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.

Table

Country or regionHighest pointMaximum elevationLowest pointMinimum elevationElevation span
Noshaq
Amu Darya
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Korab
Adriatic Sea
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Mount Tahat
Chott Melrhir
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Lata Mountain on Ta‘ū
South Pacific Ocean
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Coma Pedrosa
Gran Valira
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Mount Moco
South Atlantic Ocean
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Crocus Hill
Caribbean Sea
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Mount Vinson
Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills
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Boggy Peak on Antigua
Caribbean Sea
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Aconcagua
Laguna del Carbón
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Mount Aragats
Debed
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Mount Jamanota
Caribbean Sea
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Ashmore and Cartier IslandsUnnamed location
Indian Ocean
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Mount Kosciuszko
Lake Eyre
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Grossglockner
Lake Neusiedl
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Mount Bazardüzü
Caspian Sea
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Mount Alvernia on Cat Island
North Atlantic Ocean
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Mountain of Smoke
Persian Gulf
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Saka Haphong
Bay of Bengal
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Mount Hillaby
North Atlantic Ocean
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Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Neman
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Signal de Botrange
Multiple, west of Veurne

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Doyle's Delight
Caribbean Sea
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Mont Sokbaro
Bight of Benin
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Town Hill
North Atlantic Ocean
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Gangkhar Puensum
Drangme Chhu
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Sajama
Paraguay River
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Maglić
Adriatic Sea
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Otse Hill
Confluence of Limpopo River and Shashe River
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Olavtoppen
South Atlantic Ocean
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Pico da Neblina
Atlantic Ocean
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Unnamed location on Diego Garcia
Indian Ocean
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Bukit Pagon
South China Sea
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Musala
Black Sea
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Mount Tenakourou
Black Volta
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Mount Heha
Lake Tanganyika
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Phnom Aural
Gulf of Thailand
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Mount Cameroon
Bight of Bonny
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Mount Logan
North Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
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Pico do Fogo
North Atlantic Ocean
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The Bluff on Cayman Brac
Caribbean Sea
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Mont Ngaoui
Ubangi River
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Emi Koussi
Djourab Depression
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Ojos del Salado
South Pacific Ocean
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ChinaMount Everest
Ayding Lake
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Murray Hill
Indian Ocean
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Clipperton IslandRocher Clipperton
North Pacific Ocean
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Unnamed location
Indian Ocean
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Pico Cristóbal Colón
Pico Simón Bolívar
North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
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Mount Karthala on Grande Comore
Indian Ocean
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Mount Stanley
South Atlantic Ocean
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Mont Nabemba
South Atlantic Ocean
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Te Manga on Rarotonga
South Pacific Ocean
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Coral Sea IslandsUnnamed location on Cato Island
South Pacific Ocean
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Cerro Chirripó
North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
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Mont Nimba
Gulf of Guinea
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Dinara
Adriatic Sea
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Pico Turquino
Caribbean Sea
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Christoffelberg
Caribbean Sea
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Mount Olympus
Mediterranean Sea
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Sněžka
Elbe
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Møllehøj
Lammefjord
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Mousa Ali
Lake Assal
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Morne Diablotins
Caribbean Sea
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Pico Duarte
Lago Enriquillo on Hispaniola
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Chimborazo
Pacific Ocean
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Mount Catherine
Qattara Depression
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Cerro El Pital
North Pacific Ocean
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Pico Basile on Bioko
North Atlantic Ocean
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Emba Soira
Lake Kulul
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Suur Munamägi
Baltic Sea
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Emlembe
Maputo River
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Ras Dejen
Danakil Depression
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Mount Usborne on East Falkland
South Atlantic Ocean
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Slættaratindur on Eysturoy
North Atlantic Ocean
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Tomanivi on Viti Levu
South Pacific Ocean
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Halti
Baltic Sea
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Mont Blanc
Étang de Lavalduc
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Bellevue de l'Inini
North Atlantic Ocean
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Mont Orohena
South Pacific Ocean
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Mont Ross on Kerguelen Islands
Indian Ocean
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Mont Bengoué
Atlantic Ocean
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Unnamed point
North Atlantic Ocean
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Shkhara
Black Sea
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Zugspitze
Neuendorf-Sachsenbande
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Mount Afadjato
Gulf of Guinea
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Rock of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar
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Mount Olympus
Mediterranean Sea
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Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Arctic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
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Mount Saint Catherine
Caribbean Sea
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La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island
Caribbean Sea
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Mount Lamlam
North Pacific Ocean
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Volcán Tajumulco
North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
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Le Moulin
English Channel
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Mont Nimba
North Atlantic Ocean
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Unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country
North Atlantic Ocean
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Mount Roraima
North Atlantic Ocean
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Pic la Selle
Caribbean Sea
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Heard Island and McDonald IslandsBig Ben
Indian Ocean
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Cerro Las Minas
Caribbean Sea
North Pacific Ocean
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Tai Mo Shan
South China Sea
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Kékes
Tisza
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Hvannadalshnúkur
North Atlantic Ocean
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Kangchenjunga
Kuttanad
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Puncak Jaya
Indian Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
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Damavand
Caspian Sea
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Cheekha Dar
Persian Gulf
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Carrauntoohil
North Slob
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Snaefell
Irish Sea
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Mount Meron
Mount Hermon
Dead Sea
