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Landmasses by Topographic Isolation

Name the landmasses (islands and the four main ones) whose highest mountains have the greatest topographic isolation, i.e. the greatest distance to a point with a higher elevation.
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Peak
Isolation
(km)
Eleva-
tion (m)
Country (incl.
dependcies)
Landmass
Mount Everest
8848
Nepal/China
Afro-Eurasia
Aconcagua
16518
6961
Argentina
Americas
Puncak Jaya
5235
4884
Indonesia
New Guinea
Mount Vinson
4911
4892
Antarctica
Mont Orohena
4128
2241
France
Tahiti
Mauna Kea
3947
4205
United States
Hawaii
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
3255
3694
Denmark
Greenland
Aoraki/Mount Cook
3139
3724
New Zealand
South Island
Maunga Terevaka
2832
507
Chile
Easter Island
Piton des Neiges
2767
3071
France
Réunion
Queen Mary's Peak
2662
2060
United Kingdom
Tristan da Cunha
Kinabalu
2513
4095
Indonesia
Borneo
Silisili
2245
1858
Samoa
Savai'i
Mount Paget
2206
2915
United Kingdom
South Georgia
Mount Fuji
2077
3776
Japan
Honshu
Mawson Peak
2026
2745
Australia
Heard Island
Mount Kerinci
1904
3805
Indonesia
Sumatra
Joe's Hill
1903
13
Kiribati
Kiritimati
Mount ______
1898
965
United States
Agrigan
Olavtoppen
1851
780
Norway
Bouvet Island
Yushan
1815
3951
_____
Taiwan
Mascarin Peak
1805
1230
South Africa
Marion Island
Green Mountain
1798
859
United Kingdom
Ascension Island
____ _____ High Point
1677
7
United Kingdom
Diego Garcia
Pico de Cano
1672
2829
Cape Verde
Fogo
Mount Rinjani
1601
3726
Indonesia
Lombok
Ponta de ____
1451
2351
Portugal
Pico
Mont de la Dives
1409
881
France
Amsterdam Island
Mont Temetiu
1408
1276
France
Hiva Oa
Wolf Volcano
1319
1707
Ecuador
Isabela
Ngihneni
1318
791
Micronesia
Pohnpei
Diana's Peak
1292
823
United Kingdom
Saint Helena
Mont Perahu
1185
633
France
Rapa Iti
Pico Desejado
1147
690
Brazil
Trindade
Town Hill
1136
76
United Kingdom
Bermuda
Morne Seychellois
1108
905
Seychelles
Mahé
Mont Marion-Dufresne
1106
1090
France
Île de l’Est
____ High Point
1084
6
United States
Wake Island
Mount Kruzenshtern
1077
1547
Russia
Severny Island
Mont Duff
1068
491
France
Mangareva
Maromokotro
1042
2876
__________
Madagascar
Tomanivi
1037
1324
Fiji
Viti Levu
______ Island High Point
1018
9
Japan
Minamitorishima
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