Elevation extremes
| Afghanistan | highest point: Noshak 7,492 m lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m mean elevation: 1,884 m |
| Albania | highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 708 m |
| Algeria | highest point: Tahat 2,908 m lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m mean elevation: 800 m |
| American Samoa | highest point: Lata Mountain 964 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Andorra | highest point: Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m mean elevation: 1,996 m |
| Angola | highest point: Moca 2,620 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,112 m |
| Anguilla | highest point: Crocus Hill 73 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Antarctica | highest point: Vinson Massif 4,892 m lowest point: Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m (-11,500 ft) below sea level mean elevation: 2,300 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Denman Galcier; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater |
| Antigua and Barbuda | highest point: Mount Obama 402 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Arctic Ocean | highest point: sea level lowest point: Molloy Deep -5,577 m mean depth: -1,205 m ocean zones: Composed of water and in a fluid state, the oceans are delimited differently than the solid continents. Oceans are divided into three zones based on depth and light level. Although some sea creatures depend on light to live, others can do without it. Sunlight entering the water may travel about 1,000 m into the oceans under the right conditions, but there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 m. The upper 200 m (656 ft) of oceans is called the euphotic, or "sunlight," zone. This zone contains the vast majority of commercial fisheries and is home to many protected marine mammals and sea turtles. Only a small amount of light penetrates beyond this depth. The zone between 200 m (656 ft) and 1,000 m (3,280 ft) is usually referred to as the "twilight" zone, but is officially the dysphotic zone. In this zone, the intensity of light rapidly dissipates as depth decreases. Such a minuscule amount of light penetrates beyond a depth of 200 m that photosynthesis is no longer possible. The aphotic, or "midnight," zone exists in depths below 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Sunlight does not penetrate to these depths and the zone is bathed in darkness. |
| Argentina | highest point: Cerro Aconcagua (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America) 6,962 m lowest point: Laguna del Carbon (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) -105 m mean elevation: 595 m |
| Armenia | highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m lowest point: Debed River 400 m mean elevation: 1,792 m |
| Aruba | highest point: Ceru Jamanota 188 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | highest point: Cartier Island 5 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Atlantic Ocean | highest point: sea level lowest point: Puerto Rico Trench -8,605 m mean depth: -3,646 m ocean zones: Composed of water and in a fluid state, the oceans are delimited differently than the solid continents. Oceans are divided into three zones based on depth and light level. Although some sea creatures depend on light to live, others can do without it. Sunlight entering the water may travel about 1,000 m into the oceans under the right conditions, but there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 m. The upper 200 m (656 ft) of oceans is called the euphotic, or "sunlight," zone. This zone contains the vast majority of commercial fisheries and is home to many protected marine mammals and sea turtles. Only a small amount of light penetrates beyond this depth. The zone between 200 m (656 ft) and 1,000 m (3,280 ft) is usually referred to as the "twilight" zone, but is officially the dysphotic zone. In this zone, the intensity of light rapidly dissipates as depth decreases. Such a minuscule amount of light penetrates beyond a depth of 200 m that photosynthesis is no longer possible. The aphotic, or "midnight," zone exists in depths below 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Sunlight does not penetrate to these depths and the zone is bathed in darkness. |
| Australia | highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m mean elevation: 330 m |
| Austria | highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m mean elevation: 910 m |
| Azerbaijan | highest point: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,466 m lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m mean elevation: 384 m |
| Bahamas, The | highest point: 1.3 km NE of Old Bight on Cat Island 64 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Bahrain | highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 135 m lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m |
| Bangladesh | highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 85 m |
| Barbados | highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Belarus | highest point: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m lowest point: Nyoman River 90 m mean elevation: 160 m |
| Belgium | highest point: Botrange 694 m lowest point: North Sea 0 m mean elevation: 181 m |
| Belize | highest point: Doyle's Delight 1,124 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 173 m |
| Benin | highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 273 m |
