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List of elevation extremes by country

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Map of countries coloured according to their highest point

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

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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Land surface elevation extremes by country
Country or region Continent Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span
 Afghanistan Asia Noshaq 7492 m
24,580 ft 		Amu Darya 258 m
846 ft 		7234 m
23,734 ft
 Albania Europe Korab 2764 m
9,068 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2764 m
9,068 ft
 Algeria Africa Mount Tahat 3003 m
9,852 ft 		Chott Melrhir −40 m
−131 ft 		3043 m
9,984 ft
 American Samoa Lata Mountain on Ta‘ū 966 m
3,169 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 966 m
3,169 ft
 Andorra Europe Coma Pedrosa 2942 m
9,652 ft 		Gran Valira 840 m
2,756 ft 		2102 m
6,896 ft
 Angola Africa Mount Moco 2620 m
8,596 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 2620 m
8,596 ft
 Anguilla Crocus Hill 73 m
240 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 73 m
240 ft
 Antarctica Vinson Massif 4892 m
16,050 ft 		Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills[1][citation needed] −50 m
−164 ft 		4942 m
16,214 ft
 Antigua and Barbuda America Boggy Peak on Antigua 402 m
1,319 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 402 m
1,319 ft
 Argentina America Aconcagua[a][b] 6960 m
22,835 ft 		Laguna del Carbón[c] −105 m
−344 ft 		7065 m
23,179 ft
 Armenia Asia Mount Aragats[2] 4090 m
13,419 ft 		Aras River[2][3] 375 m
1,230 ft 		3715 m
12,188 ft
 Aruba America Mount Jamanota 188 m
617 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 188 m
617 ft
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands Unnamed location 3 m
10 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 3 m
10 ft
 Australia Oceania Mount Kosciuszko[d] 2228 m
7,310 ft 		Lake Eyre −15 m
−49 ft 		2243 m
7,359 ft
 Austria Europe Grossglockner 3798 m
12,461 ft 		Lake Neusiedl 115 m
377 ft 		3683 m
12,083 ft
 Azerbaijan Asia Mount Bazardüzü 4485 m
14,715 ft 		Caspian Sea −28 m
−92 ft 		4513 m
14,806 ft
 Bahamas America Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m
207 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 63 m
207 ft
 Bahrain Asia Mountain of Smoke (Jabal ad Dukhan) 122 m
400 ft 		Persian Gulf sea level 122 m
400 ft
 Bangladesh Asia Saka Haphong 1063 m
3,488 ft 		Bay of Bengal sea level 1063 m
3,488 ft
 Barbados America Mount Hillaby 336 m
1,102 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 336 m
1,102 ft
 Belarus Europe Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
1,135 ft 		Neman 90 m
295 ft 		256 m
840 ft
 Belgium Europe Signal de Botrange 694 m
2,277 ft 		De Moeren −4 m
−13 ft 		698 m
2,290 ft
 Belize America Doyle's Delight 1124 m
3,688 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1124 m
3,688 ft
 Benin Africa Mont Sokbaro 658 m
2,159 ft 		Bight of Benin sea level 658 m
2,159 ft
 Bermuda America Town Hill 76 m
249 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 76 m
249 ft
 Bhutan Asia Gangkhar Puensum 7570 m
24,836 ft 		Drangme Chhu 97 m
318 ft 		7473 m
24,518 ft
Bir Tawil Gabal Hagar El Zarqa 662 m
2,172 ft 		[data missing]
 Bolivia America Sajama 6542 m
21,463 ft 		Paraguay River 90 m
295 ft 		6452 m
21,168 ft
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Maglić 2386 m
7,828 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2386 m
7,828 ft
 Botswana Africa Otse Hill or Monalanong Hill 1491 m
4,892 ft 		Confluence of Limpopo River and Shashe River 513 m
1,683 ft 		978 m
3,209 ft
 Bouvet Island Olavtoppen 935 m
