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

Elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, an equipotential gravitational surface model of the Earth's sea level.

Table

Land surface elevation extremes by country
Country or region Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span
 Afghanistan Noshaq 7492 m
24,580 ft 		Amu Darya 258 m
846 ft 		7234 m
23,734 ft
 Albania Maja e Korabit 2764 m
9,068 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2764 m
9,068 ft
 Algeria 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 Coma Pedrosa 2942 m
9,652 ft 		Gran Valira 840 m
2,756 ft 		2102 m
6,896 ft
 Angola Morro de Môco 2620 m
8,596 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 2620 m
8,596 ft
 Anguilla Crocus Hill on Anguilla 65 m
213 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 65 m
213 ft
Antarctica Vinson Massif 4892 m
16,050 ft 		Southern Ocean sea level 4892 m
16,050 ft
 Antigua and Barbuda Mount Obama on Antigua 402 m
1,319 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 402 m
1,319 ft
 Argentina Aconcagua 6960 m
22,835 ft 		Laguna del Carbón −105 m
−344 ft 		7065 m
23,179 ft
 Armenia Mount Aragats 4090 m
13,419 ft 		Debed 400 m
1,312 ft 		3690 m
12,106 ft
 Aruba Mount Jamanota on Aruba 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 Mount Kosciuszko 2228 m
7,310 ft 		Lake Eyre −15 m
−49 ft 		2243 m
7,359 ft
 Austria Großglockner 3798 m
12,461 ft 		Lake Neusiedl 115 m
377 ft 		3683 m
12,083 ft
 Azerbaijan Bazarduzu Dagi 4485 m
14,715 ft 		Caspian Sea −28 m
−92 ft 		4513 m
14,806 ft
 Bahamas Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m
207 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 63 m
207 ft
 Bahrain Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m
400 ft 		Persian Gulf sea level 122 m
400 ft
 Bangladesh Mowdok Mual 1052 m
3,451 ft 		Bay of Bengal sea level 1052 m
3,451 ft
 Barbados Mount Hillaby on Barbados 336 m
1,102 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 336 m
1,102 ft
 Belarus Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
1,135 ft 		Neman 90 m
295 ft 		256 m
840 ft
 Belgium Signal de Botrange 694 m
2,277 ft 		Multiple, west of Veurne51°02′00″N 2°35′52″E / 51.033230°N 2.597802°E / 51.033230; 2.597802 −4 m
−13 ft 		694 m
2,277 ft
 Belize Doyle's Delight 1124 m
3,688 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1124 m
3,688 ft
 Benin Mont Sokbaro 658 m
2,159 ft 		Bight of Benin sea level 658 m
2,159 ft
 Bermuda Town Hill on Bermuda 76 m
249 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 76 m
249 ft
 Bhutan Gangkhar Puensum 7570 m
24,836 ft 		Drangme Chhu 97 m
318 ft 		7473 m
24,518 ft
 Bolivia Sajama 6542 m
21,463 ft 		Rio Paraguay 90 m
295 ft 		6452 m
21,168 ft
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Maglić 2386 m
7,828 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2386 m
7,828 ft
 Botswana Otse 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 on Bouvet Island 935 m
3,068 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 935 m
3,068 ft
 Brazil Pico da Neblina 2994 m
9,823 ft 		Atlantic Ocean sea level 2994 m
9,823 ft
 British Indian Ocean Territory unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
49 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 15 m
49 ft
 Brunei Bukit Pagon on Borneo 1850 m
6,070 ft 		South China Sea sea level 1850 m
6,070 ft
 Bulgaria Musala 2925 m
9,596 ft 		Black Sea sea level 2925 m
9,596 ft
 Burkina Faso Tena Kourou 749 m
2,457 ft 		Black Volta 200 m
656 ft 		549 m
1,801 ft
 Burma Hkakabo Razi 5881 m
19,295 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5881 m
19,295 ft
 Burundi Mount Heha 2684 m
8,806 ft 		Lake Tanganyika 772 m
2,533 ft 		1912 m
6,273 ft
 Cambodia Phnom Aural 1810 m
5,938 ft 		Gulf of Thailand sea level 1810 m
