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Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Highest point above sea level.
COUNTRY
DESCRIPTION
AfghanistanAfghanistan Noshak 7,485 m
AlbaniaAlbania Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m
AlgeriaAlgeria Tahat 3,003 m
American SamoaAmerican Samoa Lata Mountain 964 m
AndorraAndorra Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
AngolaAngola Morro de Moco 2,620 m
AnguillaAnguilla Crocus Hill 65 m
AntarcticaAntarctica Vinson Massif 4,897 m
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Boggy Peak 402 m
Arctic OceanArctic Ocean sea level 0 m
ArgentinaArgentina Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America)
ArmeniaArmenia Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m
ArubaAruba Ceru Jamanota 188 m
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore+ unnamed location 3 m
Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean sea level 0 m
AustraliaAustralia Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
AustriaAustria Grossglockner 3,798 m
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m
BahrainBahrain Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m
Baker IslandBaker Island unnamed location 8 m
BangladeshBangladesh Keokradong 1,230 m
BarbadosBarbados Mount Hillaby 336 m
Bassas da IndiaBassas da India unnamed location 2.4 m
BelarusBelarus Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
BelgiumBelgium Botrange 694 m
BelizeBelize Doyle's Delight 1,160 m
BeninBenin Mont Sokbaro 658 m
BermudaBermuda Town Hill 76 m
BhutanBhutan Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m
BoliviaBolivia Nevado Sajama 6,542 m
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Maglic 2,386 m
BotswanaBotswana Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m
Bouvet IslandBouvet Island Olav Peak 935 m
BrazilBrazil Pico da Neblina 2,994 m
British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. Mount Sage 521 m
BruneiBrunei Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
BulgariaBulgaria Musala 2,925 m
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Tena Kourou 749 m
BurmaBurma Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m
BurundiBurundi Heha 2,670 m
CambodiaCambodia Phnum Aoral 1,810 m
CameroonCameroon Fako 4,095 m (on Mt. Cameroon)
CanadaCanada Mount Logan 5,959 m
Cape VerdeCape Verde Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands The Bluff on Cayman Brac 43 m
Central African RepublicCentral Africa Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m
ChadChad Emi Koussi 3,415 m
ChileChile Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m
ChinaChina Mount Everest 8,850 m (highest point in Asia)
Christmas IslandXmas Island Murray Hill 361 m
Clipperton IslandClipperton Rocher Clipperton 29 m
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands unnamed location 5 m
ColombiaColombia Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m
ComorosComoros Karthala 2,360 m
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the Mount Berongou 903 m
Cook IslandsCook Islands Te Manga 652 m
Coral Sea IslandsCoral Sea unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Costa RicaCosta Rica Cerro Chirripo 3,810 m
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire Monts Nimba 1,752 m
CroatiaCroatia Dinara 1,831 m
CubaCuba Pico Turquino 2,005 m
CyprusCyprus Mount Olympus 1,951 m
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Snezka 1,602 m
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m
DenmarkDenmark Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m
DjiboutiDjibouti Moussa Ali 2,028 m
DominicaDominica Morne Diablotins 1,447 m
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. Pico Duarte 3,175 m
East TimorEast Timor Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m
EcuadorEcuador Chimborazo 6,267 m
EgyptEgypt Mount Catherine 2,629 m
El SalvadorEl Salvador Cerro El Pital 2,730 m
Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea Pico Basile 3,008 m
EritreaEritrea Soira 3,018 m
EstoniaEstonia Suur Munamagi 318 m
EthiopiaEthiopia Ras Dejen 4,533 m
Europa IslandEuropa Island unnamed location 24 m
European UnionEuropean Union Mont Blanc 4,807 m; note - situated on the border between France and Italy
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands Mount Usborne 705 m
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands Slaettaratindur 882 m
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m
FijiFiji Tomanivi 1,324 m
FinlandFinland Halti (alternatively Haltia, Haltitunturi, Haltiatunturi) 1,328 m
FranceFrance Mont Blanc 4,807 m
French GuianaFrench Guiana Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia Mont Orohena 2,241 m
French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench Antarctic+ Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m; unnamed location on Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 272 m; Pic Marion-Dufresne in Iles Crozet 1,090 m; Mont Ross in Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m; unnamed location on Bassas de India (Iles Eparses) 2.4 m; unnamed location on Europa Island (Iles Eparses) 24 m; unnamed location on Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) 12 m; unnamed location on Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) 10 m; unnamed location on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) 7 m
