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词条 List of elevation extremes by region
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  1. Table of elevation extremes by geographic region

  2. Table of elevation extremes by geographic zone

  3. Table of elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

  4. Gallery

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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.

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Table of elevation extremes by geographic region

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic region

Geographic regionHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation span
⦁ EurasiaMount Everest,[1] China and Nepal{{epi/moft|8848}}Dead Sea,[2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine{{epi/moft|-428}}{{epi/moft|9276}}
   ⦁ AsiaMount Everest,[1] China and Nepal{{epi/moft|8848}}Dead Sea,[2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine{{epi/moft|-428}}{{epi/moft|9276}}
      ⦁ Japanese ArchipelagoMount Fuji, Honshū, Japan{{epi/moft|3776}}Hachiro-gata, Honshū, Japan{{epi/moft|-4}}{{epi/moft|3780}}
      ⦁ Malay ArchipelagoGunung Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia{{epi/moft|4095}}South China Sea and Indian Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|4095}}
         ⦁ Philippine ArchipelagoMount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines{{epi/moft|2954}}Philippine Sea and South China Sea{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|2954}}
      ⦁ Sri LankaPidurutalagala, Sri Lanka{{epi/moft|2524}}Indian Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|2524}}
   ⦁ EuropeMount Elbrus, Russia{{epi/moft|5642}}Caspian Sea, Russia, et al.{{epi/moft|-28}}{{epi/moft|5670}}
      ⦁ British IslesBen Nevis, Great Britain, Scotland, UK{{epi/moft|1343}}The Fens, Great Britain, England, UK{{epi/moft|-4}}{{epi/moft|1347}}
⦁ AfricaKilimanjaro, Tanzania{{epi/moft|5892}}Lake Assal,[3] Djibouti{{epi/moft|-155}}{{epi/moft|6047}}
   ⦁ MadagascarMaromokotro, Madagascar{{epi/moft|2876}}Indian Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|2876}}
⦁ AmericasAconcagua, Argentina{{epi/moft|6960}}Laguna del Carbón, Argentina{{epi/moft|-105}}{{epi/moft|7065}}
   ⦁ North AmericaDenali, Alaska, United States{{epi/moft|6190.5|e=1|date=September 28, 2015}}Badwater Basin, California, United States{{epi/moft|-85.0|e=1|date=September 28, 2015}}{{epi/moft|6275.5|e=1|date=Septerber 28, 2015}}
      ⦁ Northern AmericaDenali, Alaska, United States{{epi/moft|6190.5|e=1|date=September 28, 2015}}Badwater Basin, California, United States{{epi/moft|-85.0|e=1|date=September 28, 2015}}{{epi/moft|6275.5|e=1|date=Septerber 28, 2015}}
         ⦁ GreenlandGunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland{{epi/moft|3700}}Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|3700}}
      ⦁ Central AmericaVolcán Tajumulco, Guatemala{{epi/moft|4220}}North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|4220}}
      ⦁ CaribbeanPico Duarte, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic{{epi/moft|3098}}Lago Enriquillo, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic{{epi/moft|-45}}{{epi/moft|3143}}
   ⦁ South AmericaAconcagua, Argentina{{epi/moft|6960}}Laguna del Carbón, Argentina{{epi/moft|-105}}{{epi/moft|7065}}
⦁ OceaniaPuncak Jaya, Indonesia{{epi/moft|4884}}Lake Eyre, Australia{{epi/moft|-15}}{{epi/moft|4899}}
   ⦁ AustraliaMount Kosciuszko, Australia{{epi/moft|2228}}Lake Eyre, Australia{{epi/moft|-15}}{{epi/moft|2243}}
   ⦁ New ZealandAoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand{{epi/moft|3724}}Taieri Plain, South Island, New Zealand{{epi/moft|-2}}{{epi/moft|3726}}
   ⦁ MelanesiaPuncak Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia{{epi/moft|4884}}Pacific Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|4884}}
   ⦁ MicronesiaMount Agrihan, Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands{{epi/moft|965}}Pacific Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|965}}
   ⦁ PolynesiaMauna Kea, Hawaii, United States{{epi/moft|4207}}Taieri Plains, South Island, New Zealand{{epi/moft|-2}}{{epi/moft|4209}}
⦁ AntarcticaMount Vinson,[4] Antarctica{{epi/moft|4892}}Southern Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|4892}}
EarthMount Everest[1]{{epi/moft|8848|s=}}Dead Sea[2]{{epi/moft|-428|s=}}{{epi/moft|9276|s=}}

Table of elevation extremes by geographic zone

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic zone

Geographic zoneHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation span
ArcticGunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland{{epi/moft|3700}}Arctic Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|3700}}
North Temperate ZoneMount Everest,[1] China and Nepal{{epi/moft|8848}}Dead Sea,[2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine{{epi/moft|-428}}{{epi/moft|9276}}
North Tropical ZoneCayambe, Ecuador{{epi/moft|5790}}Lake Assal,[3] Djibouti{{epi/moft|-155}}{{epi/moft|5945}}
South Tropical ZoneHuáscarán, Peru{{epi/moft|6768}}Bayóvar Depression, Peru{{epi/moft|-34}}{{epi/moft|6802}}
South Temperate ZoneAconcagua, Argentina{{epi/moft|6960}}Laguna del Carbón, Argentina{{epi/moft|-105}}{{epi/moft|7065}}
AntarcticMount Vinson,[4] Antarctica{{epi/moft|4892}}Southern Ocean{{epi/moft|#}}{{epi/moft|4892}}

Table of elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

Land surface elevation extremes by geographic hemisphere

Geographic hemisphereHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation span
Northern HemisphereMount Everest,[1] China and Nepal{{epi/moft|8848}}Dead Sea,[2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine{{epi/moft|-428}}{{epi/moft|9276}}
Southern HemisphereAconcagua, Argentina{{epi/moft|6960}}Laguna del Carbón, Argentina{{epi/moft|-105}}{{epi/moft|7065}}
Eastern HemisphereMount Everest,[1] China and Nepal{{epi/moft|8848}}Dead Sea,[2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine{{epi/moft|-428}}{{epi/moft|9276}}
Western HemisphereAconcagua, Argentina{{epi/moft|6960}}Laguna del Carbón, Argentina{{epi/moft|-105}}{{epi/moft|7065}}

Gallery

See also

  • List of elevation extremes by country
  • Geodesy
    • Geoid
    • Nadir
    • Summit
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic isolation
    • Topographic prominence
  • Category:Highest points
  • Category:Lowest points

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth.
3. ^1 Lake Asal is the second-lowest depression on Earth.
4. ^1 The summit of Mount Vinson is the sixth-most topographically isolated and the eighth-most topographically prominent point on Earth.

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090907093139/http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm United Kingdom]
    • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
    • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090919044844/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles Country profiles]
  • United States of America
    • [https://www.loc.gov/ The Library of Congress]
    • Country Studies
    • [https://www.cia.gov/ U.S. Central Intelligence Agency]
    • [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ The World Factbook]
    • [https://www.state.gov/ U.S. Department of State]
    • [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ Background Notes]
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