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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.
These island countries also have the smallest range between their lowest (sea level) and highest points, and are very sensitive to changes in sea level. The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at 9,002 metres (29,534 ft).
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.
sea level 4884 m 16,024 ft ⦁ Micronesia: Mount Agrihan, Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands: 965 m 3,166 ft Pacific Ocean sea level 965 m 3,166 ft ⦁ Polynesia: Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States 4207 m 13,802 ft Taieri Plains, South Island, New Zealand −2 m −7 ft: 4209 m 13,809 ft ⦁ Antarctica: Mount Vinson, [4] Antarctica: 4892 m
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.
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.
Lowest points of countries (75 P) L. Lowest points of the World Ocean (11 P) ... List of places on land with elevations below sea level; B. Badwater Crater; C.
The Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) refers to low-lying coastal areas with an elevation below a certain threshold, commonly 10 meters, above mean sea level.Globally, there is a substantial and growing population living in the Low Elevation Coastal Zone, which consists of approximately 2% of the world's land area and around 11% of the global population.