List of elevation extremes by country
Introduction Map of countries coloured according to their highest pointThe 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.
Table +Land surface elevation extremes by countryCountry or regionHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation spanNoshakhAmu DaryaKorabAdriatic SeaMount TahatChott MelrhirLata Mountain on Ta‘ūSouth Pacific OceanComa PedrosaGran ValiraMount MocoSouth Atlantic OceanCrocus HillCaribbean SeaMount VinsonDeep Lake, Vestfold HillsBoggy Peak on AntiguaCaribbean SeaAconcaguaLaguna del CarbónMount AragatsDebedMount JamanotaCaribbean Sea Ashmore and Cartier IslandsUnnamed locationIndian OceanMount KosciuszkoLake EyreGrossglocknerLake NeusiedlMount BazardüzüCaspian SeaMount Alvernia on Cat IslandNorth Atlantic OceanMountain of SmokePersian GulfSaka HaphongBay of BengalMount HillabyNorth Atlantic OceanDzyarzhynskaya HaraNemanSignal de BotrangeDe MoerenDoyle's DelightCaribbean SeaMont SokbaroBight of BeninTown HillNorth Atlantic OceanGangkhar PuensumDrangme ChhuBir Tawil Gabal Hagar El ZarqaSajamaParaguay RiverMaglićAdriatic SeaOtse HillConfluence of Limpopo River and Shashe RiverOlavtoppenSouth Atlantic OceanPico da NeblinaAtlantic OceanUnnamed location on Diego GarciaIndian OceanBukit PagonSouth China SeaMusalaBlack SeaMount TenakourouBlack VoltaMount HehaLake TanganyikaPhnom AuralGulf of ThailandMount CameroonBight of BonnyMount LoganNorth Atlantic OceanArctic OceanNorth Pacific OceanPico do FogoNorth Atlantic OceanThe Bluff on Cayman BracCaribbean SeaMont NgaouiUbangi RiverEmi KoussiDjourab DepressionOjos del SaladoSouth Pacific Ocean ChinaMount EverestAyding LakeMurray HillIndian Ocean Clipperton IslandRocher ClippertonNorth Pacific OceanUnnamed locationIndian OceanPico Cristóbal ColónPico Simón BolívarNorth Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaMount Karthala on Grande ComoreIndian OceanMount Stanley (Margherita Peak)South Atlantic OceanMont NabembaSouth Atlantic OceanTe Manga on RarotongaSouth Pacific Ocean Coral Sea IslandsUnnamed location on Cato IslandSouth Pacific OceanCerro ChirripóNorth Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaMont NimbaGulf of GuineaDinaraAdriatic SeaPico TurquinoCaribbean SeaChristoffelbergCaribbean SeaMount OlympusMediterranean SeaSněžkaElbeMøllehøjLammefjordMousa AliLake AssalMorne DiablotinsCaribbean SeaPico DuarteLake Enriquillo on HispaniolaChimborazoPacific OceanMount CatherineQattara DepressionCerro El PitalNorth Pacific OceanPico Basile on BiokoNorth Atlantic OceanEmba SoiraLake KululSuur MunamägiBaltic SeaEmlembeMaputo RiverRas DejenDanakil DepressionMount Usborne on East FalklandSouth Atlantic OceanSlættaratindur on EysturoyNorth Atlantic OceanTomanivi on Viti LevuSouth Pacific OceanHaltiBaltic SeaMont BlancÉtang de LavalducBellevue de l'IniniNorth Atlantic OceanMont OrohenaSouth Pacific OceanMont Ross on Kerguelen IslandsIndian OceanMont BengouéAtlantic OceanUnnamed pointNorth Atlantic OceanShkharaBlack SeaZugspitzeNeuendorf-SachsenbandeMount AfadjatoGulf of GuineaRock of GibraltarStrait of GibraltarMount OlympusEpitalio  Gunnbjørn FjeldArctic OceanNorth Atlantic OceanMount Saint CatherineCaribbean SeaLa Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre IslandCaribbean SeaMount LamlamNorth Pacific OceanVolcán TajumulcoNorth Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaLe MoulinEnglish ChannelMont NimbaNorth Atlantic OceanMonte TorinNorth Atlantic OceanMount RoraimaNorth Atlantic OceanPic la SelleCaribbean Sea Heard Island and McDonald IslandsBig Ben (Mawson Peak)Indian OceanCerro Las MinasCaribbean SeaNorth Pacific OceanTai Mo ShanSouth China SeaKékesTiszaHvannadalshnúkurNorth Atlantic OceanKangchenjungaKuttanadPuncak Jaya on New GuineaIndian OceanSouth Pacific OceanDamavandCaspian SeaCheekha DarPersian GulfCarrauntoohilNorth SlobSnaefellIrish SeaMount Meron (''de jure''; inside the Green Line)Mount Hermon (''de facto''; in the occupied Golan Heights)Dead SeaMont BlancJolanda di SavoiaBlue Mountain PeakCaribbean SeaMount Fuji on HonshuHachiro-gata on HonshuLes PlatonsEnglish ChannelJabal Umm ad DamiDead SeaKhan TengriKaragiye DepressionMount KenyaIndian OceanUnnamed location on BanabaPacific OceanPaektu-sanSea of JapanYellow SeaHalla-san on JejudoSea of JapanYellow Sea KosovoVelika RudokaWhite DrinMutla