List_of_elevation_extremes_by_region

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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[Everest-1] [1]
The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.

[Dead_Sea-2] [2]
The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth.

[Asal-3] [3]
Lake Asal is the second-lowest depression on Earth.

[Vinson-4] [4]
The summit of Mount Vinson is the sixth-most topographically isolated and the eighth-most topographically prominent point on Earth.

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Geographic region	Highest point	Maximum elevation	Lowest point	Minimum elevation	Elevation 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, Japan	3776 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 level	4095 m 13,435 ft
⦁ Philippine Archipelago	Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines	2954 m 9,692 ft	Philippine Sea and South China Sea	sea level	2954 m 9,692 ft
⦁ Sri Lanka	Pidurutalagala, Sri Lanka	2524 m 8,281 ft	Indian Ocean	sea level	2524 m 8,281 ft
⦁ Europe	Mount Elbrus, Russia	5642 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, UK	1343 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 level	2876 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 States	6190.5 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 States	6190.5 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 level	3700 m 12,139 ft
⦁ Central America	Volcán Tajumulco, Guatemala	4220 m 13,845 ft	North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean	sea level	4220 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 Zealand	3724 m 12,218 ft	Lake Eyre, Australia	−15 m −49 ft	3739 m 12,267 ft
⦁ Australia	Mount Kosciuszko, Australia	2228 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 Ocean	sea level	4884 m 16,024 ft
⦁ Micronesia	Mount Agrihan, Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands	965 m 3,166 ft	Pacific Ocean	sea level	965 m 3,166 ft
⦁ Polynesia	Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States	4207 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 level	4892 m 16,050 ft
Earth	Mount Everest^[1]	8848 m 29,029 ft	Dead Sea^[2]	−428 m −1,404 ft	9,276 m 30,433 ft

Geographic zone	Highest point	Maximum elevation	Lowest point	Minimum elevation	Elevation span
Arctic	Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland	3700 m 12,139 ft	Arctic Ocean	sea level	3700 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 level	4892 m 16,050 ft

Geographic hemisphere	Highest point	Maximum elevation	Lowest point	Minimum elevation	Elevation 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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