| Bermuda | highest point: Town Hill 79 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Bhutan | highest point: Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m mean elevation: 2,220 m |
| Bolivia | highest point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m lowest point: Rio Paraguay 90 m mean elevation: 1,192 m |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | highest point: Maglic 2,386 m lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 500 m |
| Botswana | highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m mean elevation: 1,013 m |
| Bouvet Island | highest point: Olavtoppen (Olav Peak) 780 m lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Brazil | highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 320 m |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | highest point: ocean-side dunes on Diego Garcia 9 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| British Virgin Islands | highest point: Mount Sage 521 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Brunei | highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m mean elevation: 478 m |
| Bulgaria | highest point: Musala 2,925 m lowest point: Black Sea 0 m mean elevation: 472 m |
| Burkina Faso | highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m mean elevation: 297 m |
| Burma | highest point: Gamlang Razi 5,870 m lowest point: Andaman Sea/Bay of Bengal 0 m mean elevation: 702 m |
| Burundi | highest point: Heha 2,670 m lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m mean elevation: 1,504 m |
| Cambodia | highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m mean elevation: 126 m |
| Cameroon | highest point: Fako on Mont Cameroun 4,045 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 667 m |
| Canada | highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m lowest point: Atlantic/Pacific/Arctic Oceans 0 m mean elevation: 487 m |
| Cayman Islands | highest point: 1 km SW of The Bluff on Cayman Brac 50 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Central African Republic | highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,410 m lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m mean elevation: 635 m |
| Chad | highest point: Emi Koussi 3,445 m lowest point: Djourab 160 m mean elevation: 543 m |
| Chile | highest point: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,893 m (highest volcano in the world) lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,871 m |
| China | highest point: Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level) 8,849 m lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m mean elevation: 1,840 m |
| Christmas Island | highest point: Murray Hill 361 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Clipperton Island | highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | highest point: South Point on South Island 9 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Colombia | highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon 5,730 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 593 m |
| Comoros | highest point: Karthala 2,360 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | highest point: Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 726 m |
| Congo, Republic of the | highest point: Mount Berongou 903 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 430 m |
| Cook Islands | highest point: Te Manga 652 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Coral Sea Islands | highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 9 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Costa Rica | highest point: Cerro Chirripo 3,819 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 746 m |
| Cote d'Ivoire | highest point: Monts Nimba 1,752 m lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m mean elevation: 250 m |
| Croatia | highest point: Dinara 1,831 m lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 331 m |
| Cuba | highest point: Pico Turquino 1,974 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 108 m |
| Curacao | highest point: Mt. Christoffel 372 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Cyprus | highest point: Mount Olympus 1,951 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 91 m |
| Denmark | highest point: Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m mean elevation: 34 m |
| Djibouti | highest point: Moussa Ali 2,021 m lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m mean elevation: 430 m |
| Dominica | highest point: Morne Diablotins 1,447 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Dominican Republic | highest point: Pico Duarte 3,098 m lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m mean elevation: 424 m |
| Ecuador | highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,117 m note: because the earth is not a perfect sphere and has an equatorial bulge, the highest point on the planet farthest from its center is Mount Chimborazo not Mount Everest, which is merely the highest peak above sea level |
| Egypt | highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m mean elevation: 321 m |
| El Salvador | highest point: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 442 m |
| Equatorial Guinea | highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 577 m |
| Eritrea | highest point: Soira 3,018 m lowest point: near Kulul within the Danakil Depression -75 m mean elevation: 853 m |
| Estonia | highest point: Suur Munamagi 318 m lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 61 m |
| Ethiopia | highest point: Ras Dejen 4,550 m lowest point: Danakil Depression -125 m mean elevation: 1,330 m |
