Islands On or Near The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The islands, from north to south, with their respective highest peaks and location, are:
Northern Hemisphere (North Atlantic Ridge):
- Jan Mayen (Beerenberg, 2277 m (at 71°06′N 08°12′W / 71.1°N 8.2°W / 71.1; -8.2), in the Arctic Ocean
- Iceland (Hvannadalshnúkur in the Vatnajökull, 2109.6 m (at 64°01′N 16°41′W / 64.017°N 16.683°W / 64.017; -16.683), through which the ridge runs
- Azores (Ponta do Pico or Pico Alto, on Pico Island, 2351 m, (at 38°28′0″N 28°24′0″W / 38.466667°N 28.4°W / 38.466667; -28.4)
- Saint Peter and Paul Rocks (Southwest Rock, 22.5 m, at 00°55′08″N 29°20′35″W / 0.91889°N 29.34306°W / 0.91889; -29.34306)
Southern Hemisphere (South Atlantic Ridge):
- Ascension Island (The Peak, Green Mountain, 859 m, at 07°59′S 14°25′W / 7.983°S 14.417°W / -7.983; -14.417)
- Tristan da Cunha (Queen Mary's Peak, 2062 m, at 37°05′S 12°17′W / 37.083°S 12.283°W / -37.083; -12.283)
- Gough Island (Edinburgh Peak, 909 m, at 40°20′S 10°00′W / 40.333°S 10°W / -40.333; -10)
- Bouvet Island (Olavtoppen, 780 m, at 54°24′S 03°21′E / 54.4°S 3.35°E / -54.4; 3.35)
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