RidgePersian GulfJengish ChokusuKara DaryaPhou BiaMekongGaiziņkalnsBaltic SeaQurnat as Sawda'Mediterranean SeaThabana NtlenyanaConfluence of Orange River and Makhaleng RiverMount WuteveNorth Atlantic OceanBikku BittiSabkhat GhuzayyilGrauspitzRhineAukštojas HillNemunas DeltaKneiffMoselle RiverColoane Alto on Gau Ou SaanSouth China SeaGolem KorabVardarMaromokotroIndian OceanMount MulanjeShire RiverGunung Kinabalu on BorneoSouth China SeaIndian OceanMount Villingili on VillingiliIndian OceanHombori TondoSenegal RiverTa'Dmejrek on Malta IslandMediterranean SeaUnnamed location on LikiepNorth Pacific OceanMount PeléeCaribbean SeaKediet ej JillSebkha de NdrhamchaPiton de la Petite Rivière NoireIndian OceanBenara on MahoréMozambique ChannelVolcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba)Laguna SaladaNanlaud on PohnpeiNorth Pacific OceanBălănești HillDniesteralong Chemin des Révoires on Mont AgelMediterranean SeaKhüiten PeakHoh NuurZla KolataAdriatic SeaChances PeakCaribbean SeaJbel ToubkalSebkha TahMonte BingaMozambique ChannelHkakabo RaziIndian OceanKönigsteinSouth Atlantic OceanCommand RidgeSouth Pacific OceanMount EverestMukhiyapatti MusharniyaMount Scenery on SabaVergeten Plek, in the Zuidplaspolder near WaddinxveenMont PaniéCoral SeaAoraki / Mount Cook in the South IslandUnnamed location near Momona, Taieri Plains, OtagoMogotónNorth Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaMont Idoukal-n-TaghèsNiger RiverChappal WaddiUnnamed location on Lagos IslandUnnamed location near Mutalau on NiueSouth Pacific OceanMount BatesSouth Pacific OceanMount Agrihan on AgrihanNorth Pacific OceanGaldhøpiggenNorwegian SeaJabal ShamsArabian SeaK2Arabian SeaMount Ngerchelchuus on BabeldaobNorth Pacific OceanMount Nabi YunisDead SeaVolcán BarúNorth Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaMount WilhelmSouth Pacific OceanCerro PeróParaguay RiverHuascaránBayóvar DepressionMount Apo on MindanaoPhilippine SeaSouth China SeaPawala Valley RidgeSouth Pacific OceanNorthwestern peak of RysyMarzęcinoMontanha do Pico on Pico IslandNorth Atlantic OceanCerro de PuntaCaribbean SeaQurayn Abu al BawlPersian GulfPiton des NeigesIndian OceanMoldoveanuBlack SeaMount ElbrusCaspian SeaMount KarisimbiRuzizi RiverTikhzoukhaneSebjet TahMorne du VitetCaribbean SeaQueen Mary's Peak on Tristan da CunhaSouth Atlantic OceanMount Liamuiga on Saint KittsCaribbean SeaMount GimieCaribbean SeaPic Paradis on Saint MartinCaribbean SeaMorne de la Grande Montagne on MiquelonNorth Atlantic OceanLa SoufrièreCaribbean SeaMauga Silisili on Savai'iSouth Pacific OceanMonte TitanoAusa RiverPico de São Tomé on São Tomé IslandGulf of GuineaJabal Sawda (official) or Jabal Farwa' (most recent survey)Jaub DepressionBaunez ridge 2.7 km southeast of Nepen DiakhaNorth Atlantic OceanConfluence of the Timok River and the Danube RiverMorne Seychellois on MahéIndian OceanMount BintumaniNorth Atlantic OceanBukit Timah HillSingapore Strait200 m SW of Flagstaff Peak (The summit is wholly in Saint Martin. )Caribbean SeaGerlachovský štítBodrogTriglavAdriatic SeaMount Popomanaseu on GuadalcanalSouth Pacific OceanShimbirisIndian OceanMafadiSouth Atlantic OceanIndian OceanMount PagetSouth Atlantic OceanKinyetiWhite NileTeide on TenerifeNorth Atlantic OceanMediterranean SeaSpratly IslandsUnnamed location on Southwest CaySouth China SeaPidurutalagala on Sri LankaIndian OceanDeriba CalderaRed SeaJuliana TopNorth Atlantic OceanHaakon VII ToppenNorwegian SeaKebnekaiseKristianstadDufourspitze(Monte Rosa)Lake MaggioreJabal el-SheikhNortheast shores of the Sea of Galilee in the Golan Heights (from Syrian point of view; See Israeli-occupied territories)Yu Shan (Jade Mountain)Philippine SeaSouth China SeaEast China SeaIsmoil Somoni PeakSyr DaryaKilimanjaroIndian OceanDoi InthanonGulf of ThailandAndaman SeaMount Ramelau on TimorTimor SeaMont AgouBight of BeninUnnamed locationSouth Pacific OceanUnnamed location on KaoSouth Pacific OceanEl Cerro del Aripo on TrinidadCaribbean SeaJebel ech ChambiShatt al GharsahMount AraratMediterranean SeaBlack SeaAýrybabaVpadina AkchanayaBlue Hills on ProvidencialesNorth Atlantic OceanUnnamed location on NiulakitaSouth Pacific OceanMount Stanley (Margherita Peak)Albert NileHoverlaKuyalnik EstuaryJabal Al JaisPersian GulfGulf of OmanBen NevisHolme FenDenaliBadwater BasinUnnamed hill on Sand Island (Johnston Atoll)Pacific OceanCerro CatedralSouth Atlantic OceanAlpomishSariqarnish KuliMount Tabwemasana on Espiritu SantoSouth Pacific OceanVatican HillSaint Peter's SquarePico BolívarLagunillas Municipality, ZuliaFansipanSouth China SeaGulf of ThailandMount Sage on TortolaCaribbean SeaCrown Mountain on Saint ThomasCaribbean SeaMont Puke on FutunaSouth Pacific OceanJabal An-Nabi Shu'aybArabian SeaMafinga CentralZambeziMount NyanganiConfluence of Runde River and Save River '''Earth''''''Mount Everest''''''Dead Sea'''