5,938 ft
 Cameroon Mount Cameroon 4040 m
13,255 ft 		Bight of Bonny sea level 4040 m
13,255 ft
 Canada Mount Logan 5959 m
19,551 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean 		sea level 5959 m
19,551 ft
 Cape Verde Mount Fogo on Fogo 2829 m
9,281 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2829 m
9,281 ft
 Cayman Islands The Bluff on Cayman Brac 46 m
151 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 46 m
151 ft
 Central African Republic Mont Ngaoui 1420 m
4,659 ft 		Ubangi River 335 m
1,099 ft 		1085 m
3,560 ft
 Chad Emi Koussi 3445 m
11,302 ft 		Bodélé Depression 160 m
525 ft 		3285 m
10,778 ft
 Chile Ojos del Salado 6893 m
22,615 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 6893 m
22,615 ft
ChinaChina, People's Republic of Mount Everest 8848 m
29,029 ft 		Aydingkol −154 m
−505 ft 		9,002 m
29,534 ft
 Christmas Island Murray Hill on Christmas Island 361 m
1,184 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 361 m
1,184 ft
Clipperton Island Clipperton Island Rocher Clipperton on Île de Clipperton 29 m
95 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 29 m
95 ft
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands unnamed location 5 m
16 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5 m
16 ft
 Colombia Pico Cristóbal Colón
Pico Simón Bolívar 		5700 m
18,701 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 5700 m
18,701 ft
 Comoros Mount Karthala on Grande Comore 2360 m
7,743 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2360 m
7,743 ft
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Margherita Peak 5109 m
16,762 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 5109 m
16,762 ft
 Republic of the Congo Mont Nabeba 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 Cerro Chirripó 3820 m
12,533 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 3820 m
12,533 ft
 Ivory Coast Mont Nimba 1752 m
5,748 ft 		Gulf of Guinea sea level 1752 m
5,748 ft
 Croatia Dinara 1831 m
6,007 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 1831 m
6,007 ft
 Cuba Pico Turquino on Cuba 1974 m
6,476 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1974 m
6,476 ft
 Curaçao Christoffelberg on Curaçao 375 m
1,230 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 375 m
1,230 ft
 Cyprus Mount Olympus on Cyprus 1951 m
6,401 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 1951 m
6,401 ft
 Czech Republic Sněžka 1602 m
5,256 ft 		Elbe 115 m
377 ft 		1487 m
4,879 ft
 Denmark Møllehøj 171 m
561 ft 		Lammefjord −7 m
−23 ft 		178 m
584 ft
 Djibouti Mousa Ali 2028 m
6,654 ft 		Lake Asal −155 m
−509 ft 		2183 m
7,162 ft
 Dominica Morne Diablotins on Dominica 1447 m
4,747 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1447 m
4,747 ft
 Dominican Republic Pico Duarte on Hispaniola 3098 m
10,164 ft 		Lago Enriquillo on Hispaniola −46 m
−151 ft 		3144 m
10,315 ft
 Ecuador Chimborazo 6267 m
20,561 ft 		Pacific Ocean sea level 6267 m
20,561 ft
 Egypt Mount Catherine 2629 m
8,625 ft 		Qattara Depression −133 m
−436 ft 		2762 m
9,062 ft
 El Salvador Cerro El Pital 2730 m
8,957 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 2730 m
8,957 ft
 Equatorial Guinea Pico Basile on Bioko 3008 m
9,869 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 3008 m
9,869 ft
 Eritrea Emba Soira 3018 m
9,902 ft 		Lake Kulul −75 m
−246 ft 		3093 m
10,148 ft
 Estonia Suur Munamägi 318 m
1,043 ft 		Baltic Sea sea level 318 m
1,043 ft
 Ethiopia 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 Slættaratindur on Eysturoy 882 m
2,894 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 882 m
2,894 ft
 Fiji Tomanivi on Viti Levu 1324 m
4,344 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1324 m
4,344 ft
 Finland Halti 1324 m