| European Union | highest point: Mont Blanc, France 4,810 m lowest point: Zuidplaspolder, Netherlands -7 m |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | highest point: Mount Usborne 705 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Faroe Islands | highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Fiji | highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Finland | highest point: Halti (alternatively Haltia, Haltitunturi, Haltiatunturi) 1,328 m lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 164 m |
| France | highest point: Mont Blanc 4,810 lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m mean elevation: 375 m note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit |
| French Polynesia | highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | highest point: Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest points throughout the French Southern and Antarctic Lands: unnamed location on Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 272 m; Pic Marion-Dufresne in Iles Crozet 1090 m; Mont Ross in Iles Kerguelen 1850 m; unnamed location on Bassas de India (Iles Eparses) 2.4 m;24 unnamed location on Europa Island (Iles Eparses) 24 m; unnamed location on Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) 12 m; unnamed location on Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) 10 m; unnamed location on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) 7 m |
| Gabon | highest point: Mont Iboundji 1,575 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 377 m |
| Gambia, The | highest point: unnamed elevation 53 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 34 m |
| Gaza Strip | highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| Georgia | highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,193 m lowest point: Black Sea 0 m mean elevation: 1,432 m |
| Germany | highest point: Zugspitze 2,963 m lowest point: Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.5 m mean elevation: 263 m |
| Ghana | highest point: Mount Afadjato 885 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 190 m |
| Gibraltar | highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| Greece | highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 498 m note: Mount Olympus actually has 52 peaks but its highest point, Mytikas (meaning "nose"), rises to 2,917 meters; in Greek mythology, Olympus' Mytikas peak was the home of the Greek gods |
| Greenland | highest point: Gunnbjorn Fjeld 3,694 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,792 m |
| Grenada | highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Guam | highest point: Mount Lamlam 406 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Guatemala | highest point: Volcan Tajumulco (highest point in Central America) 4,220 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 759 m |
| Guernsey | highest point: Le Moulin on Sark 114 m lowest point: English Channel 0 m |
| Guinea | highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 472 m |
| Guinea-Bissau | highest point: unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country 300 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 70 m |
| Guyana | highest point: Laberintos del Norte on Mount Roraima 2,775 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 207 m |
| Haiti | highest point: Pic la Selle 2,674 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 470 m |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | highest point: Mawson Peak on Big Ben volcano 2,745 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | highest point: Vatican Gardens (Vatican Hill) 78 m lowest point: Saint Peter's Square 19 m |
| Honduras | highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 684 m |
| Hong Kong | highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| Hungary | highest point: Kekes 1,014 m lowest point: Tisza River 78 m mean elevation: 143 m |
| Iceland | highest point: Hvannadalshnukur (at Vatnajokull Glacier) 2,110 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 557 m |
| India | highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,586 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 160 m |
| Indian Ocean | highest point: sea level lowest point: Java Trench -7,192 m unnamed deep mean depth: -3,741 m ocean zones: Composed of water and in a fluid state, the oceans are delimited differently than the solid continents. Oceans are divided into three zones based on depth and light level. Although some sea creatures depend on light to live, others can do without it. Sunlight entering the water may travel about 1,000 m into the oceans under the right conditions, but there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 m. The upper 200 m (656 ft) of oceans is called the euphotic, or "sunlight," zone. This zone contains the vast majority of commercial fisheries and is home to many protected marine mammals and sea turtles. Only a small amount of light penetrates beyond this depth. The zone between 200 m (656 ft) and 1,000 m (3,280 ft) is usually referred to as the "twilight" zone, but is officially the dysphotic zone. In this zone, the intensity of light rapidly dissipates as depth decreases. Such a minuscule amount of light penetrates beyond a depth of 200 m that photosynthesis is no longer possible. The aphotic, or "midnight," zone exists in depths below 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Sunlight does not penetrate to these depths and the zone is bathed in darkness. |