GabonGabon Mont Iboundji 1,575 m
Gaza StripGaza Strip Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m
GeorgiaGeorgia Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m
GermanyGermany Zugspitze 2,963 m
GhanaGhana Mount Afadjato 885 m
GibraltarGibraltar Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
Glorioso IslandsGlorioso unnamed location 12 m
GreeceGreece Mount Olympus 2,917 m
GreenlandGreenland Gunnbjorn Fjeld 3,700 m
GrenadaGrenada Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe Soufriere 1,484 m
GuamGuam Mount Lamlam 406 m
GuatemalaGuatemala Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m
GuernseyGuernsey unnamed elevation on Sark 114 m
GuineaGuinea Mont Nimba 1,752 m
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country 300 m
GuyanaGuyana Mount Roraima 2,835 m
HaitiHaiti Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Isl+ Mawson Peak on Big Ben volcano 2,745 m
Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City unnamed elevation 75 m
HondurasHonduras Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
Hong KongHong Kong Tai Mo Shan 958 m
Howland IslandHowland Island unnamed location 3 m
HungaryHungary Kekes 1,014 m
IcelandIceland Hvannadalshnukur 2,110 m (at Vatnajokull glacier)
IndiaIndia Kanchenjunga 8,598 m
Indian OceanIndian Ocean sea level 0 m
IndonesiaIndonesia Puncak Jaya 4,884 m
IranIran Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
IraqIraq Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent"); 3,611 m
IrelandIreland Carrauntoohil 1,041 m
Isle of ManIsle of Man Snaefell 621 m
IsraelIsrael Har Meron 1,208 m
ItalyItaly Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)
JamaicaJamaica Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
Jan MayenJan Mayen Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 m
JapanJapan Fujiyama 3,776 m
Jarvis IslandJarvis Island unnamed location 7 m
JerseyJersey unnamed elevation 143 m
Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll Summit Peak 5 m
JordanJordan Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m
Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova unnamed location 10 m
KazakhstanKazakhstan Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m
KenyaKenya Mount Kenya 5,199 m
Kingman ReefKingman Reef unnamed location 1 m
KiribatiKiribati unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m
KosovoKosovo Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m
KuwaitKuwait unnamed elevation 306 m
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m
LaosLaos Phu Bia 2,817 m
LatviaLatvia Gaizina Kalns 312 m
LebanonLebanon Qornet es Saouda 3,088 m
LesothoLesotho Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m
LiberiaLiberia Mount Wuteve 1,380 m
LibyaLibya Bikku Bitti 2,267 m
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m
LithuaniaLithuania Aukstojas 294 m
LuxembourgLuxembourg Buurgplaatz 559 m
MacauMacau Coloane Alto 172 m
MadagascarMadagascar Maromokotro 2,876 m
MalawiMalawi Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m
MalaysiaMalaysia Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
MaldivesMaldives unnamed location on Viligili in the Addu Atholhu 2.4 m
MaliMali Hombori Tondo 1,155 m
MaltaMalta Ta'Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli)
Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. unnamed location on Likiep 10 m
MartiniqueMartinique Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
MauritaniaMauritania Kediet Ijill 915 m
MauritiusMauritius Mont Piton 828 m
MayotteMayotte Mlima Benara 660 m
MexicoMexico Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m
Midway IslandsMidway Islands unnamed location 13 m
MoldovaMoldova Dealul Balanesti 430 m
MonacoMonaco Mont Agel 140 m
MongoliaMongolia Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m
MontenegroMontenegro Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m
MontserratMontserrat lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m
MoroccoMorocco Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m
MozambiqueMozambique Monte Binga 2,436 m
NamibiaNamibia Konigstein 2,606 m
NauruNauru unnamed elevation along plateau rim 61 m
Navassa IslandNavassa Island unnamed elevation on southwest side 77 m
NepalNepal Mount Everest 8,850 m (highest point in Asia)
NetherlandsNetherlands Mount Scenery 862 m (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles)
Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles Mount Scenery 862 m
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia Mont Panie 1,628 m
New ZealandNew Zealand Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m
NicaraguaNicaragua Mogoton 2,438 m
NigerNiger Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m
NigeriaNigeria Chappal Waddi 2,419 m
