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
        ⦁  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, [3] 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

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    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. 1 2 Lake Asal 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.
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