| Indonesia | highest point: Puncak Jaya 4,884 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 367 m |
| Iran | highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,625 m lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m mean elevation: 1,305 m |
| Iraq | highest point: Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent") 3,611 m lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m mean elevation: 312 m |
| Ireland | highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 118 m |
| Israel | highest point: Mitspe Shlagim 2,224 m; note - this is the highest named point, the actual highest point is an unnamed dome slightly to the west of Mitspe Shlagim at 2,236 m; both points are on the northeastern border of Israel, along the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range lowest point: Dead Sea -431 m mean elevation: 508 m note - does not include elevation data from the Golan Heights |
| Italy | highest point: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc) 4,748 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 538 m |
| Jamaica | highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 18 m |
| Jan Mayen | highest point: Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m note: Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905 |
| Japan | highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m mean elevation: 438 m |
| Jersey | highest point: Les Platons 136 m lowest point: English Channel 0 m |
| Jordan | highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m lowest point: Dead Sea -431 m mean elevation: 812 m |
| Kazakhstan | highest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m lowest point: Vpadina Kaundy -132 m mean elevation: 387 m |
| Kenya | highest point: Mount Kenya 5,199 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 762 m |
| Kiribati | highest point: unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 2 m |
| Korea, North | highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m mean elevation: 600 m |
| Korea, South | highest point: Halla-san 1,950 m lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m mean elevation: 282 m |
| Kosovo | highest point: Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m lowest point: Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim (located on the border with Albania) 297 m mean elevation: 450 m |
| Kuwait | highest point: 3.6 km W. of Al-Salmi Border Post 300 m lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m mean elevation: 108 m |
| Kyrgyzstan | highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m mean elevation: 2,988 m |
| Laos | highest point: Phu Bia 2,817 m lowest point: Mekong River 70 m mean elevation: 710 m |
| Latvia | highest point: Gaizina Kalns 312 m lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 87 m |
| Lebanon | highest point: Qornet es Saouda 3,088 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 1,250 m |
| Lesotho | highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m mean elevation: 2,161 m |
| Liberia | highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,447 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 243 m |
| Libya | highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m mean elevation: 423 m |
| Liechtenstein | highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m |
| Lithuania | highest point: Aukstojas 294 m lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 110 m |
| Luxembourg | highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m lowest point: Moselle River 133 m mean elevation: 325 m |
| Macau | highest point: Alto Coloane 172 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| Madagascar | highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 615 m |
| Malawi | highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m mean elevation: 779 m |
| Malaysia | highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,095 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 419 m |
| Maldives | highest point: 8th tee, golf course, Villingi Island 5 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 2 m |
| Mali | highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m lowest point: Senegal River 23 m mean elevation: 343 m |
| Malta | highest point: Ta'Dmejrek on Dingli Cliffs 253 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| Marshall Islands | highest point: East-central Airik Island, Maloelap Atoll 14 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 2 m |
| Mauritania | highest point: Kediet Ijill 915 m lowest point: Sebkhet Te-n-Dghamcha -5 m mean elevation: 276 m |
| Mauritius | highest point: Mont Piton 828 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Mexico | highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,636 m lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m mean elevation: 1,111 m |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | highest point: Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Moldova | highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m lowest point: Dniester (Nistru) 2 m mean elevation: 139 m |
| Monaco | highest point: Chemin des Revoires on Mont Agel 162 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| Mongolia | highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Khuiten Peak) 4,374 m lowest point: Hoh Nuur 560 m mean elevation: 1,528 m |
| Montenegro | highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 1,086 m |