4,344 ft 		Baltic Sea sea level 1324 m
4,344 ft
 France Mont Blanc 4810 m
15,781 ft 		East of Dunkirk51°00′47″N 2°33′34″E / 51.012952°N 2.559410°E / 51.012952; 2.559410 −2 m
−7 ft 		4812 m
15,787 ft
 French Guiana Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
2,792 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 851 m
2,792 ft
 French Polynesia Mont Orohena on Tahiti 2241 m
7,352 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 2241 m
7,352 ft
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1850 m
6,070 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 1850 m
6,070 ft
 Gabon Mont Bengoué 1070 m
3,510 ft 		Atlantic Ocean sea level 1070 m
3,510 ft
 Gambia unnamed location 53 m
174 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 53 m
174 ft
 Georgia Shkhara 5201 m
17,064 ft 		Black Sea sea level 5201 m
17,064 ft
 Germany Zugspitze 2962 m
9,718 ft 		Neuendorf-Sachsenbande −4 m
−12 ft 		2966 m
9,729 ft
 Ghana Mount Afadjato 880 m
2,887 ft 		Gulf of Guinea sea level 880 m
2,887 ft
 Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
1,398 ft 		Strait of Gibraltar sea level 426 m
1,398 ft
 Greece Mount Olympus 2919 m
9,577 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 2919 m
9,577 ft
 Greenland Gunnbjørn Fjeld on Greenland 3700 m
12,139 ft 		Arctic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean 		sea level 3700 m
12,139 ft
 Grenada Mount Saint Catherine on Grenada 840 m
2,756 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 840 m
2,756 ft
 Guadeloupe La Grande Soufrière on Île de Basse-Terre 1484 m
4,869 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1484 m
4,869 ft
 Guam Mount Lamlam on Guam 406 m
1,332 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 406 m
1,332 ft
 Guatemala Volcán Tajumulco 4220 m
13,845 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 4220 m
13,845 ft
 Guernsey Le Moulin on Sark 114 m
374 ft 		English Channel sea level 114 m
374 ft
 Guinea Mont Nimba 1752 m
5,748 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1752 m
5,748 ft
 Guinea-Bissau unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country 300 m
984 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 300 m
984 ft
 Guyana Mount Roraima 2750 m
9,022 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2750 m
9,022 ft
 Haiti Pic la Selle on Hispaniola 2680 m
8,793 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 2680 m
8,793 ft
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Mawson Peak on Heard Island 2745 m
9,006 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2745 m
9,006 ft
 Honduras Cerro Las Minas 2870 m
9,416 ft 		Caribbean Sea
North Pacific Ocean 		sea level 2870 m
9,416 ft
 Hong Kong Tai Mo Shan 958 m
3,143 ft 		South China Sea sea level 958 m
3,143 ft
 Hungary Kékes 1014 m
3,327 ft 		Tisza 76 m
249 ft 		938 m
3,077 ft
 Iceland Hvannadalshnúkur on Iceland 2110 m
6,921 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2110 m
6,921 ft
 India Kangchenjunga 8586 m
28,169 ft 		Kuttanad −2 m
−7 ft 		8588 m
28,177 ft
 Indonesia Puncak Jaya on New Guinea 4884 m
16,024 ft 		Indian Ocean
South Pacific Ocean 		sea level 4884 m
16,024 ft
 Iran Damavand 5610 m
18,406 ft 		Caspian Sea −28 m
−92 ft 		5638 m
18,497 ft
 Iraq Cheekha Dar 3611 m
11,847 ft 		Persian Gulf sea level 3611 m
11,847 ft
 Ireland Carrauntoohil on Ireland 1038 m
3,406 ft 		North Slob on Ireland −3 m
−10 ft 		1038 m
3,406 ft
 Isle of Man Snaefell on the Isle of Man 621 m
2,037 ft 		Irish Sea sea level 621 m
2,037 ft
 Israel Mount Meron 1208 m
3,963 ft 		Dead Sea −422 m
−1,385 ft 		1630 m
5,348 ft
 Italy Monte Bianco 4810 m
15,781 ft 		Delta del Po −3 m
−10 ft 		4813 m
15,791 ft
 Jamaica Blue Mountain Peak on Jamaica 2256 m
7,402 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 2256 m