3,068 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 935 m
3,068 ft
 Brazil America Pico da Neblina 2995 m
9,826 ft[4] 		Atlantic Ocean sea level 2995 m
9,826 ft
 British Indian Ocean Territory Unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
49 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 15 m
49 ft
 Brunei Asia Bukit Pagon 1850 m
6,070 ft 		South China Sea sea level 1850 m
6,070 ft
 Bulgaria Europe Musala 2925 m
9,596 ft 		Black Sea sea level 2925 m
9,596 ft
 Burkina Faso Africa Mount Tenakourou 749 m
2,457 ft 		Black Volta 200 m
656 ft 		549 m
1,801 ft
 Burundi Africa Mount Heha 2684 m
8,806 ft 		Lake Tanganyika 772 m
2,533 ft 		1912 m
6,273 ft
 Cambodia Asia Phnom Aural 1810 m
5,938 ft 		Gulf of Thailand sea level 1810 m
5,938 ft
 Cameroon Africa Mount Cameroon 4040 m
13,255 ft 		Bight of Bonny sea level 4040 m
13,255 ft
 Canada America Mount Logan[e] 5959 m
19,551 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean 		sea level 5959 m
19,551 ft
 Cape Verde Africa Pico do Fogo 2829 m
9,281 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2829 m
9,281 ft
 Cayman Islands America The Bluff on Cayman Brac 46 m
151 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 46 m
151 ft
 Central African Republic Africa Mont Ngaoui 1420 m
4,659 ft 		Ubangi River 335 m
1,099 ft 		1085 m
3,560 ft
 Chad Africa Emi Koussi 3445 m
11,302 ft 		Djourab Depression 160 m
525 ft 		3285 m
10,778 ft
 Chile America Ojos del Salado[f][g] 6893 m
22,615 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 6893 m
22,615 ft
China China[h] Asia Mount Everest[i][j] 8849 m
29,032 ft 		Ayding Lake[k] −154 m
−505 ft 		9,003 m
29,537 ft
 Christmas Island Murray Hill 361 m
1,184 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 361 m
1,184 ft
Clipperton Island Clipperton Island Rocher Clipperton 29 m
95 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 29 m
95 ft
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands South Island 9 m
30 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5 m
16 ft
 Colombia America Pico Cristóbal Colón[l]
Pico Simón Bolívar 		5730 m
18,799 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 5730 m
18,799 ft
 Comoros Africa Mount Karthala on Grande Comore 2360 m
7,743 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2360 m
7,743 ft
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa Mount Stanley (Margherita Peak) 5109 m
16,762 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 5109 m
16,762 ft
 Republic of the Congo Africa Mont Nabemba 1020 m
3,346 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 1020 m
3,346 ft
 Cook Islands Te Manga on Rarotonga 652 m
2,139 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 652 m
2,139 ft
Coral Sea Islands Coral Sea Islands Unnamed location on Cato Island 29 m
95 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 29 m
95 ft
 Costa Rica America Cerro Chirripó 3820 m
12,533 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 3820 m
12,533 ft
 Ivory Coast Africa Mont Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard) 1752 m
5,748 ft 		Gulf of Guinea sea level 1752 m
5,748 ft
 Croatia Europe Dinara 1831 m
6,007 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 1831 m
6,007 ft
 Cuba America Pico Turquino 1974 m
6,476 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1974 m
6,476 ft
 Curaçao America Christoffelberg 375 m
1,230 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 375 m
1,230 ft
 Cyprus Europe Mount Olympus 1952 m
6,404 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 1952 m
6,404 ft
 Czech Republic Europe Sněžka 1603 m
5,259 ft 		Elbe 115 m
377 ft 		1487 m
4,879 ft
 Denmark Europe Møllehøj 171 m
561 ft 		Lammefjord −7 m
−23 ft 		178 m
584 ft
