^ abOfficial French and Italian maps are not in agreement about the local course of the international border; if Mont Blanc is not regarded as being in Italy, the highest peak would be Monte Bianco de Courmayeur (4,748 m).
^Maja e Njeriut (Rudoka) (2,658m) is on the Macedonian/Kosovan border.
^Saba in the Caribbean is a part of the Netherlands and has an 887-metre-high (2,910 ft) volcano.
^Saba in the Caribbean is a part of the Netherlands and has an 887-metre-high (2,910 ft) volcano.
^ abSerra da Estrela is the highest point of Portugal on mainland Europe, but the highest peak of the country is Mount Pico in the Azores islands, which are usually considered part of Europe.
^Mount Elbrus is highest point both of Russia and of Europe.
^ abMulhacén is the highest point of Spain on mainland Europe, while the highest peak of the country is Teide, in the Canary islands, usually considered part of Africa.
^The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (known in English mass media as Transnistria) declared its independence in 1990. It is not recognized by the Republic of Moldova, but by three UN non-members.
^ abMahya Dağı in Strandzha mountain is the highest peak in the European part of Turkey, while the highest peak of the country is Mount Ararat, located in the Asian part of Turkey.
^The highest point on United Kingdom domestic territory is Ben Nevis, 1,344 m. The highest point on UK overseas territory is Mount Paget, 2,934 m, on South Georgia (claimed by Argentina). Antarctic territorial claims, whose precise validity is unclear, are not listed here.