7,402 ft
 Japan Mount Fuji on Honshū 3776 m
12,388 ft 		Hachiro-gata on Honshū −4 m
−13 ft 		3780 m
12,402 ft
 Jersey Les Platons on Jersey 143 m
469 ft 		English Channel sea level 143 m
469 ft
 Jordan Jabal Umm ad Dami 1854 m
6,083 ft 		Dead Sea −422 m
−1,385 ft 		2276 m
7,467 ft
 Kazakhstan Khan Tengri 7010 m
22,999 ft 		Karagiye Depression −132 m
−433 ft 		7142 m
23,432 ft
 Kenya Mount Kenya 5199 m
17,057 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5199 m
17,057 ft
 Kiribati unnamed location on Banaba 81 m
266 ft 		Pacific Ocean sea level 81 m
266 ft
 North Korea Paektu-san 2744 m
9,003 ft 		Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea 		sea level 2744 m
9,003 ft
 South Korea Halla-san on Jejudo 1950 m
6,398 ft 		Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea 		sea level 1950 m
6,398 ft
Kosovo Kosovo Gjeravica 2656 m
8,714 ft 		White Drin 297 m
974 ft 		2359 m
7,740 ft
 Kuwait unnamed location 306 m
1,004 ft 		Persian Gulf sea level 306 m
1,004 ft
 Kyrgyzstan Jengish Chokusu 7439 m
24,406 ft 		Kara Darya 435 m
1,427 ft 		7004 m
22,979 ft
 Laos Phou Bia 2817 m
9,242 ft 		Mekong 70 m
230 ft 		2747 m
9,012 ft
 Latvia Gaizinkalns 312 m
1,024 ft 		Baltic Sea sea level 312 m
1,024 ft
 Lebanon Qurnat as Sawda' 3088 m
10,131 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 3088 m
10,131 ft
 Lesotho Thabana Ntlenyana 3482 m
11,424 ft 		confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River 1400 m
4,593 ft 		2082 m
6,831 ft
 Liberia Mount Wuteve 1440 m
4,724 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1440 m
4,724 ft
 Libya Bikku Bitti 2267 m
7,438 ft 		Sabkhat Ghuzayyil −47 m
−154 ft 		2314 m
7,592 ft
 Liechtenstein Grauspitz 2599 m
8,527 ft 		Rhine 430 m
1,411 ft 		2169 m
7,116 ft
 Lithuania Aukštojas Hill 294 m
964 ft 		Nemunas Delta55°20′54″N 21°22′07″E / 55.348299°N 21.368510°E / 55.348299; 21.368510 −5 m
−16 ft 		295 m
968 ft
 Luxembourg Kneiff 560 m
1,837 ft 		Moselle River 133 m
436 ft 		427 m
1,401 ft
 Macau Coloane Alto on Gau Ou Saan 172 m
564 ft 		South China Sea sea level 172 m
564 ft
 North Macedonia Golem Korab 2764 m
9,068 ft 		Vardar 50 m
164 ft 		2714 m
8,904 ft
 Madagascar Maromokotro on Madagascar 2876 m
9,436 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2876 m
9,436 ft
 Malawi Mount Mulanje 3002 m
9,849 ft 		Shire River 37 m
121 ft 		2965 m
9,728 ft
 Malaysia Gunung Kinabalu on Borneo 4095 m
13,435 ft 		South China Sea
Indian Ocean 		sea level 4095 m
13,435 ft
 Maldives unnamed location on Villingili 2 m
8 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2 m
8 ft
 Mali Hombori Tondo 1155 m
3,789 ft 		Senegal River 23 m
75 ft 		1132 m
3,714 ft
 Malta Ta'Dmejrek on Malta Island 253 m
830 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 253 m
830 ft
 Marshall Islands unnamed location on Likiep 10 m
33 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 10 m
33 ft
 Martinique Montagne Pelee on Martinique 1397 m
4,583 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1397 m
4,583 ft
 Mauritania Kediet ej Jill 915 m
3,002 ft 		Sebkha de Ndrhamcha −5 m
−16 ft 		920 m
3,018 ft
 Mauritius Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire on Mauritius 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 Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) 5636 m
18,491 ft 		Laguna Salada −10 m
−33 ft 		5646 m
18,524 ft
 Federated States of Micronesia Dolohmwar on Pohnpei 791 m
2,595 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 791 m
2,595 ft
 Moldova Dealul Bălăneşti 430 m
1,411 ft 		Dniester 2 m
7 ft 		428 m
1,404 ft
 Monaco along Chemin des Révoires on Mont Agel 161 m
528 ft 		Mediterranean Sea sea level 161 m
528 ft
 Mongolia Khüiten Peak 4374 m
14,350 ft 		Hoh Nuur Depression 518 m
1,699 ft 		3856 m
12,651 ft