 Djibouti Africa Mousa Ali 2028 m
6,654 ft 		Lake Assal[m] −155 m
−509 ft 		2183 m
7,162 ft
 Dominica America Morne Diablotins 1447 m
4,747 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1447 m
4,747 ft
 Dominican Republic America Pico Duarte[n] 3098 m
10,164 ft 		Lake Enriquillo[6][o] on Hispaniola −45 m
−148 ft 		3143 m
10,312 ft
 Ecuador America Chimborazo[p] 6267 m
20,561 ft 		Pacific Ocean sea level 6267 m
20,561 ft
 Egypt Africa Mount Catherine 2629 m
8,625 ft 		Qattara Depression −133 m
−436 ft 		2762 m
9,062 ft
 El Salvador America Cerro El Pital 2730 m
8,957 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 2730 m
8,957 ft
 Equatorial Guinea Africa Pico Basile on Bioko 3008 m
9,869 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 3008 m
9,869 ft
 Eritrea Africa Emba Soira 3018 m
9,902 ft 		Lake Kulul −75 m
−246 ft 		3093 m
10,148 ft
 Estonia Europe Suur Munamägi 318 m
1,043 ft 		Baltic Sea sea level 318 m
1,043 ft
 Eswatini Africa Emlembe 1862 m
6,109 ft 		Maputo River 21 m
69 ft 		1841 m
6,040 ft
 Ethiopia Africa Ras Dejen 4550 m
14,928 ft 		Danakil Depression −125 m
−410 ft 		4675 m
15,338 ft
 Falkland Islands Mount Usborne on East Falkland 705 m
2,313 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 705 m
2,313 ft
 Faroe Islands Europe Slættaratindur on Eysturoy 880 m
2,887 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 880 m
2,887 ft
 Fiji Oceania Tomanivi on Viti Levu 1324 m
4,344 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1324 m
4,344 ft
 Finland Europe Halti 1324 m
4,344 ft 		Baltic Sea sea level 1324 m
4,344 ft
 France Europe Mont Blanc[q] 4810 m
15,781 ft 		Étang de Lavalduc −10 m
−33 ft 		4820 m
15,814 ft
 French Guiana America Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
2,792 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 851 m
2,792 ft
 French Polynesia Oceania Mont Orohena[r] 2241 m
7,352 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 2241 m
7,352 ft
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Mont Ross on Kerguelen Islands 1850 m
6,070 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 1850 m
6,070 ft
 Gabon Africa Mont Bengoué 1070 m
3,510 ft 		Atlantic Ocean sea level 1070 m
3,510 ft
 Gambia Africa Sare Firasu Hill[7] 51 m
167 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 51 m
167 ft
 Georgia Asia Shkhara 5201 m
17,064 ft 		Black Sea sea level 5201 m
17,064 ft
 Germany Europe Zugspitze 2962 m
9,718 ft 		Neuendorf-Sachsenbande −4 m
−12 ft 		2966 m
9,729 ft
 Ghana Africa Leklata[8] 900 m
2,953 ft 		Gulf of Guinea sea level 900 m
2,953 ft
 Gibraltar Europe Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
1,398 ft 		Strait of Gibraltar sea level 426 m
1,398 ft
 Greece Europe Mount Olympus 2917 m
9,570 ft 		Epitalio −6 m
−20 ft [9] [10] 		2917 m
9,570 ft
 Greenland America Gunnbjørn Fjeld[s] 3700 m
12,139 ft 		Arctic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean 		sea level 3700 m
12,139 ft
 Grenada America Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
2,756 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 840 m
2,756 ft
 Guadeloupe America La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island 1484 m
4,869 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1484 m
4,869 ft
 Guam Oceania Mount Lamlam[t] 406 m
1,332 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 406 m
1,332 ft
 Guatemala America Volcán Tajumulco[u] 4220 m
13,845 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 4220 m
13,845 ft
 Guernsey Europe Le Moulin 114 m
374 ft 		English Channel sea level 114 m
374 ft
 Guinea Africa Mont Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard) 1752 m
5,748 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1752 m
5,748 ft
 Guinea-Bissau Africa Monte Torin 266 m
