| Rank | Country | highest point | Elevation extremes |
14 | Ecuador | 6,267 | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m
note: due to the fact that the earth is not a perfect sphere and has an equatorial bulge, the highest point on the planet furthest from its center is Mount Chimborazo not Mount Everest, which is merely the highest point above sea-level |
15 | United States | 6,198 | lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
highest point: Mount McKinley 6,198 m |
16 | Canada | 5,959 | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m |
17 | Tanzania | 5,895 | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m |
18 | Burma | 5,881 | lowest point: Andaman Sea 0 m
highest point: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m |
19 | Colombia | 5,775 | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m
note: nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation |
20 | Mexico | 5,700 | lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m
highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m |
21 | Iran | 5,671 | lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m |
22 | Russia | 5,633 | lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
highest point: Gora El'brus 5,633 m |
23 | Georgia | 5,201 | lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m |
24 | Kenya | 5,199 | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Kenya 5,199 m |
25 | Turkey | 5,166 | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Ararat 5,166 m |
26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5,110 | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m |
27 | Uganda | 5,110 | lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m |
28 | Indonesia | 5,030 | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Puncak Jaya 5,030 m |
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