National elevation ranges Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at . Other countries with high low points include Rwanda  and Andorra . Countries with very low high points include Maldives , Tuvalu,  and the Marshall Islands . 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 . The elevation ranges are also great in Nepal , Pakistan , and India .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  area, there is only a  difference between the highest and lowest points, which gives a ratio of  per km2.
Gallery File:Everest kalapatthar crop.jpg|The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.File:K2 2006b.jpg|The summit of K2 is the highest point of Pakistan.File:Kangch-Goechala.jpg|The summit of Kangchenjunga is the highest point of India.File:GangkharPuensum3.jpg|The summit of Gangkhar Puensum is the highest point of Bhutan.File:USSR-Tajikistan-Peak Communism.jpg|The summit of Ismoil Somoni Peak is the highest point of Tajikistan.File:Noszak.jpg|The summit of Noshakh is the highest point of Afghanistan.File:Jengish Chokusu from BC.jpg|The summit of Jengish Chokusu is the highest point of Kyrgyzstan.File:Khan Tengri Pyramid.jpg|The summit of Khan Tengri is the highest point of Kazakhstan.File:Monte Aconcagua.jpg|The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point of Argentina, the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere.File:OjosDelSalado2004.jpg|The summit of Ojos del Salado is the highest point of Chile.File:Nevado Huascaran.jpg|The summit of Huascarán is the highest point of Peru and the Tropics.File:Nevado Sajama.jpg|The summit of Nevado Sajama is the highest point of Bolivia.File:Vicuña - Chimborazo, Ecuador.jpg|The summit of Chimborazo is the highest point of Ecuador and the farthest point from the center of the Earth.File:Denali Mt McKinley.jpg|The summit of Denali is the highest point of the United States and North America.File:Mount Logan.jpg|The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of Canada.File:Mt. Kilimanjaro 12.2006.JPG|The summit of Kilimanjaro is the highest point of Tanzania and Africa.File:Эльбрус с перевала Гумбаши.JPG|Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain of Russia and Europe.File:Mount Vinson from NW at Vinson Plateau by Christian Stangl (flickr).jpg|The summit of Mount Vinson is the highest point of Antarctica and the Antarctic.File:Puncakjaya.jpg|The summit of Puncak Jaya is the highest point of Indonesia, the Island of New Guinea, and all ocean islands.File:GunnbjornFromAboveABC.jpg|The summit of Gunnbjorn Fjeld is the highest point of Greenland and the Arctic.File:07-05-11LagoEnriquilloDR.jpg|Lago Enriquillo is the lowest point of the Dominican Republic and all ocean islands.File:BadwaterBasin2.JPG|The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point of the United States and North America.File:Qattara Depression (March 2007).jpg|The Qattara Depression is the lowest point in Egypt.File:Aydingkol1.jpg|Aydingkol is the lowest point of China.File:Lake Assal 1-Djibouti.jpg|Lake Asal is the lowest point of Djibouti and Africa.File:Dead Sea-18.jpg|The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth.
See also *List of elevation extremes by region*List of highest points of African countries*List of highest points of Asian countries*List of highest points of European countries*List of highest points of Oceanian countries*List of tallest mountains in the Solar System*Geodesy**Geoid**Nadir**Summit**Topographic elevation**Topographic isolation**Topographic prominence*List of countries by average elevation*List of sovereign states*List of U.S. states by elevation*:Category:Highest points*:Category:Lowest points
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References
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