| Montserrat | highest point: Soufriere Hills volcano pre-eruption height was 915 m; current lava dome is subject to periodic build up and collapse; estimated dome height was 1,050 m in 2015 lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Morocco | highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m lowest point: Sebkha Tah -59 m mean elevation: 909 m |
| Mozambique | highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 345 m |
| Namibia | highest point: Konigstein on Brandberg 2,573 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,141 m |
| Nauru | highest point: Command Ridge 70 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Navassa Island | highest point: 200 m NNW of lighthouse 85 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Nepal | highest point: Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level) 8,849 m lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m mean elevation: 2,565 m |
| Netherlands | highest point: Mount Scenery (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles) 862 m lowest point: Zuidplaspolder -7 m mean elevation: 30 m note: the highest point on continental Netherlands is Vaalserberg at 322 m |
| New Caledonia | highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| New Zealand | highest point: Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,724 m; note - the mountain's height was 3,764 m until 14 December 1991 when it lost about 10 m in an avalanche of rock and ice; erosion of the ice cap since then has brought the height down another 30 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 388 m |
| Nicaragua | highest point: Mogoton 2,085 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 298 m |
| Niger | highest point: Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m lowest point: Niger River 200 m mean elevation: 474 m |
| Nigeria | highest point: Chappal Waddi 2,419 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 380 m |
| Niue | highest point: unnamed elevation 1.4 km east of Hikutavake 80 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Norfolk Island | highest point: Mount Bates 319 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Northern Mariana Islands | highest point: unnamed elevation on Agrihan 965 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Norway | highest point: Galdhopiggen 2,469 m lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m mean elevation: 460 m |
| Oman | highest point: Jabal Shams 3,004 m lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m mean elevation: 310 m |
| Pacific Ocean | highest point: sea level lowest point: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 m note - the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin mean depth: -4,080 m ocean zones: Composed of water and in a fluid state, the oceans are delimited differently than the solid continents. Oceans are divided into three zones based on depth and light level. Although some sea creatures depend on light to live, others can do without it. Sunlight entering the water may travel about 1,000 m into the oceans under the right conditions, but there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 m. The upper 200 m (656 ft) of oceans is called the euphotic, or "sunlight," zone. This zone contains the vast majority of commercial fisheries and is home to many protected marine mammals and sea turtles. Only a small amount of light penetrates beyond this depth. The zone between 200 m (656 ft) and 1,000 m (3,280 ft) is usually referred to as the "twilight" zone, but is officially the dysphotic zone. In this zone, the intensity of light rapidly dissipates as depth decreases. Such a minuscule amount of light penetrates beyond a depth of 200 m that photosynthesis is no longer possible. The aphotic, or "midnight," zone exists in depths below 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Sunlight does not penetrate to these depths and the zone is bathed in darkness. |
| Pakistan | highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m mean elevation: 900 m |
| Palau | highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Panama | highest point: Volcan Baru 3,475 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 360 m |
| Papua New Guinea | highest point: Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 667 m |
| Paracel Islands | highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| Paraguay | highest point: Cerro Pero 842 m lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m mean elevation: 178 m |
| Peru | highest point: Nevado Huascaran 6,746 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,555 m |
| Philippines | highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m mean elevation: 442 m |
| Pitcairn Islands | highest point: Palwala Valley Point on Big Ridge 347 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Poland | highest point: Rysy 2,499 m lowest point: near Raczki Elblaskie -2 m mean elevation: 173 m |
| Portugal | highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 372 m |
| Puerto Rico | highest point: Cerro de Punta 1,338 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 261 m |
| Qatar | highest point: Tuwayyir al Hamir 103 m lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m mean elevation: 28 m |
| Romania | highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m lowest point: Black Sea 0 m mean elevation: 414 m |
| Russia | highest point: Gora El'brus (highest point in Europe) 5,642 m lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m mean elevation: 600 m |
| Rwanda | highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m mean elevation: 1,598 m |
