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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. Places where seawater and rainwater is pumped away are included.
The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation.In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.
Low elevation cities are often seaports or are close to the sea. The first country on the main list, Bolivia, is a country with multiple capitals; La Paz is the seat of the government while Sucre is the constitutional capital. The second list below contains several states with limited recognition.
The lowest international airport is Atyrau Airport, near Atyrau, Kazakhstan, at 22 m (72 ft) below sea level, in the basin of the Caspian Sea. The lowest major city is Baku, Azerbaijan, located 28 m (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest-lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level.
Here's how we compiled the list: We pored through 30-year average snowfall statistics of hundreds of locations in the U.S. from 1991 through 2020. We considered only those towns and cities with a ...
sea level 935 m 3,068 ft Brazil: America Pico da Neblina: 2995 m 9,826 ft [4] Atlantic Ocean: sea level 2995 m 9,826 ft British Indian Ocean Territory: Unnamed location on Diego Garcia: 15 m 49 ft Indian Ocean: sea level 15 m 49 ft Brunei: Asia Bukit Pagon: 1850 m 6,070 ft South China Sea: sea level 1850 m 6,070 ft Bulgaria: Europe Musala: 2925 ...
Baku is 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula , on the Bay of Baku .
This is a list of cities in the United States by elevation. To be included on the list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village) and it needs to be at an elevation of 3,000 feet (914 m) or higher.