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 2,000 m
Rank | Island | Highest point | Height | Country or region | Other countries or territories on island |
1 | New Guinea | Puncak Jaya | |||
2 | Hawaii | Mauna Kea | |||
3 | Borneo | Mount Kinabalu | |||
4 | Taiwan | Jade Mountain | |||
5 | Sumatra | Mount Kerinci | |||
6 | Ross Island | Mount Erebus | but claimed by | ||
7 | Honshū | Mount Fuji | |||
8 | Lombok | Mount Rinjani | |||
9 | South Island | Aoraki/Mount Cook | |||
10 | Tenerife | Teide | |||
11 | Greenland | Gunnbjørn Fjeld | |||
12 | Java | Semeru | |||
13 | Sulawesi | Mount Latimojong | |||
14 | Sicily | Mount Etna | |||
15 | Siple Island | Mount Siple | |||
16 | Hispaniola | Pico Duarte | |||
17 | Réunion | Piton des Neiges | |||
18 | Maui | Haleakala | |||
19 | Bali | Mount Agung | |||
20 | Seram | Mount Binaiya | |||
21 | Bioko | Pico Basilé | |||
22 | Alexander Island | Mount Stephenson | |||
23 | Timor | Gunung Tata Mailau | |||
24 | Mindanao | Mount Apo | |||
25 | South Georgia | Mount Paget | , overseas territory of the | ||
26 | Luzon | Mount Pulag | |||
27 | Madagascar | Maromokotro | |||
28 | Unimak Island, Alaska | Mount Shishaldin | |||
29 | Sumbawa | Mount Tambora | |||
30 | Fogo | Mount Fogo | |||
31 | North Island | Mount Ruapehu | |||
32 | Anvers Island | Mount Francais | |||
33 | Heard Island | Mawson Peak | Heard Island and McDonald Islands, territory of | ||
34 | Bougainville | Mount Balbi | |||
35 | Corsica | Monte Cinto | |||
36 | Ellesmere Island | Barbeau Peak | |||
37 | Mindoro | Mount Halcón | |||
38 | Tierra del Fuego | Monte Shipton | |||
39 | Goodenough Island | Mount Vineuo | |||
40 | Sri Lanka | Pidurutalagala | |||
41 | Brabant Island | Mount Parry | |||
42 | Crete | Mount Ida | |||
43 | Negros | Kanlaon | |||
44 | Buru | Mount Kapalatmada | |||
45 | La Palma | Roque de los Muchachos | |||
46 | Flores | Poco Mandasawu | |||
47 | Grande Comore | Mount Karthala | |||
48 | Pico Island, Azores | Ponta do Pico | |||
49 | New Ireland | Mount Taron | |||
50 | Atlasov Island, Kuril Islands | Alaid Volcano | |||
51 | New Britain | Mount Ulawun | |||
52 | Guadalcanal | Mount Popomanaseu | |||
53 | Adelaide Island | Mount Gaudry | |||
54 | Clarence Island | Mount Irving | |||
55 | Hokkaidō | Asahidake | |||
56 | Jan Mayen | Beerenberg | |||
57 | Jamaica | Blue Mountain Peak | |||
58 | Tahiti | Mount Orohena | , dependent territory of | ||
59 | Axel Heiberg Island | Outlook Peak | |||
60 | Milne Land | St. Thomas Lund Peak | |||
61 | Vancouver Island | Golden Hinde | |||
62 | Baffin Island | Mount Odin | |||
63 | Panay | Mount Madia-as | |||
64 | Bacan | Buku Sibela | |||
65 | Iceland | Hvannadalshnúkur | |||
66 | Upernivik Island | Palup Qaqa | |||
67 | Smith Island | Mount Foster | |||
68 | Umnak | Mount Vsevidof | |||
69 | Palawan Island | Mount Mantalingahan | |||
70 | Fergusson Island | Othona Peak | |||
71 | Tristan da Cunha | Queen Mary's Peak | , part of, an overseas territory of the | ||
72 | Teresa Island | Birch Mountain | |||
73 | Sibuyan Island | Mount Guiting-Guiting | |||
74 | Milne Island | unnamed point | , | ||
75 | Unalaska Island | Mount Makushin | |||
76 | São Tomé | Pico de São Tomé |
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 and St. Helena are listed as separate units.
