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The easternmost and westernmost points on Earth, based on the east–west standard for describing longitude, can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian, which passes through the Arctic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans, as well as parts of Siberia (including Wrangel Island), Antarctica, and three islands of Fiji (Vanua Levu's eastern peninsula, the middle of Taveuni, and the western part of ...
Low-point system is a point system in the Racing Rules of Sailing where all the boats in each race of the series score the same number of points as they finish in the race, so that the first boat to cross the finish line gets one point, the second two points. [1]
This is a list of places on land below mean sea level.. Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included.
Enlargeable U.S. map with state and territory high points shown as red dots and low points as green squares except where low point is a shoreline. Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation. This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. [1]
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 ...
Land surface elevation extremes by geographic zone; Geographic zone Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span Arctic: Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland
Valley lowpoints [ edit ] Quichapa Lake (dry lake) is located in the center-south of the valley, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Hamilton Fort , and fed by washes and creeks, from both the northwest and southwest, and from the southeast, (Hurricane Cliffs and Cedar Mountains).
Death Valley National Park, notorious for its below sea level desert, also has soaring mountains, including Telescope Peak, its highest.. This is a list of United States National Parks by elevation.