| Area | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| WORLD | Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m)1 | Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (-411 m) |
| AFRICA | Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,340 ft. (5,895 m) | Lake Assal, Djibouti, 512 ft. below sea level (-156 m) |
| ANTARCTICA | Vinson Massif, Ellsworth Mts., 16,066 ft. (4,897 m) | Lowest land point hidden within Bentley Subglacial Trench2 |
| ASIA (includes the Middle East) | Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m) | Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (-411 m) |
| AUSTRALIA (includes Oceania) | Mt. Kosciusko, Australia, 7,310 ft. (2,228 m) | Lake Eyre, Australia, 52 ft. below sea level (-12 m) |
| EUROPE (the Ural Mountains in Russia form the boundary between Europe and Asia) | Mt. Elbrus, Russia/Georgia, 18,510 ft. (5,642 m) | Caspian Sea, Russia/Kazakhstan 92 ft. below sea level (-28 m) |
| NORTH AMERICA (includes Central America and the Caribbean) | Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 20,320 ft. (6,194 m) | Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (-86 m) |
| SOUTH AMERICA | Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina, 22,834 ft. (6,960 m) | Valdes Peninsula, Argentina 131 ft. below sea level (-40 m) |
Last Updated on : December 16, 2024