873 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 266 m
873 ft
 Guyana America Mount Roraima 2772 m
9,094 ft[v] 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2772 m
9,094 ft
 Haiti America Pic la Selle 2680 m
8,793 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 2680 m
8,793 ft
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Big Ben (Mawson Peak)[d] 2745 m
9,006 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2745 m
9,006 ft
 Honduras America Cerro Las Minas 2870 m
9,416 ft 		Caribbean Sea
North Pacific Ocean 		sea level 2870 m
9,416 ft
 Hong Kong Asia Tai Mo Shan 958 m
3,143 ft 		South China Sea sea level 958 m
3,143 ft
 Hungary Europe Kékes 1014 m
3,327 ft 		Tisza 76 m
249 ft 		938 m
3,077 ft
 Iceland Europe Hvannadalshnúkur 2110 m
6,921 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2110 m
6,921 ft
 India Asia Kangchenjunga[w][x] 8586 m
28,169 ft 		Kuttanad[12] −2 m
−7 ft 		8588 m
28,177 ft
 Indonesia Asia/Oceania Puncak Jaya on New Guinea[y] 4884 m
16,024 ft 		Indian Ocean
South Pacific Ocean 		sea level 4884 m
16,024 ft
 Iran Asia Damavand 5610 m
18,406 ft 		Caspian Sea −28 m
−92 ft 		5638 m
18,497 ft
 Iraq Asia Cheekha Dar 3611 m
11,847 ft 		Persian Gulf sea level 3611 m
11,847 ft
 Ireland Europe Carrauntoohil 1038 m
3,406 ft 		North Slob −3 m
−10 ft 		1038 m
3,406 ft
 Isle of Man Europe Snaefell 621 m
2,037 ft 		Irish Sea sea level 621 m
2,037 ft
 Israel Asia Mount Meron (de jure; inside the Green Line)

Mitze Hashlagim (de facto; in the occupied Golan Heights)[z]

1208 m
3,963 ft 		Dead Sea[aa] −428 m
−1,404 ft 		1636 m
5,367 ft
 Italy Europe Mont Blanc[q] 4810 m
15,781 ft 		Jolanda di Savoia −3 m
−10 ft 		4813 m
15,791 ft
 Jamaica America Blue Mountain Peak 2256 m
7,402 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 2256 m
7,402 ft
 Japan Asia Mount Fuji on Honshu 3776 m
12,388 ft 		Hachiro-gata on Honshu −4 m
−13 ft 		3780 m
12,402 ft
 Jersey Europe Les Platons 136 m
446 ft 		English Channel sea level 136 m
446 ft
 Jordan Asia Jabal Umm ad Dami 1854 m
6,083 ft 		Dead Sea[aa] −428 m
−1,404 ft 		2276 m
7,467 ft
 Kazakhstan Asia Khan Tengri 7010 m
22,999 ft 		Karagiye Depression −132 m
−433 ft 		7142 m
23,432 ft
 Kenya Africa Mount Kenya 5199 m
17,057 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5199 m
17,057 ft
 Kiribati Oceania Unnamed location on Banaba 81 m
266 ft 		Pacific Ocean sea level 81 m
266 ft
 North Korea Asia Paektu-san 2744 m
9,003 ft 		Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea 		sea level 2744 m
9,003 ft
 South Korea Asia Halla-san on Jejudo 1947 m
6,388 ft 		Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea 		sea level 1947 m
6,388 ft
Kosovo Kosovo Europe Velika Rudoka[13] 2660 m
8,728 ft 		White Drin 297 m
974 ft 		2359 m
7,740 ft
 Kuwait Asia Unnamed location in westernmost Kuwait[14] 291 m
955 ft 		Persian Gulf sea level 291 m
955 ft
 Kyrgyzstan Asia Jengish Chokusu 7439 m
24,406 ft 		Kara Darya 435 m
1,427 ft 		7004 m
22,979 ft
 Laos Asia Phou Bia 2817 m
9,242 ft 		Mekong 70 m
230 ft 		2747 m
9,012 ft
 Latvia Europe Gaiziņkalns 312 m
1,024 ft 		Baltic Sea sea level 312 m
1,024 ft
 Lebanon Asia Qurnat as Sawda' 3088 m
10,131 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 3088 m
10,131 ft
 Lesotho Africa Thabana Ntlenyana[ab] 3482 m
11,424 ft 		Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River 1400 m
4,593 ft 		2082 m
6,831 ft
 Liberia Africa Mount Wuteve 1440 m
4,724 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1440 m
4,724 ft
 Libya Africa Bikku Bitti 2267 m
7,438 ft 		Sabkhat Ghuzayyil −47 m
−154 ft 		2314 m
7,592 ft
 Liechtenstein Europe Grauspitz 2599 m
8,527 ft 		Rhine 430 m
1,411 ft 		2169 m
7,116 ft
 Lithuania Europe Aukštojas Hill 294 m