 Montenegro Zla Kolata 2534 m
8,314 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2534 m
8,314 ft
 Montserrat Chances Peak on Montserrat 915 m
3,002 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 915 m
3,002 ft
 Morocco Jbel Toubkal 4165 m
13,665 ft 		Sebjet Tah −55 m
−180 ft 		4220 m
13,845 ft
 Mozambique Monte Binga 2436 m
7,992 ft 		Mozambique Channel sea level 2436 m
7,992 ft
 Namibia Konigstein 2606 m
8,550 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 2606 m
8,550 ft
 Nauru Command Ridge on Nauru 71 m
233 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 71 m
233 ft
Navassa Island Navassa Island unnamed location on Navassa Island 77 m
253 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 77 m
253 ft
 Nepal Mount Everest 8848 m
29,029 ft 		Kanchan Kalan 70 m
230 ft 		8778 m
28,799 ft
 Netherlands Mount Scenery on Saba 877 m
2,877 ft 		Zuidplaspolder −7 m
−22 ft 		884 m
2,899 ft
 New Caledonia Mont Panié on New Caledonia 1628 m
5,341 ft 		Coral Sea sea level 1628 m
5,341 ft
 New Zealand Aoraki/Mount Cook on South Island 3754 m
12,316 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 3754 m
12,316 ft
 Nicaragua Mogoton 2107 m
6,913 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 2107 m
6,913 ft
 Niger Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès 2022 m
6,634 ft 		Niger River 200 m
656 ft 		1822 m
5,978 ft
 Nigeria Chappal Waddi 2419 m
7,936 ft 		unnamed location on Lagos Island −0.2 m
−0.7 ft 		2419 m
7,937 ft
 Niue unnamed location near Mutalau on Niue 68 m
223 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 68 m
223 ft
 Norfolk Island Mount Bates on Norfolk Island 319 m
1,047 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 319 m
1,047 ft
 Northern Mariana Islands unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m
3,166 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 965 m
3,166 ft
 Norway Galdhøpiggen 2469 m
8,100 ft 		Norwegian Sea sea level 2469 m
8,100 ft
 Oman Jabal Shams 2980 m
9,777 ft 		Arabian Sea sea level 2980 m
9,777 ft
 Pakistan K2 8611 m
28,251 ft 		Arabian Sea sea level 8611 m
28,251 ft
 Palau Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob 242 m
794 ft 		North Pacific Ocean sea level 242 m
794 ft
 Palestine Mount Nabi Yunis 1030 m
3,379 ft 		Dead Sea −422 m
−1,385 ft 		1444 m
4,738 ft
 Panama Volcán Barú 3475 m
11,401 ft 		North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea 		sea level 3475 m
11,401 ft
 Papua New Guinea Mount Wilhelm on New Guinea 4509 m
14,793 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 4509 m
14,793 ft
 Paraguay Cerro Peró 842 m
2,762 ft 		Rio Paraguay 46 m
151 ft 		796 m
2,612 ft
 Peru Huascarán 6768 m
22,205 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 6768 m
22,205 ft
 Philippines 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 on Pitcairn Island 347 m
1,138 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 347 m
1,138 ft
 Poland Northwestern peak of Rysy 2499 m
8,199 ft 		Żuławy Wiślane54°03′51″N 19°29′53″E / 54.064062°N 19.497948°E / 54.064062; 19.497948, also 54°14′31″N 19°22′14″E / 54.241894°N 19.370645°E / 54.241894; 19.370645 −5 m
−16 ft 		2504 m
8,215 ft
 Portugal Ponta do Pico on Pico Island 2351 m
7,713 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 2351 m
7,713 ft
 Puerto Rico Cerro de Punta on Puerto Rico 1338 m
4,390 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1338 m
4,390 ft
 Qatar Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m
338 ft 		Persian Gulf sea level 103 m
338 ft
 Réunion Piton des Neiges on Réunion 3069 m
10,069 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 3069 m
10,069 ft
 Romania Moldoveanu 2544 m
8,346 ft 		Black Sea sea level 2544 m
8,346 ft
 Russia Mount Elbrus 5642 m
18,510 ft 		Caspian Sea −28 m
