286.3 | Faroe Islands, autonomous region of Denmark | |
| Lord Howe Island | Mount Gower | 875 m 2871 ft |
14.55 | Australia | |
| Isle of Arran | Goat Fell | 874 m 2867 ft |
432 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Ascension Island | Green Mountain | 859 m 2818 ft |
88 | Ascension Island, part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Zadetkyi Kyun | unnamed point | 852 m 2795 ft |
176 | Myanmar | |
| Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840 m 2760 ft |
344.5 | Grenada | |
| Penang Island | Penang Hill | 833 m 2733 ft |
295 | Malaysia | |
| Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | 828 m 2717 ft |
2,040 | Mauritius | |
| Saint Helena | Diana's Peak | 818 m 2684 ft |
121.8 | Saint Helena, part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Rùm | Askival | 812 m 2664 ft |
104.63 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Lewis and Harris | Clisham | 799 m 2621 ft |
217.898 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Jura, Scotland | Beinn an Òir | 785 m 2575 ft |
366.92 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Pohnpei | Nanlaud | 782 m 2566 ft |
334 | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Bouvet Island | Olavtoppen | 780 m 2560 ft |
49 | Norway | |
| Brač | Sveti Vid | 778 m 2552 ft |
396 | Croatia | |
| Ko Chang | Khao Salak Phet | 743 m 2438 ft |
217 | Thailand | |
| North Andaman | Saddle Peak | 738 m 2421 ft |
2,780.7 | India | |
| Isla de los Estados | Montes Bove | 823 m 2700 ft |
534 | Argentina | |
| D'Urville Island | Attempt Hill | 726 m 2382 ft |
150 | New Zealand | |
| East Falkland | Mount Usborne | 705 m 2313 ft |
6,605 | Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| West Falkland | Mount Adam | 700 m 2300 ft |
4,532 | Falkland Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Marmara Island | İlyas Tepe (Radar Tepe) | 699 m 2293 ft |
126.1 | Turkey | |
| Cocos Island | Cerro Iglesias | 671 m 2201 ft |
23.52 | Costa Rica | |
| Mayotte | Benara | 660 m 2170 ft |
374 | Mayotte, overseas collectivity of France | |
| Rarotonga | Te Manga | 652 m 2139 ft |
67.39 | Cook Islands, self-governing state in free association with New Zealand | |
| Montecristo | Monte della Fortezza | 645 m 2116 ft |
10.39 | Italy, Tuscan Archipelago | |
| Trindade Island | Pico Desejado | 640 m 2100 ft |
10.4 | Brazil | |
| Ko Samui | Khao Pom | 635 m 2083 ft |
228.7 | Thailand | |
| Isle of Man | Snaefell | 621 m 2037 ft |
574 | Isle of Man, British crown dependency | |
| Great Barrier Island | Mount Hobson | 621 m 2037 ft |
285 | New Zealand | |
| Sint Eustatius | The Quill | 602 m 1975 ft |
21 | Sint Eustatius, island of the Netherlands | |
| Hong Kong Island | Victoria Peak | 552 m 1811 ft |
78.59 | Hong Kong | |
| Sinmi-do | Unjongsan | 532 m 1745 ft |
52 | North Korea | |
| Ko Phuket | Khao Mai Thao Sip Song | 529 m 1736 ft |
547 | Thailand | |
| Tiran Island | unnamed point | 525 m 1722 ft |
80 | Saudi Arabia | |
| Futuna Island | Mont Puke | 524 m 1719 ft |
80 | Wallis and Futuna, overseas territory of France | |
| Tortola | Mount Sage | 521 m 1709 ft |
55.7 | British Virgin Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Mljet | Veliki Grad | 514 m 1686 ft |
98.01 | Croatia | |
| Easter Island | Terevaka | 507 m 1663 ft |
163.6 | Chile | |
| Conchagüita | Volcán Conchagüita | 505 m 1657 ft |
21.041 | El Salvador | |
| Islay | Beinn Bheigier | 491 m 1611 ft |
619.6 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Saint Thomas | Crown Mountain | 474 m 1555 ft |
83 | United States Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated territory of the United States | |
| Mount Desert Island | Cadillac Mountain | 466 m 1529 ft |
280 | United States, Maine United States | |
| Hirta (St Kilda) | Conachair | 430 m 1410 ft |
8.5 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Saint Martin | Pic Paradis | 424 m 1391 ft |
88 | Saint Martin, overseas collectivity of France | Sint Maarten, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Coiba | Cerro La Torre | 416 m 1365 ft |
494 | Panama | |
| Guam | Lamlam | 406 m 1332 ft |
540 | Guam, organized unincorporated territory of the United States | |