964 ft 		Nemunas Delta −5 m
−16 ft 		295 m
968 ft
 Luxembourg Europe Kneiff 560 m
1,837 ft 		Moselle River 133 m
436 ft 		427 m
1,401 ft
 Macau Asia Coloane Alto on Gau Ou Saan 172 m
564 ft 		South China Sea sea level 172 m
564 ft
 North Macedonia Europe Golem Korab 2764 m
9,068 ft 		Vardar 50 m
164 ft 		2714 m
8,904 ft
 Madagascar Africa Maromokotro 2876 m
9,436 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2876 m
9,436 ft
 Malawi Africa Mount Mulanje 3002 m
9,849 ft 		Shire River 37 m
121 ft 		2965 m
9,728 ft
 Malaysia Asia Gunung Kinabalu on Borneo 4095 m
13,436 ft 		South China Sea
Indian Ocean 		sea level 4095 m
13,436 ft
 Maldives[ac] Asia Mount Villingili on Villingili 5 m
17 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5 m
17 ft
 Mali Africa Hombori Tondo 1155 m
3,789 ft 		Senegal River 23 m
75 ft 		1132 m
3,714 ft
 Malta Europe Ta'Dmejrek on Malta Island 253 m
830 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 253 m
830 ft
 Marshall Islands Oceania Unnamed location on Likiep 10 m
33 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 10 m
33 ft
 Martinique America Mount Pelée 1397 m
4,583 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1397 m
4,583 ft
 Mauritania Africa Kediet ej Jill 915 m
3,002 ft 		Sebkha de Ndrhamcha −5 m
−16 ft 		920 m
3,018 ft
 Mauritius Africa Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828 m
2,717 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 828 m
2,717 ft
 Mayotte Benara on Mahoré 660 m
2,165 ft 		Mozambique Channel sea level 660 m
2,165 ft
 Mexico America Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba)[ad] 5636 m
18,491 ft 		Laguna Salada −10 m
−33 ft 		5646 m
18,524 ft
 Federated States of Micronesia Oceania Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 m
2,566 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 782 m
2,566 ft
 Moldova Europe Bălănești Hill 430 m
1,411 ft 		Dniester 2 m
7 ft 		428 m
1,404 ft
 Monaco Europe along Chemin des Révoires on Mont Agel 161 m
528 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 161 m
528 ft
 Mongolia Asia Khüiten Peak 4374 m
14,350 ft 		Els khotgor 526 m
1,726 ft 		3856 m
12,651 ft
 Montenegro Europe Zla Kolata 2534 m
8,314 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2534 m
8,314 ft
 Montserrat America Chances Peak 915 m
3,002 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 915 m
3,002 ft
 Morocco[ae] Africa Jbel Toubkal 4167 m
13,671 ft 		Sebkha Tah −55 m
−180 ft 		4222 m
13,852 ft
 Mozambique Africa Monte Binga 2436 m
7,992 ft 		Mozambique Channel sea level 2436 m
7,992 ft
 Myanmar Asia Hkakabo Razi 5881 m
19,295 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5881 m
19,295 ft
 Namibia Africa Königstein 2573 m
8,442 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 2573 m
8,442 ft
 Nauru Oceania Command Ridge 65 m
213 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 65 m
213 ft
 Nepal Asia Mount Everest[i][af] 8849 m
29,032 ft 		Mukhiyapatti Musharniya 59 m
194 ft 		8789 m
28,835 ft
 Netherlands Europe Mount Scenery[ag] on Saba 887 m
2,910 ft 		Vergeten Plek, in the Zuidplaspolder near Waddinxveen −7 m
−22 ft 		894 m
2,932 ft
 New Caledonia Oceania Mont Panié 1628 m
5,341 ft 		Coral Sea sea level 1628 m
5,341 ft
 New Zealand Oceania Aoraki / Mount Cook[ah] in the South Island 3724 m
12,218 ft 		Unnamed location near Momona, Taieri Plains, Otago −2 m
−7 ft 		3726 m
12,224 ft
 Nicaragua America Mogotón 2107 m
6,913 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 2107 m
6,913 ft
 Niger Africa Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès 2022 m
6,634 ft 		Niger River 200 m
656 ft 		1822 m
5,978 ft
 Nigeria Africa Chappal Waddi 2419 m
7,936 ft 		Unnamed location on Lagos Island −0.2 m