NiueNiue unnamed elevation near Mutalau settlement 68 m
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island Mount Bates 319 m
North KoreaNorth Korea Paektu-san 2,744 m
Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana unnamed elevation on Agrihan 965 m
NorwayNorway Galdhopiggen 2,469 m
OmanOman Jabal Shams 2,980 m
Pacific OceanPacific Ocean sea level 0 m
PakistanPakistan K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
PalauPalau Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
Palmyra AtollPalmyra Atoll unnamed location 2 m
PanamaPanama Volcan Baru 3,475 m
Papua New GuineaPapua NG Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m
Paracel IslandsParacel Islands unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
ParaguayParaguay Cerro Pero 842 m
PeruPeru Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m
PhilippinesPhilippines Mount Apo 2,954 m
Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn Big Ridge 347 m
PolandPoland Rysy 2,499 m
PortugalPortugal Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Cerro de Punta 1,338 m
QatarQatar Tuwayyir al Hamir 103 m
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m
ReunionReunion Piton des Neiges 3,069 m
RomaniaRomania Moldoveanu 2,544 m
RussiaRussia Gora El'brus 5,633 m (highest point in Europe)
RwandaRwanda Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m
Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy Morne du Vitet 286 m
Saint HelenaSaint Helena Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 818 m
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 818 m
Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia Mount Gimie 950 m
Saint MartinSaint Martin Pic du Paradis 424 m
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ La Soufriere 1,234 m
SamoaSamoa Mount Silisili 1,857 m
San MarinoSan Marino Monte Titano 755 m
Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m
SenegalSenegal unnamed elevation southwest of Kedougou 581 m
SerbiaSerbia Midzor 2,169 m
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ Midzor 2,169 m
SeychellesSeychelles Morne Seychellois 905 m
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
SingaporeSingapore Bukit Timah 166 m
SlovakiaSlovakia Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m
SloveniaSlovenia Triglav 2,864 m
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Mount Popomanaseu 2,310 m
SomaliaSomalia Shimbiris 2,416 m
South AfricaSouth Africa Njesuthi 3,408 m
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth Georgia+ Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
South KoreaSouth Korea Halla-san 1,950 m
South SudanSouth Sudan Kinyeti 3,187 m
Southern OceanSouthern Ocean sea level 0 m
SpainSpain Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m
Spratly IslandsSpratly Islands unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m
Sri LankaSri Lanka Pidurutalagala 2,524 m
SudanSudan Jabal Marrah 3,071 m
SurinameSuriname Juliana Top 1,230 m
SvalbardSvalbard Newtontoppen 1,717 m
SwazilandSwaziland Emlembe 1,862 m
SwedenSweden Kebnekaise 2,111 m
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Dufourspitze 4,634 m
SyriaSyria Mount Hermon 2,814 m
TaiwanTaiwan Yu Shan 3,952 m
TajikistanTajikistan Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m
TanzaniaTanzania Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (highest point in Africa)
ThailandThailand Doi Inthanon 2,576 m
The BahamasThe Bahamas Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m
The GambiaThe Gambia unnamed elevation 53 m
TogoTogo Mont Agou 986 m
TokelauTokelau unnamed location 5 m
TongaTonga unnamed elevation on Kao Island 1,033 m
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ El Cerro del Aripo 940 m
Tromelin IslandTromelin Island unnamed location 7 m
TunisiaTunisia Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m
TurkeyTurkey Mount Ararat 5,166 m
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Gora Ayribaba 3,139 m
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ Flamingo Hill 48 m
TuvaluTuvalu unnamed location 5 m
UgandaUganda Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m
UkraineUkraine Hora Hoverla 2,061 m
United Arab EmiratesUAE Jabal Yibir 1,527 m
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ben Nevis 1,343 m
United StatesUnited States Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
UruguayUruguay Cerro Catedral 514 m
UzbekistanUzbekistan Adelunga Toghi 4,301 m
VanuatuVanuatu Tabwemasana 1,877 m
VenezuelaVenezuela Pico Bolivar 5,007 m
VietnamVietnam Fan Si Pan 3,144 m
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands Crown Mountain 474 m
Wake IslandWake Island unnamed location 6 m
Wallis and FutunaWallis+ Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 765 m
West BankWest Bank Tall Asur 1,022 m
Western SaharaWestern Sahara unnamed elevation 805 m
YemenYemen Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m
ZambiaZambia unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
ZimbabweZimbabwe Inyangani 2,592 m

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