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This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
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.
Altitude (m) Altitude (ft) Tibet Autonomous Region: Lhasa: 3,656 11,995 Somaliland [Note 2] Hargeisa: 1,334 4,377 South Ossetia [Note 2] Tskhinvali: 860 2,820 Kosovo [Note 2] Pristina: 603 1,977 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [Note 2] Tifariti and Laayoune: 490 (and 68) 1,610 (and 223) Northern Cyprus [Note 2] North Nicosia: 130 428 ...
Land surface elevation extremes by geographic region; Geographic region Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span ⦁ Eurasia: Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal: 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine: −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft ⦁ Asia Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal ...
sea level 406 m 1,332 ft Guatemala: Volcán Tajumulco [u] 4220 m 13,845 ft North Pacific Ocean Caribbean Sea: sea level 4220 m 13,845 ft Guernsey: Le Moulin: 114 m 374 ft English Channel: sea level 114 m 374 ft Guinea: Mont Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard) 1752 m 5,748 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level 1752 m 5,748 ft Guinea-Bissau: Monte Torin: 266 m
El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world. This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).
If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Tibet and Nepal, is clearly the world’s highest.
This is a list of extreme points and elevation in Israel. The "base" listing includes East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights . Relative to the "base" listing, no changes are made by including the West Bank ; the Gaza Strip is not included owing to Israel's official withdrawal in 2005.