−92 ft 		5670 m
18,602 ft
 Rwanda Mount Karisimbi 4519 m
14,826 ft 		Ruzizi River 950 m
3,117 ft 		3569 m
11,709 ft
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic unnamed location 805 m
2,641 ft 		Sebjet Tah −55 m
−180 ft 		860 m
2,822 ft
 Saint Barthélemy Morne du Vitet on Saint Barthélemy 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 Mount Liamuiga on Saint Kitts 1156 m
3,793 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1156 m
3,793 ft
 Saint Lucia Mount Gimie on Saint Lucia 950 m
3,117 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 950 m
3,117 ft
 Saint Martin 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 La Soufrière on Saint Vincent 1234 m
4,049 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 1234 m
4,049 ft
 Samoa Mauga Silisili on Savai'i 1857 m
6,093 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1857 m
6,093 ft
 San Marino Monte Titano 755 m
2,477 ft 		Ausa River 55 m
180 ft 		700 m
2,297 ft
 São Tomé and Príncipe 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 Jabal Sawda 3133 m
10,279 ft 		Persian Gulf
Red Sea 		sea level 3133 m
10,279 ft
 Senegal unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m
1,906 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 581 m
1,906 ft
 Serbia Đeravica 2656 m
8,714 ft 		Iron Gate 28 m
92 ft 		2628 m
8,622 ft
 Seychelles Morne Seychellois on Mahé 905 m
2,969 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 905 m
2,969 ft
 Sierra Leone Mount Bintumani 1948 m
6,391 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1948 m
6,391 ft
 Singapore Bukit Timah on Singapore 164 m
537 ft 		Singapore Strait sea level 164 m
537 ft
 Sint Maarten Sentry Hill on Sint Maarten 340 m
1,115 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 340 m
1,115 ft
 Slovakia Gerlachovský štít 2655 m
8,711 ft 		Bodrog 94 m
308 ft 		2561 m
8,402 ft
 Slovenia Triglav 2864 m
9,396 ft 		Adriatic Sea sea level 2864 m
9,396 ft
 Solomon Islands Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal 2335 m
7,661 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 2335 m
7,661 ft
 Somalia Shimbiris 2450 m
8,038 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2450 m
8,038 ft
 South 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 on South Georgia 2934 m
9,626 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 2934 m
9,626 ft
 South Sudan Kinyeti 3187 m
10,456 ft 		White Nile 350 m
1,148 ft 		2837 m
9,308 ft
 Spain Teide on Tenerife 3718 m
12,198 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea 		sea level 3718 m
12,198 ft
Spratly Islands unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m
13 ft 		South China Sea sea level 4 m
13 ft
 Sri Lanka Pidurutalagala on Sri Lanka 2524 m
8,281 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 2524 m
8,281 ft
 Sudan Deriba Caldera 3042 m
9,980 ft 		Red Sea sea level 3042 m
9,980 ft
 Suriname Juliana Top 1230 m
4,035 ft 		North Atlantic Ocean sea level 1230 m
4,035 ft
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Haakon VII Toppen 2277 m
7,470 ft on Jan Mayen 		Norwegian Sea sea level 2277 m
7,470 ft
 Eswatini Emlembe 1862 m
6,109 ft 		Maputo River 21 m
69 ft 		1841 m
6,040 ft
 Sweden Kebnekaise 2104 m
6,903 ft 		Kristianstad −2 m
−8 ft 		2106 m
6,911 ft
 Switzerland Monte Rosa 4634 m
15,203 ft 		Lake Maggiore 195 m
640 ft 		4439 m
14,564 ft
 Syria Jabal el-Sheikh 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 Yu Shan on Taiwan 3952 m
12,966 ft 		South China Sea sea level 3952 m
12,966 ft
 Tajikistan Ismoil Somoni Peak 7495 m
24,590 ft 		Syr Darya 300 m
984 ft 		7195 m
23,606 ft
 Tanzania Kilimanjaro 5892 m
19,331 ft 		Indian Ocean sea level 5892 m
19,331 ft
 Thailand Doi Inthanon 2565 m
8,415 ft 		Gulf of Thailand
Andaman Sea 		sea level 2565 m
8,415 ft