Nevis is also listed separately. The islands of the former Netherlands Antilles 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 | Country or territory containing highest point | Other countries or territories on island |
Amantaní | Pacha Mama | |||
Cuicocha domes | Cuicocha | |||
Coulman Island | Hawkes Heights | but claimed by | ||
Shikoku | Mount Ishizuchi | |||
Santo Antão | Topo da Coroa | |||
Cuba | Pico Turquino | |||
Gran Canaria | , autonomous region of | |||
Cyprus | Mount Olympus | Akrotiri and Dhekelia, sovereign base areas | ||
Jeju | Mount Halla | |||
Yakushima | Mount Miyanoura | |||
Espiritu Santo | Mount Tabwemasana | |||
Madeira | Pico Ruivo | , autonomous region of | ||
Savai'i | Silisili | |||
Kerguelen Island | Mont Ross | , overseas territory of | ||
Hainan | Wuzhi Shan | |||
Sardinia | Punta la Marmora | , autonomous region of | ||
Riesco Island | Mount Atalaya | |||
Kyūshū | Mount Nakadake | |||
Peter I Island | Lars Christensen Peak | but claimed by | ||
Euboea | Mount Dirphys | |||
Spitsbergen | Newtontoppen | Svalbard, dependent territory of | ||
Isabela Island | Volcán Wolf | |||
Magdalena Island, Aysén Region | Mentolat | |||
Sturge Island | Brown Peak | but claimed by | ||
Grande Terre | Mont Panié | New Caledonia, overseas territory of | ||
Cephalonia | Mount Ainos | |||
Tasmania | Mount Ossa | |||
Samothrace | Mount Fengari | |||
Ometepe | Concepción | |||
Socotra | unnamed point in the Haghier Mountains | |||
Basse-Terre | La Grande Soufrière | , overseas department of | ||
Dominica | Morne Diablotins | |||
Majorca | Puig Major | , autonomous region of | ||
Samos | Kerkis | |||
São Sebastião Island | Pico de São Sebastião | |||
Martinique | Montagne Pelée | , overseas department of | ||
Great Britain | Ben Nevis | |||
Puerto Rico | Cerro de Punta | , organized unincorporated territory of the | ||
Viti Levu | Tomanivi | |||
Saint Vincent | La Soufrière | |||
Angel de la Guarda | unnamed point | |||
Chios | Mount Pelineon | |||
Andørja | Langlitinden | |||
Alejandro Selkirk | Cerro de los Inocentes | Juan Fernández Islands, territory of | ||
Marion Island | Mascarin Peak | |||
Rhodes | Mount Attavyros | |||
Karpathos | Mount Lastos | |||
Thasos | Mount Ypsario | |||
Secretary Island | Mount Grono | |||
Navarino Island | Dientes de Navarino | |||
Uummannaq Island | Uummannaq | |||
Lefkada | Mount Stavrota | |||
Saint Kitts | Mount Liamuiga | |||
Wrangel Island | Gora Sovetskaya | |||
Icaria | Mount Aetheras | |||
Ireland | Carrauntoohil | |||
Kao | Kao | |||
Ilha Grande | Pico da Pedra D'Água | |||
Elba | Monte Capanne | , Tuscan Archipelago | ||
Naxos | Mount Zeus | |||
Andros | Mount Petalo | |||
Skye | Sgurr Alasdair | |||
Stewart Island/Rakiura | Mount Anglem | |||
Nevis | Nevis Peak | , autonomous island of | ||
Salina | Monte Fossa delle Felci | , Aeolian Islands | ||
Mull | Ben More | |||
Agrihan | unnamed location | , commonwealth in political union with the | ||
Ta'u | Lata Mountain | , unincorporated territory of the | ||
October Revolution Island | Mount Karpinsky | Severnaya Zemlya, | ||
Margarita Island | Cerro el Copey | |||
Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | |||
Trinidad | El Cerro del Aripo | |||
Lantau Island | Lantau Peak | , special administrative region of | ||
