List of elevation extremes by region

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.

Table of elevation extremes by geographic region

Table of elevation extremes by geographic zone

Table of elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

Gallery

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  The summit of Mount Everest in China and Nepal is the highest point on Earth.
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  The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point of Argentina and the Southern and Western hemispheres.
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  The summit of Huáscarán is the highest point of Peru and the Tropics.
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  The summit of Denali is the highest point of the United States and North America.
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  The summit of Kilimanjaro is the highest point of Tanzania and Africa.
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  The summit of Cayambe in Ecuador is the highest point of the Northern Tropics.
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  The summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia is the highest point of Europe.
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  The summit of Mount Vinson is the highest point of Antarctica and the Antarctic.
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  The summit of Puncak Jaya on New Guinea is the highest point of Indonesia and all ocean islands.
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  The summit of Volcan Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala and Central America.
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  The summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi is the highest point in the North Pacific Ocean.
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  The summit of Mount Kinabalu on Borneo is the highest point in the Malay Archipelago.
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  The summit of Mount Fuji on Honshū is the highest point in the Japanese Archipelago.
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  The summit of Aoraki / Mount Cook on South Island is the highest point in New Zealand and Australasia.
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  The summit of Gunnbjorn Fjeld is the highest point of Greenland and the Arctic.
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  The summit of Pico Duarte in the Dominican Republic on Hispaniola is the highest point in the Caribbean.
• The summit of Mount Apo on Mindanao is the highest point in the Philippine Archipelago.
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  The summit of Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of Australia.
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  The summit of Ben Nevis on Great Britain is the highest point of the United Kingdom and the British Isles.
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  Lago Enriquillo on Hispaniola is the lowest point of the Dominican Republic and all ocean islands.
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  The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point of the United States and North America.
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  Lake Asal is the lowest point of Djibouti, Africa, and the Tropics.
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  The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth.

See also

• List of elevation extremes by country
• Geodesy
  • Geoid
  • Nadir
  • Summit
  • Topographic elevation
  • Topographic isolation
  • Topographic prominence
• Category:Highest points
• Category:Lowest points

Notes

References

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

External links

• United Kingdom
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
    • Country profiles
• United States of America
  • The Library of Congress
    • Country Studies
  • U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
    • The World Factbook
  • U.S. Department of State
    • Background Notes