List of elevation extremes by region

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

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

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Table of elevation extremes by geographic region

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|+Land surface elevation extremes by geographic region

!width="174px"|Geographic region

!width="300px"|Highest point

!width="68px"|Maximum elevation

!width="300px"|Lowest point

!width="68px"|Minimum elevation

!width="68px"|Elevation span

|Mount Everest,The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth. China and Nepal

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|Dead Sea,The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth. Israel, Jordan, and Palestine

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428}}

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⦁ Asia

|Mount Everest, China and Nepal

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|Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine

{{epi/moft

428}}

{{epi/moft|9276}}

⦁ Japanese Archipelago

|Mount Fuji, Honshū, Japan

{{epi/moft|3776}}

|Hachiro-gata, Honshū, Japan

{{epi/moft

4}}

{{epi/moft|3780}}

⦁ Malay Archipelago

|Gunung Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia

{{epi/moft|4095}}

|South China Sea and Indian Ocean

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{{epi/moft|4095}}

⦁ Philippine Archipelago

|Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines

{{epi/moft|2954}}

|Philippine Sea and South China Sea

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{{epi/moft|2954}}

⦁ Sri Lanka

|Pidurutalagala, Sri Lanka

{{epi/moft|2524}}

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{{epi/moft|2524}}

⦁ Europe

|Mount Elbrus, Russia

{{epi/moft|5642}}

|Caspian Sea, Russia, et al.

{{epi/moft

28}}

{{epi/moft|5670}}

⦁ British Isles

|Ben Nevis, Great Britain, Scotland, UK

{{epi/moft|1343}}

|The Fens, Great Britain, England, UK

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4}}

{{epi/moft|1347}}

⦁ Africa

|Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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|Lake Assal,Lake Assal is the second-lowest depression on Earth. Djibouti

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155}}

{{epi/moft|6047}}

⦁ Madagascar

|Maromokotro, Madagascar

{{epi/moft|2876}}

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{{epi/moft|2876}}

|Aconcagua, Argentina

{{epi/moft|6960}}

|Laguna del Carbón, Argentina

{{epi/moft

105}}

{{epi/moft|7065}}

⦁ North America

|Denali, Alaska, United States

{{epi/moft|6190.5|e=1|date=September 28, 2015}}

|Badwater Basin, California, United States

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85.0|e=1|date=September 28, 2015}}

{{epi/moft|6275.5|e=1|date=Septerber 28, 2015}}

⦁ Northern America

|Denali, Alaska, United States

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|Badwater Basin, California, United States

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85.0|e=1|date=September 28, 2015}}

{{epi/moft|6275.5|e=1|date=Septerber 28, 2015}}

⦁ Greenland

|Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland

{{epi/moft|3700}}

|Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean

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{{epi/moft|3700}}

⦁ Mesoamerica

|Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba){{efn|name=Orizaba|The summit of Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) is the seventh-most prominent point on Earth.}}

{{epi/moft|5636}}

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10}}

{{epi/moft|5646}}

⦁ Central America

|Volcán Tajumulco, Guatemala

{{epi/moft|4220}}

|North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean

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{{epi/moft|4220}}

⦁ Caribbean

|Pico Duarte, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic

{{epi/moft|3098}}

|Lago Enriquillo, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic

{{epi/moft

45}}

{{epi/moft|3143}}

⦁ South America

|Aconcagua, Argentina

{{epi/moft|6960}}

|Laguna del Carbón, Argentina

{{epi/moft

105}}

{{epi/moft|7065}}

|Puncak Jaya, Indonesia

{{epi/moft|4884}}

|Lake Eyre, Australia

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15}}

{{epi/moft|4899}}

⦁ Australasia

|Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand

{{epi/moft|3724}}

|Lake Eyre, Australia

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15}}

{{epi/moft|3739}}

⦁ Australia

|Mount Kosciuszko, Australia

{{epi/moft|2228}}

|Lake Eyre, Australia

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15}}

{{epi/moft|2243}}

⦁ Melanesia

|Puncak Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia

{{epi/moft|4884}}

|Pacific Ocean

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{{epi/moft|4884}}

⦁ Micronesia

|Mount Agrihan, Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands

{{epi/moft|965}}

|Pacific Ocean

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{{epi/moft|965}}

⦁ Polynesia

|Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States

{{epi/moft|4207}}

|Taieri Plains, South Island, New Zealand

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2}}

{{epi/moft|4209}}

|Mount Vinson,The summit of Mount Vinson is the sixth-most topographically isolated and the eighth-most topographically prominent point on Earth. Antarctica

{{epi/moft|4892}}

|Southern Ocean

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{{epi/moft|4892}}

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|24px Earth

|Mount Everest

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428|s=}}

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Table of elevation extremes by geographic zone

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|+Land surface elevation extremes by geographic zone

!width="132px"|Geographic zone

!width="248px"|Highest point

!width="68px"|Maximum elevation

!width="248px"|Lowest point

!width="68px"|Minimum elevation

!width="68px"|Elevation span

|Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland

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North Temperate Zone

|Mount Everest, China and Nepal

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|Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine

