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This is a list of lists of places considered the most extreme by virtue of meeting some superlative geographical or physical criterion – e.g. farthest, highest, lowest, greatest, or least. Earth [ edit ]
This article lists extreme locations on Earth that hold geographical records or are otherwise known for their geophysical or meteorological superlatives. All of these locations are Earth-wide extremes; extremes of individual continents or countries are not listed.
List of countries by easternmost point; List of countries by northernmost point; List of countries by southernmost point; List of countries by westernmost point; List of capital cities by elevation; List of highest large cities; List of highest towns by country; List of highest railways by country *
Map of countries coloured according to their highest point 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.
The list of weather records includes the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surface temperature and wind speed—to keep consistency among measurements around the Earth.
The third table lists countries by the percentage of the working population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), and up to $3.65 a day (the moderate poverty line). The data is from the most recent year available from ILOSTAT, the International Labour Organization database.
The following three sortable tables list land surface elevation extremes by region. Elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid , an equipotential gravitational surface model of the Earth's sea level .
Provides key information on all countries in the world. "World's Worst Natural Disasters" Includes list of world's deadliest disasters in history. ...