| Rank | Country | highest point | Elevation extremes |
13 | Bolivia | 6,542 | lowest point: Rio Paraguay 90 m
highest point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m |
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 peak above sea-level |
15 | United States | 6,194 | lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest, which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level |
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 |
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