List of islands by highest point
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. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Countries and territories listed are those containing the highest point; other countries and territories on the same landmass are listed separately.
Islands with highest points over 1,500 m to 2,000 m
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.
Continental landmasses
Rank | Continental land mass | Highest point | Height | Country or territory containing highest point |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Afro-Eurasia | Mount Everest | 8848 m 29,029 ft | Nepal & China |
2 | Americas | Aconcagua | 6962 m 22,841 ft | Argentina |
3 | Antarctica | Vinson Massif | 4892 m 16,050 ft | Antarctica |
4 | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2228 m 7310 ft | Australia |
See also
- List of countries by highest point
- List of islands (by country)
- List of islands by area
- List of islands by name
- List of islands by population
- Recursive islands and lakes
References
- "Elevation on Google Maps". Randy Majors. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia are not sovereign territory of the Republic of Cyprus – see Appendix A, Article 1 in the Cypriot constitution.
- "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.