Highest and Lowest Elevations, by Continent Height Continent Africa Antarctica Asia Europe Highest elevation Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Vinson Massif Everest, China-Nepal El'brus, Russia Meters Feet Deepest elevation Depth below sea level Meters Feet 153
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5,895 19,340 Lake 'Asal, Djibouti 4,897 16,066 Hollick-Keyon plateau

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2,468 8,097 408 1340 92 282 52 131

8,850 29,035 Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan

5,642 18,510 Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan/ Russia/ Kazakhstan/ 28 Turkmenistan/ Iran 6,194 20,320 Death Valley (CA), United States 5,030 16,502 Lake Eyre, South Australia 6,960 22,834 Valds Peninsula, Argentina 86 16 40

North America McKinley (AK), United States Oceania South America Jaya, New Guinea Cerro Aconcagua, Argentina

1) This is the deepest estimated depression, beneath the Marie Byrd Land ice cap. Vast areas of western Antarctica would be below sea level if stripped of their ice sheet; lower points beneath the ice may exist.

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