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Monte Bianco
Jolanda di Savoia
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Blue Mountain Peak
Caribbean Sea
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Mount Fuji on Honshu
Hachiro-gata on Honshu
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Les Platons
English Channel
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Jabal Umm ad Dami
Dead Sea
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Khan Tengri
Karagiye Depression
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Mount Kenya
Indian Ocean
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Unnamed location on Banaba
Pacific Ocean
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Paektu-san
Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea
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Halla-san on Jejudo
Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea
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KosovoVelika Rudoka
White Drin
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Mutla Ridge
Persian Gulf
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Jengish Chokusu
Kara Darya
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Phou Bia
Mekong
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Gaiziņkalns
Baltic Sea
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Qurnat as Sawda'
Mediterranean Sea
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Thabana Ntlenyana
Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River
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Mount Wuteve
North Atlantic Ocean
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Bikku Bitti
Sabkhat Ghuzayyil
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Grauspitz
Rhine
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Aukštojas Hill
Nemunas Delta
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Kneiff
Moselle River
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Coloane Alto on Gau Ou Saan
South China Sea
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Golem Korab
Vardar
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Maromokotro
Indian Ocean
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Mount Mulanje
Shire River
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Gunung Kinabalu on Borneo
South China Sea
Indian Ocean
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Mount Villingili on Villingili
Indian Ocean
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Hombori Tondo
Senegal River
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Ta'Dmejrek on Malta Island
Mediterranean Sea
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Unnamed location on Likiep
North Pacific Ocean
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Mount Pelée
Caribbean Sea
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Kediet ej Jill
Sebkha de Ndrhamcha
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Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire
Indian Ocean
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Benara on Mahoré
Mozambique Channel
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Volcán Citlaltépetl
Laguna Salada
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Nanlaud on Pohnpei
North Pacific Ocean
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Bălănești Hill
Dniester
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along Chemin des Révoires on Mont Agel
Mediterranean Sea
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Khüiten Peak
Hoh Nuur
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Zla Kolata
Adriatic Sea
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Chances Peak
Caribbean Sea
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Jbel Toubkal
Sebkha Tah
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Monte Binga
Mozambique Channel
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Hkakabo Razi
Indian Ocean
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Königstein
South Atlantic Ocean
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Command Ridge
South Pacific Ocean
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Mount Everest
Mukhiyapatti Musharniya
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Mount Scenery on Saba
Vergeten Plek, in the Zuidplaspolder near Waddinxveen
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Mont Panié
Coral Sea
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Aoraki / Mount Cook in the South Island
Unnamed location near Momona, Taieri Plains, Otago
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Mogotón
North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
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Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès
Niger River
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Chappal Waddi
Unnamed location on Lagos Island
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Unnamed location near Mutalau on Niue
South Pacific Ocean
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Mount Bates
South Pacific Ocean
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Mount Agrihan on Agrihan
North Pacific Ocean
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Galdhøpiggen
Norwegian Sea
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Jabal Shams
Arabian Sea
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K2
Arabian Sea
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Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob
North Pacific Ocean
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Mount Nabi Yunis
Dead Sea
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Volcán Barú
North Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
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Mount Wilhelm
South Pacific Ocean
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Cerro Peró
Paraguay River
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Huascarán
Bayóvar Depression
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Mount Apo on Mindanao
Philippine Sea
South China Sea
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Pawala Valley Ridge
South Pacific Ocean
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Northwestern peak of Rysy
Żuławy Wiślane
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Montanha do Pico on Pico Island
North Atlantic Ocean
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Cerro de Punta
Caribbean Sea
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Qurayn Abu al Bawl
Persian Gulf
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Piton des Neiges
Indian Ocean
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Moldoveanu
Black Sea
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Mount Elbrus
Caspian Sea
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Mount Karisimbi
Ruzizi River
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Tikhzoukhane
Sebjet Tah
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Morne du Vitet
Caribbean Sea
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Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic Ocean
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Mount Liamuiga on Saint Kitts
Caribbean Sea
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Mount Gimie
Caribbean Sea
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Pic Paradis on Saint Martin
Caribbean Sea
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Morne de la Grande Montagne on Miquelon
North Atlantic Ocean
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La Soufrière
Caribbean Sea
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Mauga Silisili on Savai'i
South Pacific Ocean
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Monte Titano
Ausa River
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Pico de São Tomé on São Tomé Island
Gulf of Guinea
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Jabal Sawda
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
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Unnamed feature 2.7 km southeast of Nepen Diakha
North Atlantic Ocean
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Iron Gate
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Morne Seychellois on Mahé
Indian Ocean
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Mount Bintumani
North Atlantic Ocean
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Bukit Timah Hill
Singapore Strait
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200 m SW of Flagstaff Peak
Caribbean Sea
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Gerlachovský štít
Bodrog
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Triglav
Adriatic Sea
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Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal
South Pacific Ocean
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Shimbiris
Indian Ocean
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Mafadi
South Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
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Mount Paget
South Atlantic Ocean
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Kinyeti
White Nile
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Teide on Tenerife
North Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
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Spratly IslandsUnnamed location on Southwest Cay
South China Sea
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Pidurutalagala on Sri Lanka
Indian Ocean
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Deriba Caldera
Red Sea
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Juliana Top
North Atlantic Ocean
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Haakon VII Toppen
Norwegian Sea
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Kebnekaise
Kristianstad
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Dufourspitze

