List of elevation extremes by country

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

Table

+Land surface elevation extremes by countryCountry or regionHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation spanNoshaqAmu DaryaKorabAdriatic SeaMount TahatChott MelrhirLata MountainSouth Pacific OceanComa PedrosaGran ValiraMount MocoSouth Atlantic OceanCrocus HillCaribbean SeaVinson MassifDeep Lake, Vestfold HillsBoggy Peak on AntiguaCaribbean SeaAconcaguaLaguna del CarbónMount AragatsAras RiverMount JamanotaCaribbean Sea Ashmore and Cartier IslandsUnnamed locationIndian OceanMount KosciuszkoLake EyreGrossglocknerLake NeusiedlMount BazardüzüCaspian SeaMount Alvernia on Cat IslandNorth Atlantic OceanMountain of Smoke (Jabal ad Dukhan)Persian GulfTazing DongBay of BengalMount HillabyNorth Atlantic OceanDzyarzhynskaya HaraNemanSignal de BotrangeDe MoerenDoyle's DelightCaribbean SeaMont SokbaroBight of BeninTown HillNorth Atlantic OceanGangkhar PuensumDrangme Chhu Bir Tawil Gabal Hagar El Zarqa Wadi TawilSajamaParaguay RiverMaglićAdriatic SeaOtse Hill or Monalanong 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 OceanMount EverestAyding LakeMurray HillIndian Ocean Clipperton IslandRocher ClippertonNorth Pacific OceanCocos (Keeling) IslandsSouth IslandIndian OceanPico Cristóbal ColónNorth Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaMount Karthala on Grande ComoreIndian OceanTe Manga on RarotongaSouth Pacific Ocean Coral Sea IslandsUnnamed location on Cato IslandSouth Pacific OceanCerro ChirripóNorth Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaDinaraAdriatic SeaPico TurquinoCaribbean SeaSint ChristoffelbergCaribbean SeaMount OlympusMediterranean SeaSněžkaElbeMount StanleySouth Atlantic OceanMøllehøjLammefjordMousa AliLake AssalMorne DiablotinsCaribbean SeaPico DuarteLake Enriquillo on HispaniolaChimborazoPacific OceanMount CatherineQattara DepressionCerro El PitalNorth Pacific OceanPico Basilé on BiokoNorth Atlantic OceanEmba SoiraLake KululSuur MunamägiBaltic SeaEmlembeMaputo RiverRas DejenDanakil DepressionMount Usborne on East FalklandSouth Atlantic OceanSlættaratindur on EysturoyNorth Atlantic OceanNanlaud on PohnpeiNorth Pacific OceanTomanivi on Viti LevuSouth Pacific OceanHaltiBaltic SeaMont BlancÉtang de LavalducBellevue de l'IniniNorth Atlantic OceanMont OrohenaSouth Pacific OceanMont Ross on Kerguelen IslandsIndian OceanMont BengouéAtlantic OceanSare Firasu HillEric Gilbertson, Matthew Gilbertson: Determination of new national highpoints of five African and Asian countries—Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Togo. In: Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 2025, .North Atlantic OceanShkharaBlack SeaZugspitzeNeuendorf-SachsenbandeLeklataGulf 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 Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard)North Atlantic OceanDongol RondèNorth 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 GulfCarrauntoohilIrish SeaSnaefellIrish SeaMount Meron (de jure; inside the Green Line) Mount Hermon (de facto; in the Golan Heights)Dead SeaMont BlancJolanda di SavoiaMont Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard)Gulf of GuineaBlue Mountain PeakCaribbean SeaMount Fuji on HonshuHachiro-gata on HonshuLes PlatonsEnglish ChannelJabal Umm ad DamiDead SeaKhan TengriKaragiye DepressionMount KenyaIndian OceanUnnamed location on BanabaPacific Ocean KosovoVelika RudokaWhite DrinUnnamed location in westernmost KuwaitPersian 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 SeaMaromokotroIndian 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 SaladaBălănești HillDniesteralong Chemin des Révoires on Mont AgelMediterranean SeaKhüiten PeakKhökh 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 OceanPaektu-sanSea of JapanYellow SeaGolem KorabVardarMount 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 OceanRysyMarzęcinoMontanha do Pico on Pico IslandNorth Atlantic OceanCerro de PuntaCaribbean SeaQurayn Abu al BawlDukhan SabkhaMont NabembaSouth Atlantic OceanPiton des NeigesIndian OceanMoldoveanuBlack SeaMount ElbrusCaspian SeaMount KarisimbiRuzizi RiverWestern Sahara Peak 620Highest peak in the Free zone. Highest peak outside of the Free zone is 701mSebjet TahMorne de 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 Soudah (official) or Jabal Ferwa (Asir) (most recent survey)Sabkhat MattiFelo BarkereNorth 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 OceanHalla-san on JejudoSea of JapanYellow SeaKinyetiWhite NileTeide on TenerifeNorth Atlantic OceanMediterranean SeaSpratly IslandsUnnamed location on Southwest CaySouth China SeaPidurutalagala on Sri LankaIndian OceanJabal Marrah (Deriba Caldera)Red SeaJuliana TopNorth Atlantic OceanHaakon VII ToppenNorwegian SeaKebnekaiseKristianstadDufourspitze(Monte Rosa)Lake MaggioreJabal el-Sheikh (Mount Hermon)Northeast 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 AtilakoutseBight of BeninUnnamed location on NukunonuSouth Pacific Ocean 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 StanleyAlbert NileHoverlaKuyalnik EstuaryJabal Al JaisSabkhat MattiBen NevisHolme FenDenali (Mount McKinley)Badwater BasinUnnamed hill on Sand Island (Johnston Atoll)Pacific OceanCerro CatedralSouth Atlantic OceanKhazret SultanSariqarnish 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 EarthMount EverestDead 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.

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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 countries whose highest point is not on the mainland 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 U.S. states by elevation Highpointing :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