List of the highest islands of North America

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The summit of Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest point of the Island of Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the entire Arctic.

The following sortable table comprises the 76 highest ocean islands of greater North America. Each of these islands rises at least 1000 meters (3281 feet) above the sea.

This article defines the ocean islands of greater North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Lucayan Archipelago, the islands of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), the islands of Canada, and the islands of Alaska. The Hawaiian Islands are not included because they are considered part of Oceania.

Highest islands

Greenland and Hispaniola rise above 3000 meters (9843 feet). Eleven islands rise above 2000 meters (6562 feet), and the following 76 islands rise above 1000 meters (3281 feet).

The 76 highest ocean islands of greater North America

Rank	Island	Region	Summit	Elevation	Location
1	Island of Greenland	Greenland  Gunnbjørn Fjeld	3694 m 12,119 ft	68.9184°N 29.8991°W / 68.9184; -29.8991 (Gunnbjørn Fjeld)
2	Island of Hispaniola	Dominican Republic Haiti  Pico Duarte	3098 m 10,164 ft	19.0231°N 70.9977°W / 19.0231; -70.9977 (Pico Duarte)
3	Unimak Island	Alaska  Mount Shishaldin	2869 m 9,414 ft	54.7554°N 163.9709°W / 54.7554; -163.9709 (Shishaldin Volcano)
4	Ellesmere Island	Nunavut  Barbeau Peak	2616 m 8,583 ft	81.9148°N 75.0093°W / 81.9148; -75.0093 (Barbeau Peak)
5	Island of Jamaica	Jamaica  Blue Mountain Peak	2256 m 7,402 ft	18.0465°N 76.5788°W / 18.0465; -76.5788 (Blue Mountain Peak)
6	Axel Heiberg Island	Nunavut  Outlook Peak	2210 m 7,251 ft	79.7397°N 91.4061°W / 79.7397; -91.4061 (Outlook Peak)
7	Vancouver Island	British Columbia  Golden Hinde (mountain)	2197 m 7,208 ft	49.6627°N 125.7470°W / 49.6627; -125.7470 (Golden Hinde)
8	Umnak Island	Alaska  Mount Vsevidof	2149 m 7,051 ft	53.1256°N 168.6938°W / 53.1256; -168.6938 (Mount Vsevidof)
9	Baffin Island	Nunavut  Mount Odin	2143 m 7,031 ft	66.5468°N 65.4289°W / 66.5468; -65.4289 (Mount Odin)
10	Island of Palup Qaqa	Greenland  Palup Qaqa	2105 m 6,906 ft	71.3333°N 52.8167°W / 71.3333; -52.8167 (Palup Qaqa high point)
11	Island of Milne Land	Greenland  Milne Land	2050 m 6,726 ft	70.8194°N 26.5956°W / 70.8194; -26.5956 (Milne Land high point)
12	Island of Cuba	Cuba  Pico Turquino	1974 m 6,476 ft	19.9898°N 76.8360°W / 19.9898; -76.8360 (Pico Turquino)
13	Bylot Island	Nunavut  Angilaaq Mountain	1944 m 6,378 ft	73.2298°N 78.6230°W / 73.2298; -78.6230 (Angilaaq Mountain)
14	Devon Island	Nunavut  Devon Ice Cap	1920 m 6,300 ft	75.3429°N 82.6186°W / 75.3429; -82.6186 (Devon Ice Cap high point)
15	Disko Island	Greenland  Pyramiden (Greenland)	1904 m 6,247 ft	70.1195°N 53.3890°W / 70.1195; -53.3890 (Pyramiden)
16	Ymer Island	Greenland  Angelin Bjerg	1900 m 6,234 ft	73.1667°N 24.3167°W / 73.1667; -24.3167 (Angelin Bjerg)
17	Traill Island	Greenland  Traill Island	1884 m 6,181 ft	72.7167°N 24.0667°W / 72.7167; -24.0667 (Traill Island high point)
18	Tanaga Island	Alaska  Tanaga (volcano)	1806 m 5,925 ft	51.8838°N 178.1429°W / 51.8838; -178.1429 (Tanaga Volcano)
19	Unalaska Island	Alaska  Makushin Volcano	1800 m 5,905 ft	53.8782°N 166.9299°W / 53.8782; -166.9299 (Makushin Volcano)
20	Island of Storo	Greenland  Storo (Greenland)	1770 m 5,807 ft	70.8333°N 27.4833°W / 70.8333; -27.4833 (Storo high point)