Stromboli | Mount Stromboli | , Aeolian Islands | ||
Montserrat | Chances Peak | , overseas territory of the | ||
Gough Island | Edinburgh Peak | Part of, an overseas territory of the | ||
Mahé | Mome Seychellois | |||
Saba | Mount Scenery | , island of the | ||
Eysturoy | Slættaratindur | , autonomous region of | ||
Lord Howe Island | Mount Gower | |||
Isle of Arran | Goat Fell | |||
Ascension Island | Green Mountain | Ascension Island, part of, an overseas territory of the | ||
Zadetkyi Kyun | unnamed point | |||
Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | |||
Penang Island | Penang Hill | |||
Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | |||
Saint Helena | Diana's Peak | Saint Helena, part of, overseas territory of the | ||
Newfoundland | The Cabox | |||
Rùm | Askival | |||
Lewis and Harris | Clisham | |||
Jura, Scotland | Beinn an Òir | |||
Pohnpei | Nanlaud | |||
Bouvet Island | Olavtoppen | |||
Brač | Sveti Vid | |||
Ko Chang | Khao Salak Phet | |||
North Andaman | Saddle Peak | |||
Isla de los Estados | Montes Bove | |||
D'Urville Island | Attempt Hill | |||
East Falkland | Mount Usborne | , overseas territory of the | ||
West Falkland | Mount Adam | , overseas territory of the | ||
Marmara Island | İlyas Tepe | |||
Cocos Island | Cerro Iglesias | |||
Mayotte | Benara | , overseas collectivity of | ||
Rarotonga | Te Manga | , self-governing state in free association with | ||
Montecristo | Monte della Fortezza | , Tuscan Archipelago | ||
Trindade Island | Pico Desejado | |||
Ko Samui | Khao Pom | |||
Isle of Man | Snaefell | , British crown dependency | ||
Great Barrier Island | Mount Hobson | |||
Sint Eustatius | The Quill | , island of the | ||
Hong Kong Island | Victoria Peak | , special administrative region of | ||
Sinmi-do | Unjongsan | |||
Ko Phuket | Khao Mai Thao Sip Song | |||
Tiran Island | unnamed point | |||
Futuna Island | Mont Puke | , overseas territory of | ||
Tortola | Mount Sage | , overseas territory of the | ||
Mljet | Veliki Grad | |||
Easter Island | Terevaka | |||
Conchagüita | Volcan Conchagüita | |||
Islay | Beinn Bheigier | |||
Saint Thomas | Crown Mountain | , organized unincorporated territory of the | ||
Mount Desert Island | Cadillac Mountain | , Maine | ||
Hirta | Conachair | |||
Saint Martin | Pic Paradis | Saint Martin, overseas collectivity of | , constituent country of the | |
Coiba | Cerro La Torre | |||
Guam | Lamlam | , organized unincorporated territory of the | ||
Antigua | Mount Obama | |||
Qeshm | unnamed point | |||
Eigg | An Sgurr | |||
Curaçao | Mount Christoffel | , constituent country of the | ||
Guanaja | unnamed point | |||
Christmas Island | Murray Hill | , territory of | ||
Malpelo Island | Cerro La Mona | |||
Providencia | El Pico | |||
Phu Quoc | unnamed point | |||
Pitcairn Island | Pawala Valley Ridge | , overseas territory of the | ||
Sazan Island | unnamed point | |||
Isla Gorgona | Cerro La Trinindad | |||
Ailsa Craig | Island Summit | |||
Barbados | Mount Hillaby | |||
Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | , territory of | ||
Terre-de-Haut | Morne du Chameau | , overseas department of | ||
Shadwan | unnamed point | |||
Terre-de-Bas | Morne Abymes | , overseas department of | ||
