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List of countries by highest point
This is a list of countries by highest point above sea level.
| 1= | Nepal | Mount Everest | 8,850m |
| 1= | People's Republic of China | Mount Everest | 8,850m |
| 3 | Pakistan | K2 | 8,611m |
| 4 | India | Kanchenjunga | 8,598m |
| 5 | Bhutan | Kula Kangri | 7,553m |
| 6 | Tajikistan | Ismail Samani Peak | 7,495m |
| 7 | Afghanistan | Noshaq | 7,485m |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | Peak Pobeda (Jengish Chokusu) | 7,439m |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) | 6,995m |
| 10 | Argentina | Aconcagua | 6,960m |
| 11 | Chile | Ojos del Salado | 6,880m |
| 12 | Peru | Huascarán | 6,768m |
| 13 | Bolivia | Nevado Sajama | 6,542m |
| 14 | Ecuador | Mount Chimborazo | 6,267m |
| 15 | United States | Mount McKinley | 6,194m |
| 16 | Canada | Mount Logan | 5,959m |
| 17 | Tanzania | Kilimanjaro | 5,895m |
| 18 | Myanmar | Hkakabo Razi | 5,881m |
| 19 | Colombia | Pico Cristóbal Colón | 5,775m |
| 20 | Mexico | Pico de Orizaba | 5,700m |
| 21 | Iran | Damavand | 5,671m |
| 22 | Russia | Mount Elbrus | 5,633m |
| 23 | Georgia | Mt'a Shkhara | 5,201m |
| 24 | Kenya | Mount Kenya | 5,199m |
| 25 | Turkey | Mount Ararat | 5,166m |
| 26= | Uganda | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5,110m |
| 26= | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5,110m |
| 28 | Indonesia | Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) | 5,030m |
| 29 | Venezuela | Pico Bolivar (La Columna ) | 5,007m |
| 30 | France | Mont Blanc | 4,807m |
| 31 | Italy | Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco de Courmayeur ) | 4,748m |
| 32 | Switzerland | Dufourspitze | 4,634m |
| 33 | Ethiopia | Ras Dejen | 4,620m |
| 34 | Rwanda | Volcan Karisimbi | 4,519m |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | Mount Wilhelm | 4,509m |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | Bazarduzu Dagi | 4,485m |
| 37 | Mongolia | Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil ) | 4,374m |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | Adelunga Toghi | 4,301m |
| 39 | Guatemala | Volcan Tajumulco | 4,211m |
| 40 | Morocco | Mount Toubkal | 4,165m |
| 41 | Malaysia | Gunung Kinabalu | 4,100m |
| 42 | Cameroon | Fako on Mount Cameroon | 4,095m |
| 43 | Armenia | Aragats Lerrnagagat' | 4,090m |
| 44 | Republic of China (Taiwan) | Yu Shan | 3,952m |
| 45 | Costa Rica | Cerro Chirripo | 3,810m |
| 46 | Austria | Grossglockner | 3,798m |
| 47 | Japan | Mount Fuji | 3,776m |
| 48 | Yemen | Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb | 3,760m |
| 49 | New Zealand | Aoraki-Mount Cook | 3,754m |
| 50 | Spain | Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands | 3,718m |
| 51 | Greenland | Gunnbjorn | 3,700m |
| 52 | Iraq | unamed peak | 3,611m |
| 53 | Lesotho | Thabana Ntlenyana | 3,482m |
| 54 | Panama | Volcan de Chiriqui | 3,475m |
| 55 | Chad | Emi Koussi | 3,415m |
| 56 | South Africa | Njesuthi | 3,408m |
| 57 | Sudan | Kinyeti | 3,187m |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | Pico Duarte | 3,175m |
| 59 | Vietnam | Fan Si Pan | 3,144m |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | Gora Ayribaba | 3,139m |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | Jabal Sawda' | 3,133m |
| 62 | Lebanon | Qurnat as Sawda' | 3,088m |
| 63 | Reunion | Piton des Neiges | 3,069m |
| 64 | Eritrea | Soira | 3,018m |
| 65 | Brazil | Pico da Neblina | 3,014m |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | Pico Basile | 3,008m |
| 67 | Algeria | Tahat | 3,003m |
| 68 | Malawi | Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje ) | 3,002m |
| 69 | Oman | Jabal Shams | 2,980m |
| 70= | East Timor | Foho Tatamailau | 2,963m |
| 70= | Germany | Zugspitze | 2,963m |
| 72 | Philippines | Mount Apo | 2,954m |
| 73 | Andorra | Coma Pedrosa | 2,946m |
| 74 | Bulgaria | Musala | 2,925m |
| 75 | Greece | Mount Olympus | 2,917m |
| 76 | Madagascar | Maromokotro | 2,876m |
| 77 | Honduras | Cerro Las Minas | 2,870m |
| 78 | Slovenia | Triglav | 2,864m |
| 79 | Guyana | Mount Roraima | 2,835m |