21	Qeqertaq Island	Greenland  Snehaetten	1765 m 5,791 ft	71.6542°N 53.1641°W / 71.6542; -53.1641 (Snehaetten)
22	Great Sitkin Island	Alaska  Great Sitkin Volcano	1740 m 5,710 ft	52.0763°N 176.1108°W / 52.0763; -176.1108 (Great Sitkin Volcano)
23	Island of Skjoldungen	Greenland  Azimuthbjerg	1738 m 5,702 ft	63.4552°N 41.8508°W / 63.4552; -41.8508 (Azimuthbjerg)
24	Geographical Society Island	Greenland  Svedenborg Bjerg	1730 m 5,676 ft	72.9436°N 24.3412°W / 72.9436; -24.3412 (Svedenborg Bjerg)
25	Chuginadak Island	Alaska  Mount Cleveland (Alaska)	1730 m 5,675 ft	52.8230°N 169.9465°W / 52.8230; -169.9465 (Mount Cleveland)
26	Agpat Island	Greenland  Appaalik	1711 m 5,614 ft	70.9474°N 51.9918°W / 70.9474; -51.9918 (Appaalik)
27	King Island	British Columbia  Farquhar Peak (British Columbia)	1679 m 5,509 ft	52.3216°N 127.3065°W / 52.3216; -127.3065 (Farquhar Peak)
28	Sillem Island	Nunavut  Sillem Peak	1660 m 5,446 ft	71.0018°N 71.8531°W / 71.0018; -71.8531 (Sillem Peak)
29	Baranof Island	Alaska  Veniaminof Peak	1643 m 5,390 ft	57.0151°N 134.9882°W / 57.0151; -134.9882 (Veniaminof Peak)
30	Carlisle Island	Alaska  Carlisle Volcano	1610 m 5,283 ft	52.8913°N 170.0580°W / 52.8913; -170.0580 (Carlisle Volcano)
31	Salliaruseq Island	Greenland  Salliaruseq Island	1610 m 5,282 ft	64.3913°N 51.1134°W / 64.3913; -51.1134 (Salliaruseq high point)
32	Clavering Island	Greenland  Clavering Island	1604 m 5,262 ft	74.3667°N 21.1833°W / 74.3667; -21.1833 (Clavering Island high point)
33	East Redonda Island	British Columbia  Mount Addenbroke	1591 m 5,220 ft	50.2316°N 124.6861°W / 50.2316; -124.6861 (Mount Addenbroke)
34	Gareloi Island	Alaska  Gareloi Volcano	1573 m 5,160 ft	51.7880°N 178.7940°W / 51.7880; -178.7940 (Gareloi Volcano)
35	Island of Sangmissoq	Greenland  Sangmissoq	1549 m 5,082 ft	60.0502°N 43.9164°W / 60.0502; -43.9164 (Sangmissoq high point)
36	Atka Island	Alaska  Korovin Volcano	1533 m 5,030 ft	52.3816°N 174.1653°W / 52.3816; -174.1653 (Korovin Volcano)
37	Admiralty Island	Alaska  Kootznoowoo Peak	1478 m 4,850 ft	57.7891°N 134.4546°W / 57.7891; -134.4546 (Kootznoowoo Peak)
38	île de Basse-Terre	Guadeloupe  La Grande Soufrière	1467 m 4,813 ft	16.0449°N 61.6638°W / 16.0449; -61.6638 (La Grande Soufrière)
39	Island of Dominica	Dominica  Morne Diablotins	1447 m 4,747 ft	15.5040°N 61.3981°W / 15.5040; -61.3981 (Morne Diablotins)
40	Revillagigedo Island	Alaska  Mount Reid (Alaska)	1400 m 4,592 ft	55.7065°N 131.2472°W / 55.7065; -131.2472 (Mount Reid)
41	Island of Martinique	Martinique  Montagne Pelée	1395 m 4,577 ft	14.8092°N 61.1654°W / 14.8092; -61.1654 (Montagne Pelée)
42	Kodiak Island	Alaska  Koniag Peak	1378 m 4,520 ft	57.3548°N 153.3235°W / 57.3548; -153.3235 (Koniag Peak)
43	Island of Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico  Cerro de Punta	1337.8 m 4,389 ft	18.1722°N 66.5917°W / 18.1722; -66.5917 (Cerro de Punta)
44	Ammassalik Island	Greenland  Ammassalik Island	1335 m 4,380 ft	65.8343°N 37.6118°W / 65.8343; -37.6118 (Ammassalik Island high point)
45	Herbert Island	Alaska  Herbert Volcan	1311 m 4,300 ft	52.7405°N 170.1142°W / 52.7405; -170.1142 (Herbert Volcano)
46	Isla Guadalupe	Baja California  Guadalupe Island	1310 m 4,298 ft	29.1016°N 118.3132°W / 29.1016; -118.3132 (Isla Guadalupe high point)
47	Kanaga Island	Alaska  Mount Kanaga	1307 m 4,287 ft	51.9238°N 177.1623°W / 51.9238; -177.1623 (Mount Kanaga)
48	Akutan Island	Alaska  Mount Akutan	1296 m 4,251 ft	54.1330°N 165.9854°W / 54.1330; -165.9854 (Mount Akutan)