Saint-Barthélemy | Morne du Vitet | , overseas collectivity of | ||
La Désirade | Grand-Montagne | , overseas department of | ||
Masirah | Jabal Madrub | |||
Rangitoto Island | Rangitoto | |||
Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | |||
Babeldaob | Mount Ngerchelchauus | |||
Isle of Wight | St Boniface Down | |||
Miquelon | Morne de la Grande Montagne | , overseas collectivity of | ||
Bonaire | Brandaris Hill | , island of the | ||
Mjältön | Mjältötoppen | |||
Island of Montreal | Mount Royal | |||
Anglesey | Holyhead Mountain | |||
Marie-Galante | Morne Constant | , overseas department of | ||
Stac An Armin | unnamed point | |||
Zanzibar | unnamed point in the Koani chain | |||
Aruba | Mount Jamanota | , constituent country of the | ||
Coloane | Coloane Alto | , special administrative region of | ||
Singapore | Bukit Timah | |||
Bornholm | Rytterknægten | |||
Rügen | Piekberg | |||
Jersey | Les Platons | , British crown dependency | ||
Prince Edward Island | Lot 67 | , province of | ||
Grande-Terre | Morne l'Escale | , overseas department of | ||
Santa Catalina Island | unnamed point | |||
Fasta Åland | Orrdalsklint | , autonomous region of | ||
Bahrain Island | Jabal ad Dukhan | |||
Sveti Nikola Island | unnamed point | |||
Long Island | Jayne's Hill | |||
Sherbro Island | unnamed point | |||
Whalsay | Ward of Clett | |||
Wolin | Mount Grzywacz | |||
Sark | Le Moulin | , part of the Bailiwick of, a British crown dependency | ||
Guernsey | Hautnez | , British crown dependency | ||
Herm | unnamed point | , part of the Bailiwick of, a British crown dependency | ||
Alderney | Le Rond But | , part of the Bailiwick of, a British crown dependency | ||
Banaba | unnamed point | |||
Bermuda | Town Hill | , overseas territory of the | ||
Nauru | Command Ridge | |||
Niue | unnamed location near Mutalau settlement | , self-governing state in free association with | ||
Hiiumaa | Tornimägi | |||
Île Royale | unnamed point | , overseas department of | ||
Anguilla | Crocus Hill | , overseas territory of the | ||
Cat Island | Mount Alvernia | |||
Astola | unnamed point | |||
Haloul | unnamed point | |||
Jerba | Guellala | |||
Grand Turk Island | Blue Bottle | , overseas territory of the | ||
Cayman Brac | The Bluff | , overseas territory of the | ||
Snake Island | unnamed point | |||
Vlieland | Vuurboetsduin | |||
Terschelling | Kaapsduin | |||
Texel | Loodsmanduin | |||
Ameland | Oerdblinkerd | |||
Schiermonnikoog | Wassermann-bunker | |||
Diego Garcia | unnamed point | , overseas territory of the | ||
Tidra | unnamed point | |||
Arwad | unnamed point | |||
Abu al Abyad | unnamed point | |||
Likiep | unnamed point | |||
Mukawwar | unnamed point | |||
Dzharylgach | unnamed point | |||
Île du Palmier | unnamed point | |||
Dahlak Kebir | unnamed point | |||
West Island | unnamed point | , territory of | ||
Funafuti | unnamed point | |||
Nukunonu | unnamed point | , territory of | ||
Ambergris Caye | Robles Point | |||
Villingili | Squid Point Peak |
Continental landmasses
Rank | Continental land mass | Highest point | Height | Country or territory containing highest point |
1 | Afro-Eurasia | Mount Everest | & | |
2 | Americas | Aconcagua | ||
3 | Antarctica | Vinson Massif | ||
4 | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko |