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The highest islands

The 200 islands with a guide whose highest point rises the most.

1New GuineaPapua New Guinea4,884m2HawaiiUnited States4,207m3BorneoMalaysia4,095m4Taiwan IslandTaiwan3,952m5SumatraIndonesia3,805m6HonshuJapan3,777m7Lombok IslandIndonesia3,726m8South IslandNew Zealand3,724m9TenerifeSpain3,715m10GreenlandGreenland3,694m11JavaIndonesia3,676m12SulawesiIndonesia3,478m13SicilyItaly3,357m14Bali IslandIndonesia3,142m15HispaniolaDominican Republic3,101m16RéunionFrance3,070m17MauiUnited States3,055m18SeramIndonesia3,027m19BiokoEquatorial Guinea3,011m20TimorIndonesia2,963m21MindanaoPhilippines2,954m22South GeorgiaUnited Kingdom2,935m23LuzonPhilippines2,922m24MadagascarMadagascar2,876m25Unimak IslandUnited States2,857m26Sumbawa IslandIndonesia2,850m27FogoCape Verde2,829m28North IslandNew Zealand2,797m29Bougainville IslandPapua New Guinea2,715m30CorsicaFrance2,706m31Buru IslandIndonesia2,700m32Ellesmere IslandCanada2,616m33MindoroPhilippines2,585m34Goodenough IslandPapua New Guinea2,536m35Sri LankaSri Lanka2,524m36Isla Grande de Tierra del FuegoChile2,488m37NegrosPhilippines2,460m38CreteGreece2,456m39La PalmaSpain2,426m40New IrelandPapua New Guinea2,379m41Flores IslandIndonesia2,370m42Grande ComoreComoros2,361m43Pico IslandPortugal2,351m44Atlasov IslandRussia2,339m45GuadalcanalSolomon Islands2,335m46New BritainPapua New Guinea2,334m47HokkaidōJapan2,291m48Jan MayenNorway2,277m49JamaicaJamaica2,256m50TahitiFrance2,241m51Axel Heiberg IslandCanada2,210m52Milne LandGreenland2,200m53Vancouver IslandCanada2,195m54UmnakUnited States2,149m55Baffin IslandCanada2,147m56IcelandIceland2,110m57PalawanPhilippines2,085m58Fergusson IslandPapua New Guinea2,073m59SibuyanPhilippines2,058m60PanayPhilippines2,049m61São Tomé IslandSao Tome and Principe2,024m62ShikokuJapan1,982m63Santo AntãoCape Verde1,979m64CubaCuba1,974m65Gran CanariaSpain1,956m66CyprusCyprus1,952m67Bylot IslandCanada1,951m68YakushimaJapan1,936m69Devon IslandCanada1,920m70Ymer IslandGreenland1,900m71Traill IslandGreenland1,884m72Espiritu SantoVanuatu1,879m73Madeira IslandPortugal1,862m74Karkar IslandPapua New Guinea1,839m75Siau IslandIndonesia1,827m76Kunashir IslandRussia1,819m77ParamushirRussia1,816m78ManamPapua New Guinea1,807m79Unalaska IslandUnited States1,800m80KyushuJapan1,791m81SardiniaItaly1,778m82KolombangaraSolomon Islands1,768m83Hainan IslandChina1,746m84EuboeaGreece1,743m85Geographical Society IslandGreenland1,730m86Rishiri IslandJapan1,721m87Ternate IslandIndonesia1,715m88SpitsbergenNorway1,713m89Isabela IslandEcuador1,707m90Magdalena IslandChile1,660m91Adonara IslandIndonesia1,659m92Baranof IslandUnited States1,643m93Saltspring IslandCanada1,640m94Halmahera IslandIndonesia1,635m95Grande TerreFrance1,629m96CephaloniaGreece1,628m97TasmaniaAustralia1,617m98SamothraceGreece1,611m99SakhalinRussia1,609m100KauaʻiUnited