| 80 | Cape Verde | Mount Fogo | 2,829m |
| 81 | Laos | Phou Bia | 2,817m |
| 82 | Syria | Mount Hermon | 2,814m |
| 83= | Macedonia | Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) | 2,764m |
| 83= | Albania | Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) | 2,764m |
| 85 | North Korea | Paektu-san | 2,744m |
| 86 | El Salvador | Cerro El Pital | 2,730m |
| 87 | Haiti | Chaine de la Selle | 2,680m |
| 88 | Burundi | Mount Heha | 2,670m |
| 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | Daravica | 2,656m |
| 90 | Slovakia | Gerlachovsky Stit | 2,655m |
| 91 | Egypt | Mount Catherine | 2,629m |
| 92 | Angola | Morro de Moco | 2,620m |
| 93 | Namibia | Konigstein | 2,606m |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | Grauspitz | 2,599m |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | Inyangani | 2,592m |
| 96 | Thailand | Doi Inthanon | 2,576m |
| 97 | Romania | Moldoveanu | 2,544m |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | Pidurutalagala | 2,524m |
| 99 | Poland | Rysy | 2,499m |
| 100 | Norway | Galdhopiggen | 2,469m |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | Mount Makarakomburu | 2,447m |
| 102 | Nicaragua | Mogoton | 2,438m |
| 103 | Mozambique | Monte Binga | 2,436m |
| 104 | Nigeria | Chappal Waddi | 2,419m |
| 105 | Somalia | Shimbiris | 2,416m |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Maglic | 2,386m |
| 107 | Comoros | Le Kartala | 2,360m |
| 108 | Portugal | Ponta do Pico on Pico Island in the Azores | 2,351m |
| 109 | Zambia | unnamed location in Mafinga Hills | 2,301m |
| 110 | Libya | Bikku Bitti | 2,267m |
| 111 | Jamaica | Blue Mountain Peak | 2,256m |
| 112 | French Polynesia | Mont Orohena | 2,241m |
| 113 | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 2,229m |
| 114 | Iceland | Hvannadalshnukur | 2,119m |
| 115 | Sweden | Kebnekaise | 2,111m |
| 116 | Ukraine | Hora Hoverla | 2,061m |
| 117 | Saint Helena | Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha | 2,060m |
| 118 | Djibouti | Moussa Ali | 2,028m |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | Pico de Sao Tome | 2,024m |
| 120 | Niger | Mont Bagzane | 2,022m |
| 121 | Cuba | Pico Turquino | 2,005m |
| 122 | Cyprus | Mount Olympus | 1,951m |
| 123 | South Korea | Halla-san | 1,950m |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | Loma Mansa (Mount Bintimani) | 1,948m |
| 125 | Vanuatu | Tabwemasana | 1,877m |
| 126 | Swaziland | Emlembe | 1,862m |
| 127 | Samoa | Mauga Silisili (Savaii) | 1,857m |
| 128 | Brunei | Bukit Pagon | 1,850m |
| 129 | Croatia | Dinara | 1,830m |
| 130 | Cambodia | Phnum Aoral | 1,810m |
| 131= | Cote d'Ivoire | Mont Nimba | 1,752m |
| 131= | Guinea | Mont Nimba | 1,752m |
| 133 | Jordan | Jabal Ram | 1,734m |
| 134 | Svalbard | Newtontoppen | 1,717m |
| 135 | New Caledonia | Mont Panie | 1,628m |
| 136 | Czech Republic | Snezka | 1,602m |
| 137 | Gabon | Mont Iboundji | 1,575m |
| 138 | Tunisia | Jebel ech Chambi | 1,544m |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | Jabal Yibir | 1,527m |
| 140 | Botswana | Tsodilo Hills | 1,489m |
| 141 | Guadeloupe | Soufriere | 1,484m |
| 142 | Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 1,447m |
| 143 | Central African Republic | Mont Ngaoui | 1,420m |
| 144 | Martinique | Montagne Pelee | 1,397m |
| 145 | Liberia | Mount Wuteve | 1,380m |
| 146 | United Kingdom | Ben Nevis | 1,343m |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | Cerro de Punta | 1,338m |
| 148 | Finland | Halti | 1,328m |
| 149 | Fiji | Tomanivi | 1,324m |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Soufriere | 1,234m |
| 151= | Suriname | Juliana Top | 1,230m |
| 151= | Bangladesh | Keokradong | 1,230m |
| 153 | Israel | Har Meron | 1,208m |
| 154 | Belize | Victoria Peak | 1,160m |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mount Liamuiga | 1,156m |
| 156 | Mali | Hombori Tondo | 1,155m |
| 157 | Ireland | Carrauntoohil | 1,041m |
| 158 | Tonga | unnamed location on Kao Island | 1,033m |
| 159 | West Bank | Tall Asur | 1,022m |
| 160 | Hungary | Kekes | 1,014m |
| 161 | Togo | Mont Agou | 986m |
