This is a list of
sovereign
states and
dependent
territories by their highest points
above sea level.
Sovereign, fully-recognized countries
Countries with disputed sovereignty
Dependent countries and overseas territories
This section includes all countries and territories that are listed
by
ISO 3166-1 but not listed in the above
sections.
See also
References
- CIA World Factbook 2006 (items marked * have
been amended, see [118021] for supporting documentation). Both this list
and the CIA list may contain further errors.
Despite the claim by the CIA that their list was updated in July
2006, none of the errors listed on the talk page have been
corrected.
- World Tops and Bottoms, by Grant Hutchison, 1996, TACit Press,
ISBN 0 9522680 4 3, and subsequent research by the same author, in
collaboration with field research by Ginge Fullen.
- Data supplied by the Shuttle Radar Topography
Mission.
- Information about specific items on
- Some authorities give other elevations for these national high
points. For more information, see the appropriate summit
pages.
- The territory of Kashmir lies to the south and west of K2 is controlled and administered by Pakistan;
the territory on the north and east sides is controlled and
administered by China. The whole of K2 is claimed by India.
- Some authorities claim that Gangkhar Puensum is lower than
Kula Kangri, and
that Kula Kangri is on Bhutan's border
- Some authorities give other elevations for these summits. For
more information, see the appropriate summit pages.
- Mount
Chimborazo's summit in Ecuador is generally thought to be the point on the
surface farthest from the center of the Earth.
- Ownership of the Mont Blanc summit is disputed.
- Initial Communication of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Geographic Situation and Climate, page 17 Before
independence, it was called the Peak of the 22nd Congress of the
Communist Party.
- The highest point on the Spanish mainland is Mulhacén,
- Most authorities claim that Jabal Sawda, 3133 m, is the highest point in
Saudi Arabia, but SRTM data
indicates a lower elevation, with higher elevations elsewhere in
the country.
- The highest point on the Australian mainland is Mount
Kosciuszko,
- The official Montenegrin claim that Zla Kolata, in the
Prokletije range,
is higher than Rosni
Vrh (Maja Rosit) and Bobotov Kuk, was confirmed by a GPS survey by Ginge Fullen in August
2007.
- The highest point on the Portuguese mainland is Torre, in the mountain range named
Serra da
Estrela,
- Some authorities claim Makarakomburu, 2447 m, as the highest point,
but neither SRTM data nor
local topographic mapping support this elevation.
- Israel has annexed and administers the Golan Heights territory,
which includes part of Mount Hermon, but its territorial claim is
not recognized in international law and the area is considered by
the international community to be a part of Syria and not
Israel.
- Dagens Nyheter 27-08-2008
- Monalanong Hill is a mountain often
considered the highest point of Botswana, with a questioned
altitude of 1,494 metres (4,900 feet). This datum comes from the
SRTM database just as the 1,491 m for Otse. The error range of
these data is significantly higher (approximately 15 m), but a
British explorer did a GPS reading on the top of both hills, and
his measurement showed Otse slightly higher.
- Suomen korkeus onkin etriä - The highest point of
Finland is on . The point with is on the Norwegian side of the
border.
- Claims that Mont Iboundji is the highest point and more
than 1500 metres high are not supported by SRTM data.
- Claims that Keokradong is higher than Mowdok have been
disproved by SRTM data,
topographic mapping and recent GPS measurements.
- Djeravica is in Kosovo, whose 2008 declaration of independence
has been partially recognised but has not achieved full UN
recognition.
- The highest point on United Kingdom domestic territory is
Ben Nevis, . The
highest point on UK overseas territory is Mount Paget, , on
South
Georgia (claimed by Argentina). Antarctic territorial claims,
whose precise validity is unclear, are not listed here.
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