49	Island of Saint Vincent	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  La Soufrière (volcano)	1234 m 4,049 ft	13.3477°N 61.1761°W / 13.3477; -61.1761 (La Soufrière)
50	Augustine Island	Alaska  Augustine Volcano	1227 m 4,025 ft	59.3622°N 153.4330°W / 59.3622; -153.4330 (Augustine Volcano)
51	Semisopochnoi Island	Alaska  Anvil Peak	1221 m 4,007 ft	51.9859°N 179.6021°E / 51.9859; 179.6021 (Anvil Peak)
52	Kiska Island	Alaska  Kiska Volcano	1220 m 4,004 ft	52.1027°N 177.6030°E / 52.1027; 177.6030 (Kiska Volcano)
53	Prince of Wales Island	Alaska  Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)	1218 m 3,996 ft	55.5373°N 132.8773°W / 55.5373; -132.8773 (Prince of Wales Island high point)
54	Etolin Island	Alaska  Etolin Island	1207 m 3,960 ft	56.1196°N 132.3253°W / 56.1196; -132.3253 (Etolin Island high point)
55	Kupreanof Island	Alaska  Sherman Peak	1204 m 3,950 ft	56.8969°N 133.0476°W / 56.8969; -133.0476 (Sherman Peak)
56	Isla Cedros	Baja California  Cedros Island	1200 m 3,937 ft	28.1301°N 115.2206°W / 28.1301; -115.2206 (Isla Cedros high point)
57	Adak Island	Alaska  Mount Moffett	1196 m 3,924 ft	51.9363°N 176.7409°W / 51.9363; -176.7409 (Mount Moffett)
58	Chichagof Island	Alaska  Chichagof Island	1191 m 3,909 ft	57.8149°N 135.1801°W / 57.8149; -135.1801 (Chichagof Island high point)
59	Moresby Island	British Columbia  Mount Moresby	1164 m 3,819 ft	53.0191°N 132.0856°W / 53.0191; -132.0856 (Mount Moresby)
60	Segula Island	Alaska  Segula Peak	1163 m 3,817 ft	52.0147°N 178.1356°E / 52.0147; 178.1356 (Segula Peak)
61	Saint Christopher Island (Island of Saint Kitts)	Saint Kitts and Nevis  Mount Liamuiga	1156 m 3,793 ft	17.3685°N 62.8029°W / 17.3685; -62.8029 (Mount Liamuiga)
62	Chagulak Island	Alaska  Chagulak Island	1143 m 3,750 ft	52.5711°N 171.1388°W / 52.5711; -171.1388 (Chagulak Volcano)
63	Graham Island	British Columbia  Mount La Pérouse	1127 m 3,698 ft	53.2240°N 132.5110°W / 53.2240; -132.5110 (Mount La Pérouse)
64	Princess Royal Island	British Columbia  Canoona Peak	1104 m 3,622 ft	53.0048°N 128.5904°W / 53.0048; -128.5904 (Canoona Peak)
65	Pitt Island	British Columbia  Heavenor Peak	1099 m 3,606 ft	53.7167°N 129.9000°W / 53.7167; -129.9000 (Heavenor Peak)
66	Annette Island	Alaska  Tamgas Mountain	1095 m 3,591 ft	55.0660°N 131.4077°W / 55.0660; -131.4077 (Tamgas Mountain)
67	Louise Island	British Columbia  Mount Kermode	1091 m 3,579 ft	52.9569°N 131.8577°W / 52.9569; -131.8577 (Mount Kermode)
68	Isla Ángel de la Guarda	Baja California  Isla Ángel de la Guarda	1090 m 3,576 ft	29.4571°N 113.5163°W / 29.4571; -113.5163 (Isla Angel de la Guarda high point)
69	Kuiu Island	Alaska  Kuiu Island	1080 m 3,542 ft	56.8031°N 134.3800°W / 56.8031; -134.3800 (Kuiu Island high point)
70	Gribbell Island	British Columbia  Gribbel Peak	1077 m 3,533 ft	53.3833°N 128.9667°W / 53.3833; -128.9667 (Gribbel Peak)
71	Seguam Island	Alaska  Pyre Peak	1054 m 3,458 ft	52.3159°N 172.5106°W / 52.3159; -172.5106 (Pyre Peak)
	Douglas Island	Alaska  Mount Meek (Alaska)	1054 m 3,458 ft	58.2823°N 134.6043°W / 58.2823; -134.6043 (Mount Meek)
73	Isla Socorro	Colima  Volcán Everman	1050 m 3,445 ft	18.8000°N 110.9833°W / 18.8000; -110.9833 (Volcán Everman)
74	West Redonda Island	British Columbia  Mount Perritt	1048 m 3,438 ft	50.2667°N 124.8833°W / 50.2667; -124.8833 (Mount Perritt)
75	Calvert Island	British Columbia  Mount Buxton	1017 m 3,337 ft	51.6000°N 127.9833°W / 51.6000; -127.9833 (Mount Buxton)
76	Mitkof Island	Alaska  Crystal Mountain (Alaska)	1011 m 3,317 ft	56.5844°N 132.8672°W / 56.5844; -132.8672 (Crystal Mountain)