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428}}

{{epi/moft|9276}}

North Tropical Zone

|Cayambe, Ecuador

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|Lake Assal,Lake Asal is the second-lowest depression on Earth. Djibouti

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155}}

{{epi/moft|5945}}

South Tropical Zone

|Huáscarán, Peru

{{epi/moft|6768}}

|Bayóvar Depression, Peru

{{epi/moft

34}}

{{epi/moft|6802}}

South Temperate Zone

|Aconcagua, Argentina

{{epi/moft|6960}}

|Laguna del Carbón, Argentina

{{epi/moft

105}}

{{epi/moft|7065}}

|Mount Vinson, Antarctica

{{epi/moft|4892}}

|Southern Ocean

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{{epi/moft|4892}}

Table of elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

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|+Land surface elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

!width="132px"|Geographic hemisphere

!width="248px"|Highest point

!width="68px"|Maximum elevation

!width="248px"|Lowest point

!width="68px"|Minimum elevation

!width="68px"|Elevation span

Northern Hemisphere

|Mount Everest, China and Nepal

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|Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine

{{epi/moft

428}}

{{epi/moft|9276}}

Southern Hemisphere

|Aconcagua, Argentina

{{epi/moft|6960}}

|Laguna del Carbón, Argentina

{{epi/moft

105}}

{{epi/moft|7065}}

Eastern Hemisphere

|Mount Everest, China and Nepal

{{epi/moft|8848}}

|Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine

{{epi/moft

428}}

{{epi/moft|9276}}

Western Hemisphere

|Aconcagua, Argentina

{{epi/moft|6960}}

|Laguna del Carbón, Argentina

{{epi/moft

105}}

{{epi/moft|7065}}

Gallery

Everest, Himalayas.jpg|The summit of Mount Everest in China and Nepal is the highest point on Earth.

Monte Aconcagua.jpg|The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point of Argentina and the Southern and Western hemispheres.

Nevado Huascaran.jpg|The summit of Huáscarán is the highest point of Peru and the Tropics.

Denali Mt McKinley.jpg|The summit of Denali is the highest point of the United States and North America.

Mt. Kilimanjaro 12.2006.jpg|The summit of Kilimanjaro is the highest point of Tanzania and Africa.

Volcan Cayambe.JPG|The summit of Cayambe in Ecuador is the highest point of the Northern Tropics.

Elbrus view on the mountains.jpg|The summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia is the highest point of Europe.

Mount Vinson from NW at Vinson Plateau by Christian Stangl (flickr).jpg|The summit of Mount Vinson is the highest point of Antarctica and the Antarctic.

Puncakjaya.jpg|The summit of Puncak Jaya on New Guinea is the highest point of Indonesia and all ocean islands.

Volcan Tajumulco 2008 02.jpg|The summit of Volcan Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala and Central America.

Mauna Kea from Hakalau (7123148729).jpg|The summit of Mauna Kea on Hawai{{okina}}i is the highest point in the North Pacific Ocean.

Mount kinabalu.jpg|The summit of Mount Kinabalu on Borneo is the highest point in the Malay Archipelago.

Mount Fuji from Hotel Mt Fuji 1995-2-7.jpg|The summit of Mount Fuji on Honshū is the highest point in the Japanese Archipelago.

Hooker Valley towards Aoraki Mount Cook at sunset.jpg|The summit of Aoraki / Mount Cook on South Island is the highest point in New Zealand and Australasia.

GunnbjornFromAboveABC.jpg|The summit of Gunnbjorn Fjeld is the highest point of Greenland and the Arctic.

Hispaniolanpineforest.jpg|The summit of Pico Duarte in the Dominican Republic on Hispaniola is the highest point in the Caribbean.

MountApo1.jpg|The summit of Mount Apo on Mindanao is the highest point in the Philippine Archipelago.

Mount Kosciuszko01Oct06.JPG|The summit of Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of Australia.

BenNevis2005.jpg|The summit of Ben Nevis on Great Britain is the highest point of the United Kingdom and the British Isles.

Lago Enriquillo1.jpg|Lago Enriquillo on Hispaniola is the lowest point of the Dominican Republic and all ocean islands.

Badwater Basin from Dante's View Overlook.JPG|The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point of the United States and North America.

Lake Assal 1-Djibouti.jpg|Lake Asal is the lowest point of Djibouti, Africa, and the Tropics.

Dead Sea-18.jpg|The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth.

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20090907093139/http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm United Kingdom]
[http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/ Foreign and Commonwealth Office]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090919044844/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles Country profiles]
[http://www.usa.gov/ United States of America]
[https://www.loc.gov/ The Library of Congress]
[http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/list.html Country Studies]
[https://www.cia.gov/ U.S. Central Intelligence Agency]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070601020457/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ The World Factbook]
[https://www.state.gov/ U.S. Department of State]
[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ Background Notes]

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