Extremes on Earth in each continent
Extremes Earth Extreme elevations
| Continent | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Africa |
5,895 metres (19,340 ft) Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | -156
metres (-512 ft) Lake Asal, Djibouti |
| North America | 6,194
metres (20,320 ft) Mount McKinley(Denali), Alaska, U.S.A. | -86
metres (-282 ft) Death Valley, California, U.S.A. |
| South America |
6,962 metres (22,841 ft) Aconcagua, Mendoza, Argentina | -105
metres (-344 ft) Laguna del Carbón, Argentina |
| Antarctica | 4,897 metres (16,066 ft) Vinson Massif | -2,555 meters (-8,383 ft) Bentley Subglacial Trench |
| Asia | 8,848 metres (29,028 ft) Mount Everest, Nepal- Tibet, China | -418
metres (-1,371 ft) Dead Seashore, Israel- Jordan |
| Australia |
2,228 metres (7,310 ft) Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales | -12
metres (-52 ft) Lake Eyre, South Australia |
| Europe | 5,642 metres (18,506 ft) Mount Elbrus, Russia | -28 metres (-92 ft) Caspian Seashore, Russia- Iran- Turkmenistan- Azerbaijan |
| Oceania |
4,884 metres (16,023 ft) Carstensz Pyramid(Puncak Jaya), New Guinea | Sea level |
Extremes temperatures per continent
| Highest | Lowest | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 57.7 °C (135.9 °F) Libya, 13 September 1922 | -23.9
°C (-11.0 °F) Ifrane, Morocco 11 February 1935 |
| North America | 56.7
°C (134.0 °F) Death Valley, California, U.S.A. 10 July 1913 | -63.0 °C (-81.4 °F) Snag, Yukon, Canada 3 February 1947 |
| -66 °C (-87 °F) Northice, Greenland 9 January 1954 | ||
| South America | 48.9
°C (120.0 °F) Rivadavia, Argentina 11 December 1905 | -33.0 °C (-27.4 °F) Sarmiento, Argentina 1 June 1907 |
| Antarctica | 14.6
°C (58.3 °F) Vanda Station 5 January 1974 | -89.2
°C (-128.6 °F) Vostok 21 July 1983 |
| Asia | 53.9
°C (129.0 °F) Tirat Tsvi, Israel 21 June 1942 | -67.8
°C (-90.0 °F) Measured Verkhoyansk, Siberia, Russia 7 February 1892 |
| -71.2
°C (-96.16 °F) Extrapolated Oymyakon, Siberia, Russia 26 January 1926 | ||
| Australia | 53.1
°C (128.0 °F) Cloncurry, Queensland 16 January 1889 | -23.0
°C (-10.4 °F) Charlotte Pass, New South Wales 29 June 1994 |
| Europe | 50.0
°C (122.0 °F) Seville, Sevilla, Spain 4 August 1881 | -55.0
°C (-67.0 °F) Ust-Shchugor, Russia January (no exact date available) |
| Oceania | 42.4
°C (108.3 °F) Awatere Valley and Rangiora, New Zealand 7 February 1973 | -21.6
°C (-6.9 °F) Ophir, New Zealand 3 July 1995 |
Coldest and hottest inhabited places
| Hottest | Dallol, Ethiopiaaverage temperature is 34 °C (93.2 °F) |
|---|---|
| Coldest | Eureka, Nunavut, Canadadaily average temperature is -19.7 °C (- 3.46 °F) |
Greatest oceanic depths
| Atlantic Ocean | 8,648
metres (28,374 ft) Milwaukee Deep, Puerto Rico Trench |
|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | 5,450
metres (17,881 ft) Litke Deep, Eurasia Basin |
| Indian Ocean | 8,047 metres (26,401
ft) Diamantina Deep, Diamantina Trench,South East Indian Basin |
| Mediterranean Sea | 5,267
metres (17,280 ft) Calypso Deep, Ionian Basin |
| Pacific Ocean | 10,924 metres (35,840
ft) Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench |
| Southern Ocean | 7,235 metres (23,690
ft) South Sandwich Trench |
Greatest vertical drop
| Greatest purely vertical drop |
1,250 metres (4,100 ft) Mount Thor, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada |
|---|---|
| Greatest nearly vertical drop |
1,340 metres (4,400 ft) Great Trango Tower, Pakistan(summit elevation 6,286 metres / 20,608 ft) |
| Deepest cave | 2,140
metres (7,021 ft) Voronya Cave, Arabika Massif, West Caucasus, Abkhaziaregion |
|---|---|
| Deepest pitch(single vertical drop) | 603 metres (1,978
ft) Vrtoglavica Cave, Slovenia |
| Northernmost point on Earth | Kaffeklubben Island, east of Greenland 83°40'N 29°50'W) |
|---|---|
| Southernmost point on Earth | geographic South Pole |
| Northernmost capital | Reykjavík, Iceland |
|---|---|
| Southernmost capital | Wellington, New Zealand |
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