−0.7 ft 		2419 m
7,937 ft
 Niue Oceania Unnamed location near Mutalau on Niue 68 m
223 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 68 m
223 ft
 Norfolk Island Oceania Mount Bates 319 m
1,047 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 319 m
1,047 ft
 Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Mount Agrihan on Agrihan 965 m
3,166 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 965 m
3,166 ft
 Norway Europe Galdhøpiggen 2469 m
8,100 ft 		Norwegian Sea sea level 2469 m
8,100 ft
 Oman Asia Jabal Shams 3009 m
9,872 ft 		Arabian Sea sea level 3009 m
9,872 ft
 Pakistan Asia K2[ai] 8611 m
28,251 ft 		Arabian Sea sea level 8611 m
28,251 ft
 Palau Oceania Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob 242 m
794 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 242 m
794 ft
 Palestine Asia Mount Nabi Yunis 1030 m
3,379 ft 		Dead Sea[aa] −428 m
−1,404 ft 		1444 m
4,738 ft
 Panama America Volcán Barú 3475 m
11,401 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 3475 m
11,401 ft
 Papua New Guinea Oceania Mount Wilhelm 4509 m
14,793 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 4509 m
14,793 ft
 Paraguay America Cerro Peró 842 m
2,762 ft 		Paraguay River 46 m
151 ft 		796 m
2,612 ft
 Peru America Huascarán[aj] 6768 m
22,205 ft 		Bayóvar Depression −34 m
−112 ft 		6802 m
22,316 ft
 Philippines Asia Mount Apo on Mindanao 2954 m
9,692 ft 		Philippine Sea
South China Sea 		sea level 2954 m
9,692 ft
 Pitcairn Islands Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m
1,138 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 347 m
1,138 ft
 Poland Europe Rysy 2499 m
8,199 ft 		Raczki Elbląskie[15] −2 m
−6 ft 		2501 m
8,205 ft
 Portugal Europe Montanha do Pico on Pico Island[ak] 2351 m
7,713 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2351 m
7,713 ft
 Puerto Rico America Cerro de Punta 1338 m
4,390 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1338 m
4,390 ft
 Qatar Asia Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m
338 ft 		Dukhan Sabkha[16] −6 m
−20 ft 		109 m
358 ft
 Réunion Africa Piton des Neiges 3069 m
10,069 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 3069 m
10,069 ft
 Romania Europe Moldoveanu 2544 m
8,346 ft 		Black Sea sea level 2544 m
8,346 ft
 Russia Asia Mount Elbrus[al] 5642 m
18,510 ft 		Caspian Sea[am] −28 m
−92 ft 		5670 m
18,602 ft
 Rwanda Africa Mount Karisimbi 4507 m
14,787 ft 		Ruzizi River 950 m
3,117 ft 		3557 m
11,670 ft
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[ae] Africa Tikhzoukhane 605 m
1,985 ft 		Sebjet Tah −55 m
−180 ft 		660 m
2,165 ft
 Saint Barthélemy America Morne du Vitet 286 m
938 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 286 m
938 ft
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2060 m
6,759 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 2060 m
6,759 ft
 Saint Kitts and Nevis America Mount Liamuiga on Saint Kitts 1156 m
3,793 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1156 m
3,793 ft
 Saint Lucia America Mount Gimie 950 m
3,117 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 950 m
3,117 ft
 Saint Martin America Pic Paradis on Saint Martin 424 m
1,391 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 424 m
1,391 ft
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Morne de la Grande Montagne on Miquelon 240 m
787 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 240 m
787 ft
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines America La Soufrière 1234 m
4,049 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1234 m
4,049 ft
 Samoa Oceania Mauga Silisili on Savai'i 1857 m
6,093 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1857 m
6,093 ft
 San Marino Europe Monte Titano 739 m
2,425 ft 		Ausa River 55 m