 Timor-Leste Mount Ramelau on Timor 2963 m
9,721 ft 		Timor Sea sea level 2963 m
9,721 ft
 Togo Mont Agou 986 m
3,235 ft 		Bight of Benin sea level 986 m
3,235 ft
 Tokelau unnamed location 5 m
16 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 5 m
16 ft
 Tonga unnamed location on Kao 1033 m
3,389 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1033 m
3,389 ft
 Trinidad and Tobago El Cerro del Aripo on Trinidad 940 m
3,084 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 940 m
3,084 ft
 Tunisia Jebel ech Chambi 1544 m
5,066 ft 		Shatt al Gharsah −17 m
−56 ft 		1561 m
5,121 ft
 Turkey Mount Ararat 5137 m
16,854 ft 		Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea 		sea level 5137 m
16,854 ft
 Turkmenistan Gora Ayrybaba 3139 m
10,299 ft 		Vpadina Akchanaya −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 unnamed location 5 m
15 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 5 m
15 ft
 Uganda Margherita Peak 5109 m
16,762 ft 		Albert Nile 621 m
2,037 ft 		4488 m
14,724 ft
 Ukraine Hora Hoverla 2061 m
6,762 ft 		Kuyalnik Estuary −5 m
−16 ft 		2066 m
6,778 ft
 United Arab Emirates unnamed knoll west of Jabal Bil Ays 1910 m
6,266 ft 		Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman 		sea level 1910 m
6,266 ft
 United Kingdom Ben Nevis on Great Britain 1343 m
4,406 ft 		The Fens on Great Britain −4 m
−13 ft 		1347 m
4,419 ft
 United States Mount McKinley (Denali) 6194 m
20,320 ft 		Badwater Basin −85 m
−280 ft 		6279 m
20,600 ft
 United States Minor Outlying Islands unnamed hill on Sand Island 13 m
43 ft 		Pacific Ocean sea level 13 m
43 ft
 Uruguay Cerro Catedral 514 m
1,685 ft 		South Atlantic Ocean sea level 514 m
1,685 ft
 Uzbekistan Khazret Sultan 4643 m
15,233 ft 		Sariqarnish Kuli −12 m
−39 ft 		4655 m
15,272 ft
 Vanuatu Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo 1877 m
6,158 ft 		South Pacific Ocean sea level 1877 m
6,158 ft
 Vatican City unnamed location 75 m
246 ft 		Saint Peter's Square 33 m
108 ft 		42 m
138 ft
 Venezuela Pico Bolívar 4981 m
16,342 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 4981 m
16,342 ft
 Vietnam Fan Si Pan 3143 m
10,312 ft 		South China Sea sea level 3143 m
10,312 ft
 British Virgin Islands Mount Sage on Tortola 521 m
1,709 ft 		Caribbean Sea sea level 521 m
1,709 ft
 United States Virgin Islands 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 Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3666 m
12,028 ft 		Arabian Sea sea level 3666 m
12,028 ft
 Zambia unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2329 m
7,641 ft 		Zambezi 329 m
1,079 ft 		2000 m
6,562 ft
 Zimbabwe Mount Nyangani 2592 m
8,504 ft 		confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m
531 ft 		2430 m
7,972 ft

National elevation ranges

Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at 1400 m. Other countries with high low points include Rwanda (950 m) and Andorra (840 m). The Maldives have the world's lowest high point at 2.4 m. Other countries with very low high points include Tuvalu (5 m) and the Marshall Islands (10 m). These island countries also have the smallest range between their lowest (sea level) and highest points, and are very sensitive to rise in sea level.

The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at 9004 m. The elevation ranges are also great in Nepal (8780 m), Pakistan (8611 m), and India (8588 m).

Monaco's elevation range is among the greatest relative to surface area. Within its 2.02 km territory, there is a difference of 140 m between its highest and lowest points, equivalent to an average gradient of 69 m for every km. In Australia's 7,686,850 km area there is only a 2244 m difference between the highest and lowest points, which is equivalent to an average gradient of 29 μm gradient per km.

