world records - Elevation extremes

Rank	Country	difference	Elevation extremes
1	Iraq	361,136,073,595	lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: unnamed peak; 3,611 m; note - this peak is neither Gundah Zhur 3,607 m nor Kuh-e Hajji-Ebrahim 3,595 m
	World	11,390	lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,540 m note: in the oceanic realm, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying -10,924 m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
2	Pacific Ocean	10,924	lowest point: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 m highest point: sea level 0 m
3	China	9,004	lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
4	Nepal	8,780	lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
5	Pakistan	8,611	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
6	Atlantic Ocean	8,605	lowest point: Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench -8,605 m highest point: sea level 0 m
7	India	8,598	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m
8	Bhutan	7,456	lowest point: Drangme Chhu 97 m highest point: Kula Kangri 7,553 m
9	Antarctica	7,452	lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,555 m highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Bentley Subglacial Trench; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater
10	Kyrgyzstan	7,307	lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m
11	Indian Ocean	7,258	lowest point: Java Trench -7,258 m highest point: sea level 0 m
12	Southern Ocean	7,235	lowest point: -7,235 m at the southern end of the South Sandwich Trench highest point: sea level 0 m
13	Afghanistan	7,227	lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m
14	Tajikistan	7,195	lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m highest point: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m
15	Kazakhstan	7,127	lowest point: Vpadina Kaundy -132 m highest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m
16	Argentina	7,065	lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza)
17	Chile	6,880	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m
18	Peru	6,768	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m
19	Bolivia	6,452	lowest point: Rio Paraguay 90 m highest point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m
20	United States	6,284	lowest point: Death Valley -86 m highest point: Mount McKinley 6,198 m
21	Ecuador	6,267	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m
22	Canada	5,959	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
23	Tanzania	5,895	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m

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