| Antigua | Mount Obama | 402 m 1319 ft |
281 | Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Qeshm | unnamed point | 397 m 1302 ft |
1,491 | Iran | |
| Eigg | An Sgùrr | 393 m 1289 ft |
30.49 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Curaçao | Mount Christoffel | 372 m 1220 ft |
444 | Curaçao, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Guanaja | unnamed point | 365 m 1198 ft |
50 | Honduras | |
| Christmas Island | Murray Hill | 361 m 1184 ft |
135 | Christmas Island, territory of Australia | |
| Malpelo Island | Cerro La Mona | 360 m 1180 ft |
1.2 | Colombia | |
| Providencia | El Pico | 360 m 1180 ft |
17 | Colombia | |
| Phú Quốc | unnamed point | 360 m 1180 ft |
575 | Vietnam | |
| Pitcairn Island | Pawala Valley Ridge | 347 m 1138 ft |
47 | Pitcairn Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Sazan Island | unnamed point | 342 m 1122 ft |
5.7 | Albania | |
| Isla Gorgona | Cerro La Trinindad | 338 m 1109 ft |
620 | Colombia | |
| Ailsa Craig | Island Summit | 338 m 1109 ft |
0.99 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 336 m 1102 ft |
439 | Barbados | |
| Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | 319 m 1047 ft |
34.6 | Norfolk Island, territory of Australia | |
| Terre-de-Haut | Morne du Chameau | 306 m 1004 ft |
6.8 | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Shadwan | unnamed point | 301 m 988 ft |
42.49 | Egypt | |
| Terre-de-Bas | Morne Abymes | 293 m 961 ft |
6.8 | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Saint-Barthélemy | Morne du Vitet | 286 m 938 ft |
25 | Saint-Barthélemy, overseas collectivity of France | |
| La Désirade | Grand-Montagne | 276 m 906 ft |
20.64 | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Masirah | Jabal Madrub | 275 m 902 ft |
649 | Oman | |
| Rangitoto Island | Rangitoto | 260 m 850 ft |
23.1 | New Zealand | |
| Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | 253 m 830 ft |
246 | Malta | |
| Babeldaob | Mount Ngerchelchuus | 242 m 794 ft |
331 | Palau | |
| Isle of Wight | St Boniface Down | 241 m 791 ft |
380 | United Kingdom (England) | |
| Miquelon | Morne de la Grande Montagne | 240 m 790 ft |
205 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon, overseas collectivity of France | |
| Bonaire | Mount Brandaris | 241 m 791 ft |
288 | Bonaire, island of the Netherlands | |
| Mjältön | Mjältötoppen | 236 m 774 ft |
9.94 | Sweden | |
| Island of Montreal | Mount Royal | 233 m 764 ft |
472.55 | Canada | |
| Anglesey | Holyhead Mountain | 220 m 720 ft |
712 | United Kingdom (Wales) | |
| Marie-Galante | Morne Constant | 204 m 669 ft |
158.1 | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Stac An Armin | unnamed point | 196 m 643 ft |
0.99 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Zanzibar | unnamed point in the Koani chain | 195 m 640 ft |
1,666 | Tanzania | |
| Aruba | Mount Jamanota | 188 m 617 ft |
193 | Aruba, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Coloane | Coloane Alto | 172 m 564 ft |
7.6 | Macau, special administrative region of China | |
| Singapore | Bukit Timah | 166 m 545 ft |
730 | Singapore | |
| Bornholm | Rytterknægten | 162 m 531 ft |
588.36 | Denmark | |
| Rügen | Piekberg | 161 m 528 ft |
926.4 | Germany | |
| Jersey | Les Platons | 143 m 469 ft |
119.49 | Jersey, British crown dependency | |
| Prince Edward Island[2] | Lot 67 | 140 m 460 ft |
5,660 | Prince Edward Island, province of Canada | |
| Grande-Terre | Morne l'Escale | 136 m 446 ft |
586.68 | Guadeloupe, overseas department of France | |
| Santa Catalina Island | unnamed point | 133 m 436 ft |
194.2 | Colombia | |
| Fasta Åland | Orrdalsklint | 129 m 423 ft |
685 | Åland Islands, autonomous region of Finland | |
| Bahrain Island | Jabal ad Dukhan | 122 m 400 ft |
604 | Bahrain | |
| Sveti Nikola Island | unnamed point | 121 m 397 ft |
0.36 | Montenegro | |
| Long Island | Jayne's Hill | 120 m 390 ft |
3,564 | United States | |
| Sherbro Island | unnamed point | 120 m 390 ft |
600 | Sierra Leone | |
| Whalsay | Ward of Clett | 119 m 390 ft |
19.7 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
| Wolin | Mount Grzywacz | 115 m 377 ft |
265 | Poland | |
| Sark | Le Moulin | 114 m 374 ft |