| 162 | American Samoa | Lata | 966m |
| 163 | Northern Mariana Islands | unnamed location on Agrihan | 965m |
| 164 | Hong Kong | Tai Mo Shan | 958m |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950m |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | El Cerro del Aripo | 940m |
| 167 | Mauritania | Kediet Ijill | 915m |
| 168 | Montserrat | Chances Peak in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex | 914m |
| 169 | Seychelles | Morne Seychellois | 905m |
| 170 | Congo, Republic of the | Mount Berongou | 903m |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | Slaettaratindur | 882m |
| 172 | Ghana | Mount Afadjato | 880m |
| 173 | Netherlands Antilles | Mount Scenery | 862m |
| 174 | French Guiana | Bellevue de l'Inini | 851m |
| 175 | Paraguay | Cerro Pero (Cerro Tres Kandu ) | 842m |
| 176 | Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840m |
| 177 | Mauritius | Mont Piton | 828m |
| 178 | Micronesia | Dolohmwar (Totolom ) | 791m |
| 179 | Wallis and Futuna | Mont Singavi | 765m |
| 180 | San Marino | Monte Titano | 755m |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | Tena Kourou | 749m |
| 182 | Falkland Islands | Mount Usborne | 705m |
| 183 | Belgium | Signal de Botrange | 694m |
| 184 | Mayotte | Benara | 660m |
| 185 | Benin | Mont Sokbaro | 658m |
| 186 | Cook Islands | Te Manga | 652m |
| 187 | Isle of Man | Snaefell | 621m |
| 188 | Senegal | unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha | 581m |
| 189 | Luxembourg | Buurgplaatz | 559m |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | Mount Sage | 521m |
| 191 | Uruguay | Cerro Catedral | 514m |
| 192 | Virgin Islands | Crown Mountain | 474m |
| 193 | Western Sahara | unnamed location | 463m |
| 194 | Moldova | Dealul Balanesti | 430m |
| 195 | Gibraltar | Rock of Gibraltar | 426m |
| 196 | Guam | Mount Lamlam | 406m |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | Boggy Peak | 402m |
| 198 | Christmas Island | Murray Hill | 361m |
| 199 | Pitcairn Islands | Pawala Valley Ridge | 347m |
| 200 | Belarus | Dzyarzhynskaya Hara | 346m |
| 201 | Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 336m |
| 202 | Netherlands | Vaalserberg | 322m |
| 203 | Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | 319m |
| 204 | Estonia | Suur Munamägi | 318m |
| 205 | Latvia | Gaizinkalns | 312m |
| 206 | Kuwait | unnamed location | 306m |
| 207 | Guinea-Bissau | unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country | 300m |
| 208 | Lithuania | Juozapines/Kalnas | 292m |
| 209 | Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | 253m |
| 210 | Palau | Mount Ngerchelchuus | 242m |
| 211 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Morne de la Grande Montagne | 240m |
| 212 | Aruba | Mount Jamanota | 188m |
| 213 | Denmark | Yding Skovhoej | 173m |
| 214 | Macau | Coloane Alto | 172m |
| 215 | Singapore | Bukit Timah | 166m |
| 216 | Jersey | Les Platons | 143m |
| 217 | Monaco | Mont Agel | 140m |
| 218 | Bahrain | Jabal ad Dukhan | 122m |
| 219 | Guernsey | unnamed location on Sark | 114m |
| 220 | Gaza Strip | Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda) | 105m |
| 221 | Qatar | Qurayn Abu al Bawl | 103m |
| 222 | Kiribati | unnamed location on Banaba | 81m |
| 223 | Bermuda | Town Hill | 76m |
| 224 | Vatican City | unnamed location | 75m |
| 225 | Niue | unnamed location near Mutalau settlement | 68m |
| 226 | Anguilla | Crocus Hill | 65m |
| 227 | Bahamas, The | Mount Alvernia on Cat Island | 63m |
| 228 | Nauru | unnamed location along plateau rim | 61m |
| 229 | Gambia | unnamed location | 53m |
| 230 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Blue Hills | 49m |
| 231 | Cayman Islands | The Bluff | 43m |
| 232 | Marshall Islands | unnamed location on Likiep | 10m |
| 233= | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | unnamed location | 5m |
| 233= | Tokelau | unnamed location | 5m |
| 233= | Tuvalu | unnamed location | 5m |
| 236 | Maldives | unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll | 2m |
Reference
12-03-2008 10:22:39
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