List_of_countries_by_highest_point

List of elevation extremes by country

List of elevation extremes by country

Table of elevations by country

The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory.

Map of countries coloured according to their highest point

Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface.

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National elevation ranges

Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at 1,400 metres (4,593 ft). Other countries with high low points include Rwanda 950 metres (3,117 ft) and Andorra 840 metres (2,756 ft). Countries with very low high points include Maldives 5 metres (16 ft), Tuvalu, 5 metres (16 ft) and the Marshall Islands 10 metres (33 ft). These island countries also have the smallest range between their lowest (sea level) and highest points, and are very sensitive to changes in sea level.

The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at 9,002 metres (29,534 ft). The elevation ranges are also great in Nepal 8,789 metres (28,835 ft), Pakistan 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), and India 8,588 metres (28,176 ft).

Monaco's elevation range is among the greatest relative to surface area. Within its 2.02 km2 territory, there is a difference of 140 m between its highest and lowest points, giving a ratio of 69 m for every km2. In Australia's 7,686,850 square kilometres (2,967,910 sq mi) area, there is only a 2,244 metres (7,362 ft) difference between the highest and lowest points, which gives a ratio of 292 micrometres (0.0115 in) per km2.

See also

Notes

  1. The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point outside of Asia.
  2. The summit of Aconcagua is the second-most prominent point on Earth.
  3. Laguna del Carbón is the lowest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  4. The summit of Mawson Peak (2,745 m) on Heard Island is the highest point on a dependent territory of Australia, while Mount McClintock has the highest summit (3,490 m) of any mountain on any territory of Australia.
  5. The summit of Mount Logan is the sixth-most prominent point on Earth.
  6. Ojos del Salado is the highest volcano on Earth.
  7. The summit of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is the twelfth-most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  8. China has the broadest range of surface elevations of any country with a span of 9,004 m (29,541 ft).
  9. The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.[5]
  10. Borders Nepal
  11. Aydingkol is the third-lowest depression on Earth.
  12. It has yet to be determined whether Pico Cristóbal Colón or Pico Simón Bolívar is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range. The higher summit of these two is the fifth most prominent point on Earth.
  13. Lake Asal is the second-lowest depression on Earth.
  14. The summit of Pico Duarte on Hispaniola is the highest point in the Caribbean.
  15. The shore of Lago Enriquillo on Hispaniola is the lowest point on any ocean island.
  16. The summit of Chimborazo is the farthest point from the center of the Earth.
  17. The summit of Mont Blanc is the highest point in Western Europe.
  18. The summit of Mont Orohena on Tahiti is the seventh-most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  19. The summit of Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland is the highest point in the Arctic, and is the ninth most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  20. The summit of Mount Lamlam on Guam is 11,377 meters (37,326 ft) above the Challenger Deep.
  21. The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point in Central America.
  22. Altitude listed by,[10] but apparently calculated by geoprocessing from a topographic dataset; no documented surveys are known. Mount Roraima is not a well-defined sharp peak, but rather a tepui, a roughly flat tabletop plateau shared with Venezuela and Brazil. The highest point of the plateau is inside Venezuelan territory at 2,810 metres (9,220 ft). The Guyanese part of Mount Roraima is in a disputed region claimed by Venezuela. Therefore, Venezuela does not recognize Mount Roraima as the highest point of Guyana.
  23. Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain peak on Earth.
  24. India claims all of Kashmir and Jammu. If recognized, this would make the summit of K2 the highest point in India.
  25. The summit of Puncak Jaya is the highest point on any ocean island, and the fifth-most topographically isolated and the ninth-most topographically prominent point on Earth.
  26. Only the southern slopes of Mount Hermon extend into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A peak in this area rising to 2236 m or 7336 ft is the highest point under Israeli control.
  27. The shore of the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the surface of the Earth. The water table drops about 1 m per year, level -428 m refers to year 2014.
  28. The summit of Thabana Ntlenyana is the eleventh most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  29. Maldives has an average surface elevation of just 800 mm (31 in).
  30. The summit of Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) is the seventh-most prominent point on Earth.
  31. Both Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claim all of Western Sahara.
  32. Borders China.
  33. The summit of the Vaalserberg at 322.7 m (1059 ft) is the highest point in the European Netherlands.
  34. The summit of Aoraki / Mount Cook on the South Island is the tenth-most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  35. K2, the second-highest mountain peak on Earth, is in a disputed region. The area around K2 is claimed by Pakistan, India and China, and is currently occupied by Pakistan and China.
  36. The summit of Huascarán is the highest point in the Tropics.
  37. The summit of Torre is the highest point in continental Portugal.
  38. The summit of Mount Elbrus is the highest point in Europe, and the tenth-most prominent point on Earth.
  39. The shore of the Caspian Sea is the lowest point in Europe.
  40. Mount Paget on South Georgia is the highest mountain peak in the South Atlantic Ocean.
  41. Teide is the highest mountain peak in the Atlantic Ocean.
  42. The summit of Mulhacén is the highest point in continental Spain.
  43. The Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
  44. The sovereignty of the Republic of China, which controls Taiwan, Kinmen and Matsu, is disputed.
  45. The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa, and the fourth-most prominent point on Earth.
  46. Sarygamysh Koli (Turkmen: Sarygamyş köli, Uzbek: Sariqamish ko‘li) is a salt lake on the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan which dries into salt ponds and can eventually leave a salt flat with an elevation as low as −110 m (−361 ft) in Turkmenistan. At present, the water level of the main lake in Turkmenistan is about −60 m (−197 ft), with a higher lake in Uzbekistan at −12 m (−39 ft).
  47. The summits of Mount Paget and Mount Hope (Palmer Land) are higher than Ben Nevis at 9,629 and 10,627 ft, respectively. Mount Hope is not internationally recognised to be part of the United Kingdom, and Mount Paget is not on the British Isles.
  48. The summit of Denali is the highest point in North America, and the third most prominent point on Earth.
  49. Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi is the highest mountain peak in the North Pacific Ocean. Its summit is the eighth most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  50. The Highest point in the contiguous United States is Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada.
  51. The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in North America.

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