5.45 | Sark, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency | |
| Guernsey | Hautnez | 110 m 360 ft |
62 | Guernsey, British crown dependency | |
| Herm | unnamed point | 106 m 348 ft |
2 | Herm, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency | |
| Alderney | Le Rond But | 93 m 305 ft |
7.8 | Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency | |
| Banaba | unnamed point | 81 m 266 ft |
6.29 | Kiribati | |
| Bermuda | Town Hill | 79 m 259 ft |
53.3 | Bermuda, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Nauru | Command Ridge | 71 m 233 ft |
21 | Nauru | |
| Niue | unnamed location near Mutalau settlement | 68 m 223 ft |
261.5 | Niue, self-governing state in free association with New Zealand | |
| Hiiumaa | Tornimägi | 68 m 223 ft |
989 | Estonia | |
| Île Royale | unnamed point | 66 m 217 ft |
0.28 | French Guiana, overseas department of France | |
| Anguilla | Crocus Hill | 65 m 213 ft |
91 | Anguilla, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Cat Island | Mount Alvernia | 63 m 207 ft |
389 | Bahamas | |
| Astola | unnamed point | 60 m 200 ft |
6.7 | Pakistan | |
| Haloul | unnamed point | 57 m 187 ft |
1.57 | Qatar | |
| Jerba | Guellala | 52 m 171 ft |
514 | Tunisia | |
| Grand Turk Island | Blue Bottle | 49 m 161 ft |
18 | Turks and Caicos Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Cayman Brac | The Bluff | 43 m 141 ft |
36.26 | Cayman Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Snake Island | unnamed point | 41 m 135 ft |
0.17 | Ukraine | |
| Vlieland | Vuurboetsduin | 36 m 118 ft |
315.8 | Netherlands | |
| Terschelling | Kaapsduin | 31 m 102 ft |
673.99 | Netherlands | |
| Texel | Loodsmanduin | 26 m 85 ft |
463.16 | Netherlands | |
| Ameland | Oerdblinkerd | 24 m 79 ft |
268.5 | Netherlands | |
| Schiermonnikoog | Wassermann-bunker | 20 m 66 ft |
199.07 | Netherlands | |
| Diego Garcia | unnamed point | 15 m 49 ft |
30 | British Indian Ocean Territory, overseas territory of the United Kingdom | |
| Tidra | unnamed point | 15 m 49 ft |
120 | Mauritania | |
| Arwad | unnamed point | 14 m 46 ft |
0.2 | Syria | |
| Abu al Abyad | unnamed point | 12 m 39 ft |
476 | United Arab Emirates | |
| Likiep | unnamed point | 10 m 33 ft |
10.26 | Marshall Islands | |
| Mukawwar | unnamed point | 10 m 33 ft |
300 | Sudan | |
| Dzharylhach | unnamed point | 6 m 20 ft |
56 | Ukraine | |
| Île du Palmier | unnamed point | 6 m 20 ft |
0.18 | Lebanon | |
| Dahlak Kebir | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft |
58 | Eritrea | |
| West Island | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft |
6.23 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands, territory of Australia | |
| Funafuti | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft |
2.79 | Tuvalu | |
| Nukunonu | unnamed point | 5 m 16 ft |
5.5 | Tokelau, territory of New Zealand | |
| Ambergris Caye | Robles Point | 4 m 13 ft |
71.2 | Belize | |
| Villingili | Squid Point Peak | 2.3 m 8 ft |
0.27 | Maldives |
Lake islands
Continental landmasses
| Rank | Continental landmass | Highest point | Height | area
(km²) |
Country or territory containing highest point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afro-Eurasia | Mount Everest | 8848 m 29,029 ft |
85,135,000 | Nepal & China |
| 2 | Americas | Aconcagua | 6962 m 22,841 ft |
42,549,000 | Argentina |
| 3 | Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4892 m 16,050 ft |
14,200,000 | Antarctica |
| 4 | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2228 m 7310 ft |
7,688,287 | Australia |
Volcanic islands
This list contains 50 island highpoints of volcanic origin.
See also
- List of elevation extremes by country
- List of elevation extremes by region
- List of islands (by country)
- List of islands by area
- List of islands by name
- List of islands by population
- Recursive islands and lakes
Notes
References
- ^ Sturges-Vera, Karen (1987). "Antigua and Barbuda: Geography". In Meditz, Sandra W.; Hanratty, Dennis M. (eds.). Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: a regional study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 435–437. OCLC 49361510.
- ^ "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.