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

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic region
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

Table of elevation extremes by geographic zone

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic zone
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

Table of elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere
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

See also

Notes

References

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