States1,598m101AnjouanComoros1,595m102IturupRussia1,553m103Umboi IslandPapua New Guinea1,548m104Severny IslandRussia1,547m105SimushirRussia1,539m106Atka IslandUnited States1,533m107Kabaena IslandIndonesia1,521m108MolokaʻiUnited States1,515m109SocotraYemen1,503m110El HierroSpain1,501m111Yapen IslandIndonesia1,496m112Aoba IslandVanuatu1,496m113MatuaRussia1,496m114La GomeraSpain1,484m115Admiralty IslandUnited States1,477m116Fernandina IslandEcuador1,476m117Basse-Terre IslandFrance1,467m118Wellington IslandChile1,463m119DominicaDominica1,447m120MallorcaSpain1,436m121MalaitaSolomon Islands1,435m122SamosGreece1,434m123UrupRussia1,426m124Hoste IslandChile1,402m125Taliabu IslandIndonesia1,363m126Kodiak IslandUnited States1,362m127LeytePhilippines1,349m128Great BritainUnited Kingdom1,344m129Puerto RicoPuerto Rico1,338m130AmbrymVanuatu1,334m131Alejandro Selkirk IslandChile1,329m132OnekotanRussia1,325m133Viti LevuFiji1,324m134Revillagigedo IslandUnited States1,321m135Sangihe IslandIndonesia1,320m136São NicolauCape Verde1,312m137BiliranPhilippines1,301m138Guadalupe IslandMexico1,298m139ChiosGreece1,297m140Yuzhny IslandRussia1,291m141Long IslandPapua New Guinea1,280m142HinnøyaNorway1,264m143Akutan IslandUnited States1,255m144MakiraSolomon Islands1,250m145Ua PouFrance1,232m146Marion IslandSouth Africa1,230m147OahuUnited States1,227m148Ambon IslandIndonesia1,225m149Nuku HivaFrance1,224m150Saint VincentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1,220m151RhodesGreece1,215m152KarpathosGreece1,215m153Ammassalik IslandGreenland1,214m154Hiva-OaFrance1,213m155MooreaFrance1,207m156ThasosGreece1,206m157Adak IslandUnited States1,196m158Chichagof IslandUnited States1,192m159Batanta IslandIndonesia1,184m160KetoyRussia1,172m161Sado IslandJapan1,171m162EkarmaRussia1,170m163MakanrushiRussia1,169m164Graham IslandCanada1,164m165LefkadaGreece1,158m166Normanby IslandPapua New Guinea1,158m167Saint KittsSaint Kitts and Nevis1,156m168AustvågøyaNorway1,146m169KharimkotanRussia1,145m170Kupreanof IslandUnited States1,117m171Santa Isabel IslandSolomon Islands1,115m172São Miguel IslandPortugal1,103m173UpoluSamoa1,100m174Buton IslandIndonesia1,100m175TannaVanuatu1,084m176Prins Karls ForlandNorway1,084m177Babuyan IslandPhilippines1,080m178SeilandNorway1,078m179Resolution IslandNew Zealand1,069m180Princess Royal IslandCanada1,061m181Prince of Wales IslandUnited States1,058m182VangunuSolomon Islands1,056m183São Jorge IslandPortugal1,053m184Socorro IslandMexico1,050m185RingvassøyaNorway1,049m186Kvaløya, TromsNorway1,044m187Faial IslandPortugal1,043m188MontserratUnited Kingdom1,042m189IrelandIreland1,039m190Tioman IslandMalaysia1,038m191IcariaGreece1,037m192Misima IslandPapua New Guinea1,036m193Ilha GrandeBrazil1,031m194LanaiUnited States1,030m195KaoTonga1,030m196MoskenesøyaNorway1,029m197Terceira IslandPortugal1,022m198ElbaItaly1,019m199SenjaNorway1,017m200RaiateaFrance1,017m

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