| Saint Barthelemy | highest point: Morne du Vitet 286 m lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Saint Lucia | highest point: Mount Gimie 948 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Saint Martin | highest point: Pic du Paradis 424 m lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | highest point: Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | highest point: La Soufriere 1,234 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Samoa | highest point: Mount Silisili 1,857 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| San Marino | highest point: Monte Titano 739 m lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m |
| Sao Tome and Principe | highest point: Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Saudi Arabia | highest point: As Sarawat range, 3,000 m lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m mean elevation: 665 m |
| Senegal | highest point: unnamed elevation 2.8 km southeast of Nepen Diaka 648 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 69 m |
| Serbia | highest point: Midzor 2,169 m lowest point: Danube and Timok Rivers 35 m mean elevation: 442 m |
| Seychelles | highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Sierra Leone | highest point: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 279 m |
| Singapore | highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m |
| Sint Maarten | highest point: Mount Flagstaff 383 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Slovakia | highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m mean elevation: 458 m |
| Slovenia | highest point: Triglav 2,864 m lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 492 m |
| Solomon Islands | highest point: Mount Popomanaseu 2,335 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Somalia | highest point: Mount Shimbiris 2,460 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 410 m |
| South Africa | highest point: Ntheledi (Mafadi) 3,450 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,034 m |
| South Sudan | highest point: Kinyeti 3,187 m lowest point: White Nile 381 m |
| Southern Ocean | highest point: sea level lowest point: southern end of the South Sandwich Trench -7,434 m unnamed deep mean depth: -3,270 m ocean zones: Composed of water and in a fluid state, the oceans are delimited differently than the solid continents. Oceans are divided into three zones based on depth and light level. Although some sea creatures depend on light to live, others can do without it. Sunlight entering the water may travel about 1,000 m into the oceans under the right conditions, but there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 m. The upper 200 m (656 ft) of oceans is called the euphotic, or "sunlight," zone. This zone contains the vast majority of commercial fisheries and is home to many protected marine mammals and sea turtles. Only a small amount of light penetrates beyond this depth. The zone between 200 m (656 ft) and 1,000 m (3,280 ft) is usually referred to as the "twilight" zone, but is officially the dysphotic zone. In this zone, the intensity of light rapidly dissipates as depth decreases. Such a minuscule amount of light penetrates beyond a depth of 200 m that photosynthesis is no longer possible. The aphotic, or "midnight," zone exists in depths below 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Sunlight does not penetrate to these depths and the zone is bathed in darkness. |
| Spain | highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 660 m |
| Spratly Islands | highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 6 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| Sri Lanka | highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 228 m |
| Sudan | highest point: Jabal Marrah 3,042 m lowest point: Red Sea 0 m mean elevation: 568 m |
| Suriname | highest point: Juliana Top 1,230 m lowest point: unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m mean elevation: 246 m |
| Svalbard | highest point: Newtontoppen 1,717 m lowest point: Arctic Ocean 0 m |
| Sweden | highest point: Kebnekaise South 2,100 m lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.4 m mean elevation: 320 m |
| Switzerland | highest point: Dufourspitze 4,634 m lowest point: Lake Maggiore 195 m mean elevation: 1,350 m |
| Syria | highest point: Mount Hermon (Jabal a-Shayk) 2,814 m lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -208 m mean elevation: 514 m |
| Taiwan | highest point: Yu Shan 3,952 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m mean elevation: 1,150 m |
| Tajikistan | highest point: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m mean elevation: 3,186 m |
| Tanzania | highest point: Kilimanjaro (highest point in Africa) 5,895 m lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,018 m |
| Thailand | highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,565 m lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m mean elevation: 287 m |
| Togo | highest point: Mont Agou 986 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 236 m |
| Tokelau | highest point: unnamed location 5 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Tonga | highest point: Kao Volcano on Kao Island 1,046 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Trinidad and Tobago | highest point: El Cerro del Aripo 940 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 83 m |
| Tunisia | highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m mean elevation: 246 m |