180 ft 		684 m
2,244 ft
 São Tomé and Príncipe Africa Pico de São Tomé on São Tomé Island 2024 m
6,640 ft 		Gulf of Guinea sea level 2024 m
6,640 ft
 Saudi Arabia Asia Jabal Sawda (official) or Jabal Farwa' (most recent survey) 3002 m
9,849 ft 		Jaub Depression[17] −17 m
−57 ft 		3020 m
9,908 ft
 Senegal Africa Felo Barkere[18] 638 m
2,093 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 638 m
2,093 ft
 Serbia Europe Midžor
(Velika Rudoka if Kosovo is considered part of Serbia) 		2169 m
7,116 ft 		Confluence of the Timok River and the Danube River 28 m
92 ft 		2141 m
7,024 ft
 Seychelles Africa Morne Seychellois on Mahé 905 m
2,969 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 905 m
2,969 ft
 Sierra Leone Africa Mount Bintumani 1948 m
6,391 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1948 m
6,391 ft
 Singapore Asia Bukit Timah Hill 164 m
537 ft 		Singapore Strait sea level 164 m
537 ft
 Sint Maarten America 200 m SW of Flagstaff Peak (The summit is wholly in Saint Martin.)

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383 m
1,257 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 383 m
1,257 ft
 Slovakia Europe Gerlachovský štít 2655 m
8,711 ft 		Bodrog 94 m
308 ft 		2561 m
8,402 ft
 Slovenia Europe Triglav 2864 m
9,396 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2864 m
9,396 ft
 Solomon Islands Oceania Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal 2335 m
7,661 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 2335 m
7,661 ft
 Somalia Africa Shimbiris 2450 m
8,038 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2450 m
8,038 ft
 South Africa Africa Mafadi 3450 m
11,319 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean 		sea level 3450 m
11,319 ft
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Mount Paget[an] 2934 m
9,626 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 2934 m
9,626 ft
 South Sudan Africa Kinyeti 3187 m
10,456 ft 		White Nile 350 m
1,148 ft 		2837 m
9,308 ft
 Spain Europe Teide[ao] on Tenerife[ap] 3715 m
12,188 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea 		sea level 3715 m
12,188 ft
Spratly Islands[aq] Unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m
13 ft 		South China Sea sea level 4 m
13 ft
 Sri Lanka Asia Pidurutalagala on Sri Lanka 2524 m
8,281 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2524 m
8,281 ft
 Sudan Africa Jabal Marrah (Deriba Caldera) 3042 m
9,980 ft 		Red Sea sea level 3042 m
9,980 ft
 Suriname America Juliana Top 1230 m
4,035 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1230 m
4,035 ft
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Europe Haakon VII Toppen 2277 m
7,470 ft 		Norwegian Sea sea level 2277 m
7,470 ft
 Sweden Europe Kebnekaise 2097 m
6,880 ft 		Kristianstad −2 m
−8 ft 		2099 m
6,888 ft
 Switzerland Europe Dufourspitze
(Monte Rosa) 		4634 m
15,203 ft 		Lake Maggiore 193 m
633 ft 		4441 m
14,570 ft
 Syria Asia Jabal el-Sheikh (Mount Hermon) 2814 m
9,232 ft 		Northeast shores of the Sea of Galilee in the Golan Heights (from Syrian point of view; See Israeli-occupied territories) −214 m
−702 ft 		2814 m
9,232 ft
 Taiwan[ar] Asia Yu Shan (Jade Mountain) 3952 m
12,966 ft 		Philippine Sea
South China Sea
East China Sea 		sea level 3952 m
12,966 ft
 Tajikistan Asia Ismoil Somoni Peak 7495 m
24,590 ft 		Syr Darya 300 m
984 ft 		7195 m
23,606 ft
 Tanzania Africa Kilimanjaro[as] 5892 m
19,331 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5892 m
19,331 ft
 Thailand Asia Doi Inthanon 2565 m
8,415 ft 		Gulf of Thailand
Andaman Sea 		sea level 2565 m
8,415 ft
 Timor-Leste Asia Mount Ramelau on Timor 2963 m
9,721 ft 		Timor Sea sea level 2963 m
9,721 ft
 Togo Africa Mont Atilakoutse[22] 991 m
3,251 ft 		Bight of Benin sea level 991 m