Lake Maggiore
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Jabal el-Sheikh
Northeast shores of the Sea of Galilee in the Golan Heights
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Yu Shan
South China Sea
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Ismoil Somoni Peak
Syr Darya
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Kilimanjaro
Indian Ocean
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Doi Inthanon
Gulf of Thailand
Andaman Sea
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Mount Ramelau on Timor
Timor Sea
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Mont Agou
Bight of Benin
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Unnamed location
South Pacific Ocean
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Unnamed location on Kao
South Pacific Ocean
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El Cerro del Aripo on Trinidad
Caribbean Sea
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Jebel ech Chambi
Shatt al Gharsah
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Mount Ararat
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
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Aýrybaba
Vpadina Akchanaya
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Blue Hills on Providenciales
North Atlantic Ocean
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Unnamed location on Niulakita
South Pacific Ocean
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Mount Stanley
Albert Nile
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Hoverla
Kuyalnik Estuary
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Jabal Al Jais
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
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Ben Nevis
The Fens
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Denali
Badwater Basin
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Unnamed hill on Sand Island
Pacific Ocean
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Cerro Catedral
South Atlantic Ocean
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Khazret Sultan
Sariqarnish Kuli
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Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo
South Pacific Ocean
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Vatican Hill
Saint Peter's Square
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Pico Bolívar
Lagunillas Municipality, Zulia
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Fan Si Pan
South China Sea
Gulf of Thailand
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Mount Sage on Tortola
Caribbean Sea
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Crown Mountain on Saint Thomas
Caribbean Sea
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Mont Puke on Futuna
South Pacific Ocean
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Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb
Arabian Sea
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Mafinga Central
Zambezi
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Mount Nyangani
Confluence of Runde River and Save River
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EarthMount Everest
Dead Sea
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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 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 m. 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, giving a ratio of 69 m for every km2. In Australia's area there is only a difference between the highest and lowest points, which gives a ratio of per km2.

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