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Notes

  1. Antarctica is a continent with no indigenous population and no state. The Antarctic Treaty System extends to all activities south of the 60th Parallel South.
  2. The summit of Vinson Massif is the highest point in the Polar Regions.
  3. The summit of Vinson Massif is the sixth most topographically isolated and the eighth most topographically prominent point on Earth.
  4. The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point outside of Asia.
  5. The summit of Aconcagua is the second most prominent point on Earth.
  6. Laguna del Carbón is the lowest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  7. ^ The summit of Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest point on a dependent territory of Australia.
  8. The summit of Mount Logan is the sixth most prominent point on Earth.
  9. Ojos del Salado is the highest volcano on Earth.
  10. The summit of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is the twelfth most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  11. China has the broadest range of surface elevations of any country with a span of 9,002 m (29,534 ft).
  12. ^ The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.
  13. Aydingkol is the third lowest depression on Earth.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ The higher summit of either Pico Cristóbal Colón or Pico Simón Bolívar is the fifth most prominent point on Earth.
  16. Lake Asal is the second lowest depression on Earth.
  17. The summit of Pico Duarte on Hispaniola is the highest point in the Caribbean.
  18. The shore of Lago Enriquillo on Hispaniola is the lowest point on any ocean island.
  19. The summit of Chimborazo is the farthest point from the center of the Earth.
  20. ^ The summit of Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) is the highest point in Western Europe.
  21. The summit of Mont Orohena on Tahiti is the seventh most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  22. The summit of Gunnbjørn Fjeld on Greenland is the highest point in the Arctic.
  23. The summit of Gunnbjørn Fjeld on Greenland is the ninth most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  24. The summit of Mount Lamlam on Guam is 11,377 meters (37,326 ft) above the Challenger Deep.
  25. The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point in Central America.
  26. Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain peak on Earth.
  27. India claims all of Kashmir and Jammu. If recognized, this would make the summit of K2 the highest point in India.
  28. "Restoring Kuttanad to its heyday". The Hindu Business Line. 2009-02-02. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. The summit of Puncak Jaya on New Guinea is the highest point on any ocean island.
  30. The summit of Puncak Jaya on New Guinea is the fith most topographically isolated and the ninth most topographically prominent point on Earth.
  31. ^ The shore of the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the surface of the Earth.
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  33. The summit of Thabana Ntlenyana is the eleventh most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  34. Maldives has the narrowest range of surface elevations of any country with a span of just 2.4 m (8 ft). Maldives has an average surface elevation of just 800 mm (31 in).
  35. The high point of Villingili in Maldives is the lowest high point of any country.
  36. The summit of Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) is the seventh most prominent point on Earth.
  37. ^ Both Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claim all of Western Sahara.
  38. The summit of the Vaalserberg at 322.7 m (1059 ft) is the highest point in the European Netherlands.
  39. The summit of Aoraki/Mount Cook on the South Island is the tenth most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  40. K2 is the second highest mountain peak on Earth.
  41. The area around K2 is claimed by Pakistan, India, and China, although it is currently occupied by Pakistan.
  42. The summit of Huascarán is the highest point in the Tropics.
  43. The summit of Torre is the highest point in continental Portugal.
  44. The summit of Mount Elbrus is the highest point in Europe.
  45. The summit of Mount Elbrus is the tenth most prominent point on Earth.
  46. The shore of the Caspian Sea is the lowest point in Europe.
  47. Mount Paget on South Georgia is the highest mountain peak in the South Atlantic Ocean.
  48. Teide on Tenerife is the highest mountain peak in the Atlantic Ocean.
  49. The summit of Mulhacén is the highest point in continental Spain.
  50. The Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
  51. The sovereignty of the Republic of China, which controls Taiwan, is disputed.
  52. The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa.
  53. The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is the fourth most prominent point on Earth.
  54. ^ Sarygamysh Koli (Template:Lang-tk, Template:Lang-uz) 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).
  55. The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point in North America.
  56. The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the third most prominent point on Earth.
  57. Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi is the highest mountain peak in the North Pacific Ocean.
  58. The summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi is the eighth most topographically isolated point on Earth.
  59. The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in North America.

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