3,251 ft
 Tokelau Unnamed location on Nukunonu 5 m
16 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 5 m
16 ft
 Tonga Oceania Unnamed location on Kao 1033 m
3,389 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1033 m
3,389 ft
 Trinidad and Tobago America El Cerro del Aripo on Trinidad 940 m
3,084 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 940 m
3,084 ft
 Tunisia Africa Jebel ech Chambi 1544 m
5,066 ft 		Shatt al Gharsah −17 m
−56 ft 		1561 m
5,121 ft
 Turkey Asia Mount Ararat 5137 m
16,854 ft 		Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea 		sea level 5137 m
16,854 ft
 Turkmenistan Asia Aýrybaba 3139 m
10,299 ft 		Vpadina Akchanaya[at] −81 m
−266 ft 		3220 m
10,564 ft
 Turks and Caicos Islands Blue Hills on Providenciales 49 m
161 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 49 m
161 ft
 Tuvalu Oceania Unnamed location on Niulakita 5 m
15 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 5 m
15 ft
 Uganda Africa Mount Stanley (Margherita Peak) 5109 m
16,762 ft 		Albert Nile 621 m
2,037 ft 		4488 m
14,724 ft
 Ukraine Europe Hoverla 2061 m
6,762 ft 		Kuyalnik Estuary −5 m
−16 ft 		2066 m
6,778 ft
 United Arab Emirates Asia Jabal Al Jais 1910 m
6,266 ft 		Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman 		sea level 1910 m
6,266 ft
 United Kingdom Europe Ben Nevis[au] 1345 m
4,413 ft 		Holme Fen[23] −4 m
−13 ft 		1349 m
4,426 ft
 United States America Denali[av][aw][ax] 6190.5 m
20,310 ft 		Badwater Basin[ay] −85.5 m
−281 ft 		6276 m
20,591 ft
 United States Minor Outlying Islands Oceania Unnamed hill on Sand Island (Johnston Atoll) 13 m
43 ft 		Pacific Ocean sea level 13 m
43 ft
 Uruguay America Cerro Catedral 514 m
1,685 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 514 m
1,685 ft
 Uzbekistan Asia Khazret Sultan 4643 m
15,233 ft 		Sariqarnish Kuli[at] −12 m
−39 ft 		4680 m
15,354 ft
 Vanuatu Oceania Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo 1877 m
6,158 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1877 m
6,158 ft
 Vatican City Europe Vatican Hill 75 m
246 ft 		Saint Peter's Square 33 m
108 ft 		42 m
138 ft
 Venezuela America Pico Bolívar 4978 m
16,332 ft 		Lagunillas Municipality, Zulia −12 m
−39 ft 		4990 m
16,371 ft
 Vietnam Asia Fansipan 3143 m
10,312 ft 		South China Sea
Gulf of Thailand 		sea level 3143 m
10,312 ft
 British Virgin Islands America Mount Sage on Tortola 521 m
1,709 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 521 m
1,709 ft
 United States Virgin Islands America Crown Mountain on Saint Thomas 474 m
1,555 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 474 m
1,555 ft
 Wallis and Futuna Mont Puke on Futuna 524 m
1,719 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 524 m
1,719 ft
 Yemen Asia Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb 3666 m
12,028 ft 		Arabian Sea sea level 3666 m
12,028 ft
 Zambia Africa Mafinga Central 2329 m
7,641 ft 		Zambezi 329 m
1,079 ft 		2000 m
6,562 ft
 Zimbabwe Africa Mount Nyangani 2592 m
8,504 ft 		Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m
531 ft 		2430 m
7,972 ft
United Nations Earth Mount Everest[i] 8848 m
29,029 ft 		Dead Sea[aa] −428 m
−1,404 ft 		9,276 m
30,433 ft

National elevation ranges

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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.

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See also

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Notes

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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,[11] 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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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