| Turkey | highest point: Mount Ararat 5,137 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 1,132 m |
| Turkmenistan | highest point: Gora Ayribaba 3,139 m lowest point: Vpadina Akchanaya (Sarygamysh Koli is a lake in northern Turkmenistan with a water level that fluctuates above and below the elevation of Vpadina Akchanaya, the lake has dropped as low as -110 m) -81 m mean elevation: 230 m |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | highest point: Blue Hill on Providenciales and Flamingo Hill on East Caicos 48 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Tuvalu | highest point: unnamed location 5 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 2 m |
| Uganda | highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m lowest point: Albert Nile 614 m |
| Ukraine | highest point: Hora Hoverla 2,061 m lowest point: Black Sea 0 m mean elevation: 175 m |
| United Arab Emirates | highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m mean elevation: 149 m |
| United Kingdom | highest point: Ben Nevis 1,345 m lowest point: The Fens -4 m mean elevation: 162 m |
| United States | highest point: Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America) lowest point: Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m mean elevation: 760 m note: Denali is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. Everest; Denali's base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and one-half miles to its 20,310 foot summit; Everest begins on a 14,000-foot high plain, then summits at 29,028 feet. note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level |
| Uruguay | highest point: Cerro Catedral 514 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 109 m |
| Uzbekistan | highest point: Adelunga Toghi 4,301 m lowest point: Sariqamish Kuli -12 m |
| Vanuatu | highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Venezuela | highest point: Pico Bolivar 4,978 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 450 m |
| Vietnam | highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m mean elevation: 398 m |
| Virgin Islands | highest point: Crown Mountain 474 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Wake Island | highest point: unnamed location 8 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Wallis and Futuna | highest point: Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| West Bank | highest point: Khallat al Batrakh 1,020 m lowest point: Dead Sea -431 m |
| World | highest point: Mount Everest 8,849 m lowest point: Denman Glacier (Antarctica) more than -3,500 m (in the oceanic realm, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying -10,924 m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean) mean elevation: 840 m top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m; note - Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m top ten highest island peaks: Puncak Jaya (New Guinea) 4,884 m (Indonesia)*; Mauna Kea (Hawaii) 4,207 m (United States); Gunung Kinabalu (Borneo) 4,095 m (Malaysia)*; Yu Shan (Taiwan) 3,952 (Taiwan)*; Mount Kerinci (Sumatra) 3,805 m (Indonesia); Mount Erebus (Ross Island) 3,794 (Antarctica); Mount Fuji (Honshu) 3,776 m (Japan)*; Mount Rinjani (Lombok) 3,726 m (Indonesia); Aoraki-Mount Cook (South Island) 3,724 m (New Zealand)*; Pico de Teide (Tenerife) 3,718 m (Spain)*; note - * indicates the highest peak for that Factbook entry highest point on each continent: Asia - Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,960 m; North America - Denali (Mount McKinley) (United States) 6,190 m; Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,895 m; Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,633 m; Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,897 m; Australia - Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m highest capital on each continent: South America - La Paz (Bolivia) 3,640 m; Africa - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 2,355 m; Asia - Thimphu (Bhutan) 2,334 m; North America - Mexico City (Mexico) 2,240 m; Europe - Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 1,023 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m lowest point on each continent: Antarctica - Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m; Asia - Dead Sea (Israel-Jordan) -431 m; Africa - Lac Assal (Djibouti) -155 m; South America - Laguna del Carbon (Argentina) -105 m; North America - Death Valley (United States) -86 m; Europe - Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia) -28 m; Australia - Lake Eyre -15 lowest capital on each continent: Asia - Baku (Azerbaijan) -28 m; Europe - Amsterdam (Netherlands) -2 m; Africa - Banjul (Gambia); Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Conakry (Guinea), Djibouti (Djibouti), Libreville (Gabon), Male (Maldives), Monrovia (Liberia), Tunis (Tunisia), Victoria (Seychelles) 0 m; North America - Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Panama City (Panama), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Roseau (Dominica), Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 0 m; South America - Georgetown (Guyana) 0 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m |
| Yemen | highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,666 m lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m mean elevation: 999 m |
| Zambia | highest point: Mafinga Central 2,330 m lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m mean elevation: 1,138 m |
| Zimbabwe | highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m mean elevation: 961 m |
Source: CIA Factbook