Gallery

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  1. Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest summit of the Island of Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the entire Arctic.
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  2. Pico Duarte is the highest summit in the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire Caribbean.
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  3. Shishaldin Volcano is the highest summit of Unimak Island and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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  4. Barbeau Peak is the highest summit of Ellesmere Island and Nunavut.
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  7. The Golden Hinde is the highest summit of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
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  8. Mount Vsevidof is the highest summit of Umnak Island and the Fox Islands in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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  9. Mount Odin is the highest summit of Baffin Island in Nunavut.
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  12. Pico Turquino is the highest summit of the island and Republic of Cuba.
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  18. Tanaga Volcano is the highest summit of Tanaga Island and the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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  34. Gareloi Volcano is the apex of Gareloi Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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  39. The active volcano Morne Diablotins is the highest summit of the island and Commonwealth of Dominica.
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  41. Montagne Pelée is the highest summit on the Island of Martinique and the French Région Martinique.
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  43. Cerro de Punta is the highest summit of the island and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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  52. Kiska Volcano is the apex of Kiska Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

See also

• North America
  • Geography of North America
    • List of islands of North America
      • List of the highest islands of North America
• Islands
• Mountains
• Volcanoes

External links

• Natural Resources Canada (NRC)
  • Canadian Geographical Names @ NRC
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Geographic Names Information System @ USGS
• United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
  • Geodetic Glossary @ NGS
  • NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS
  • Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS
• Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
  • Sistemas Nacionales Estadístico y de Información Geográfica (SNEIG)
• Bivouac.com
• Peakbagger.com
• Peaklist.org
• Peakware.com
• Summitpost.org

68.9184°N 29.8991°W / 68.9184; -29.8991 (Gunnbjørn Fjeld)