List of elevation extremes by country

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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National elevation ranges

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

• List of elevation extremes by region
• List of highest points of countries
  • 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 highest points of North American countries
  • List of highest points of South American 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
• Highpointing
  • Ginge Fullen
  • Francis Tapon
• Category:Highest points
• Category:Lowest points

Notes

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