List of elevation extremes by region

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The following three sortable tables list land surface elevation extremes by region.

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Elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, an equipotential gravitational surface model of the Earth's sea level.

Table of elevation extremes by geographic region

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic region

Geographic regionHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation span
  Eurasia Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal 8848 m
29,029 ft
Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine −428 m
−1,404 ft
9,276 m
30,433 ft
     Asia Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal 8848 m
29,029 ft
Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine −428 m
−1,404 ft
9,276 m
30,433 ft
          Japanese Archipelago Mount Fuji, Honshū, Japan3776 m
12,388 ft
Hachiro-gata, Honshū, Japan−4 m
−13 ft
3780 m
12,402 ft
          Malay Archipelago Gunung Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia 4095 m
13,435 ft
South China Sea and Indian Ocean sea level4095 m
13,435 ft
          Philippine Archipelago Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines 2954 m
9,692 ft
Philippine Sea and South China Sea sea level2954 m
9,692 ft
          Sri Lanka Pidurutalagala, Sri Lanka 2524 m
8,281 ft
Indian Ocean sea level2524 m
8,281 ft
     Europe Mount Elbrus, Russia5642 m
18,510 ft
Caspian Sea, Russia, et al.−28 m
−92 ft
5670 m
18,602 ft
          British Isles Ben Nevis, Great Britain, Scotland, UK1343 m
4,406 ft
The Fens, Great Britain, England, UK−4 m
−13 ft
1347 m
4,419 ft
 Africa Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 5892 m
19,331 ft
Lake Assal, [3] Djibouti −155 m
−509 ft
6047 m
19,839 ft
      Madagascar Maromokotro, Madagascar 2876 m
9,436 ft
Indian Ocean sea level2876 m
9,436 ft
  Americas Aconcagua, Argentina 6960 m
22,835 ft
Laguna del Carbón, Argentina −105 m
−344 ft
7065 m
23,179 ft
     North America Denali, Alaska, United States6190.5 m
20,310 ft
Badwater Basin, California, United States−85.0 m
−279 ft
6275.5 m
20,589 ft
          Northern America Denali, Alaska, United States6190.5 m
20,310 ft
Badwater Basin, California, United States−85.0 m
−279 ft
6275.5 m
20,589 ft
              Greenland Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland 3700 m
12,139 ft
Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean sea level3700 m
12,139 ft
          Mesoamerica Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) [a] 5636 m
18,491 ft
Laguna Salada −10 m
−33 ft
5646 m
18,524 ft
              Central America Volcán Tajumulco, Guatemala 4220 m
13,845 ft
North Pacific Ocean and Caribbeansea level4220 m
13,845 ft
         Caribbean Pico Duarte, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic 3098 m
10,164 ft
Lago Enriquillo, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic −45 m
−148 ft
3143 m
10,312 ft
     South America Aconcagua, Argentina 6960 m
22,835 ft
Laguna del Carbón, Argentina −105 m
−344 ft
7065 m
23,179 ft
  Oceania Puncak Jaya, Indonesia 4884 m
16,024 ft
Lake Eyre, Australia−15 m
−49 ft
4899 m
16,073 ft
      Australasia Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand3724 m
12,218 ft
Lake Eyre, Australia−15 m
−49 ft
3739 m
12,267 ft
          Australia Mount Kosciuszko, Australia2228 m
7,310 ft
Lake Eyre, Australia−15 m
−49 ft
2243 m
7,359 ft
      Melanesia Puncak Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia 4884 m
16,024 ft
Pacific Oceansea level4884 m
16,024 ft
      Micronesia Mount Agrihan, Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands 965 m
3,166 ft
Pacific Oceansea level965 m
3,166 ft
      Polynesia Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States4207 m
13,802 ft
Taieri Plains, South Island, New Zealand−2 m
−7 ft
4209 m
13,809 ft
  Antarctica Mount Vinson, [4] Antarctica 4892 m
16,050 ft
Southern Ocean sea level4892 m
16,050 ft
Rotating earth (Very small).gif Earth Mount Everest [1] 8848 m
29,029 ft
Dead Sea [2] −428 m
−1,404 ft
9,276 m
30,433 ft

Table of elevation extremes by geographic zone

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic zone

Geographic zoneHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation span
Arctic Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland 3700 m
12,139 ft
Arctic Ocean sea level3700 m
12,139 ft
North Temperate Zone Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal 8848 m
29,029 ft
Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine −428 m
−1,404 ft
9,276 m
30,433 ft
North Tropical Zone Cayambe, Ecuador 5790 m
18,996 ft
Lake Assal, [5] Djibouti −155 m
−509 ft
5945 m
19,505 ft
South Tropical Zone Huáscarán, Peru 6768 m
22,205 ft
Bayóvar Depression, Peru −34 m
−112 ft
6802 m
22,316 ft
South Temperate Zone Aconcagua, Argentina 6960 m
22,835 ft
Laguna del Carbón, Argentina −105 m
−344 ft
7065 m
23,179 ft
Antarctic Mount Vinson, [4] Antarctica 4892 m
16,050 ft
Southern Ocean sea level4892 m
16,050 ft

Table of elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

Geographic hemisphereHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation span
Northern Hemisphere Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal 8848 m
29,029 ft
Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine −428 m
−1,404 ft
9,276 m
30,433 ft
Southern Hemisphere Aconcagua, Argentina 6960 m
22,835 ft
Laguna del Carbón, Argentina −105 m
−344 ft
7065 m
23,179 ft
Eastern Hemisphere Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal 8848 m
29,029 ft
Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine −428 m
−1,404 ft
9,276 m
30,433 ft
Western Hemisphere Aconcagua, Argentina 6960 m
22,835 ft
Laguna del Carbón, Argentina −105 m
−344 ft
7065 m
23,179 ft

See also

Notes

  1. The summit of Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) is the seventh-most prominent point on Earth.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth.
  3. Lake Assal is the second-lowest depression on Earth.
  4. 1 2 The summit of Mount Vinson is the sixth-most topographically isolated and the eighth-most topographically prominent point on Earth.
  5. Lake Asal is the second-lowest depression on Earth.