List of countries by highest point facts for kids
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories by their highest points above sea level.
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Sovereign, fully recognised countries
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1 | Nepal | Mount Everest | 8,848 m (29,029 ft) | |
1 | China | Mount Everest | 8,848 m (29,029 ft) | |
3 | Pakistan | K2 | 8,611 m (28,251 ft) | |
4 | India | Kangchenjunga | 8,586 m (28,169 ft) | |
5 | Bhutan | Gangkhar Puensum | 7,570 m (24,836 ft) | |
6 | Tajikistan | Ismoil Somoni Peak | 7,495 m (24,590 ft) | |
7 | Afghanistan | Noshaq | 7,492 m (24,580 ft) | |
8 | Kyrgyzstan | Jengish Chokusu | 7,439 m (24,406 ft) | |
9 | Kazakhstan | Khan Tengri | 7,010 m (22,999 ft) | |
10 | Argentina | Aconcagua | 6,960 m (22,835 ft) | |
11 | Chile | Ojos del Salado | 6,893 m (22,615 ft) | |
12 | Peru | Huascarán | 6,768 m (22,205 ft) | Huascarán's summit is considered the highest point in the tropics. |
13 | Bolivia | Nevado Sajama | 6,542 m (21,463 ft) | |
14 | Ecuador | Mount Chimborazo | 6,267 m (20,561 ft) | Mount Chimborazo's summit in Ecuador is generally thought to be the point on the surface farthest from the center of the Earth. |
15 | United States | Mount Denali | 6,194 m (20,322 ft) | |
16 | Canada | Mount Logan | 5,959 m (19,551 ft) | |
17 | Tanzania | Mount Kilimanjaro | 5,892 m (19,331 ft) | |
18 | Myanmar | Hkakabo Razi | 5,881 m (19,295 ft) | |
19 | Colombia | Pico Cristóbal Colón or Pico Simón Bolívar | both c. 5,700 m (18,701 ft) | |
20 | Russia | Mount Elbrus | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) | |
21 | Mexico | Pico de Orizaba | 5,636 m (18,491 ft) | |
22 | Iran | Damavand | 5,610 m (18,406 ft) | |
23 | Kenya | Batian on Mount Kenya | 5,199 m (17,057 ft) | |
24 | Georgia | Mt'a Shkhara | 5,193 m (17,037 ft) | |
25 | Turkey | Mount Ararat | 5,137 m (16,854 ft) | |
26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5,110 m (16,765 ft) | |
26 | Uganda | Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 5,110 m (16,765 ft) | |
28 | Venezuela | Pico Bolívar (La Columna) | 4,981 m (16,342 ft) | |
30 | Indonesia | Mount Carstensz (Puncak Jaya) | 4,884 m (16,024 ft) | |
31 | France (Metropolitan France) | Mont Blanc | 4,810 m (15,781 ft) | |
31 | Italy | Monte Bianco | 4,810 m (15,781 ft) | |
33 | Uzbekistan | Khazret Sultan | 4,643 m (15,233 ft) | |
34 | Switzerland | Dufourspitze on Monte Rosa | 4,634 m (15,203 ft) | |
35 | Ethiopia | Ras Dejen | 4,550 m (14,928 ft) | |
36 | Rwanda | Mount Karisimbi | 4,519 m (14,826 ft) | |
37 | Papua New Guinea | Mount Wilhelm | 4,509 m (14,793 ft) | |
38 | Azerbaijan | Bazarduzu Dagi | 4,485 m (14,715 ft) | |
39 | Mongolia | Khüiten Peak (Huyten Orgil) | 4,374 m (14,350 ft) | |
40 | Guatemala | Volcán Tajumulco | 4,220 m (13,845 ft) | |
41 | Morocco | Jbel Toubkal | 4,165 m (13,665 ft) | |
42 | Malaysia | Mount Kinabalu | 4,095 m (13,435 ft) | |
43 | Armenia | Mount Aragats | 4,090 m (13,419 ft) | |
45 | Cameroon | Fako on Mount Cameroon | 4,040 m (13,255 ft) | |
48 | Costa Rica | Cerro Chirripó | 3,820 m (12,533 ft) | |
49 | Austria | Großglockner | 3,798 m (12,461 ft) | |
50 | Japan | Mount Fuji | 3,776 m (12,388 ft) | |
51 | New Zealand | Aoraki/Mount Cook | 3,754 m (12,316 ft) | |
52 | Spain | Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands | 3,718 m (12,198 ft) | |
54 | Yemen | Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb | 3,666 m (12,028 ft) | |
55 | Iraq | Cheekha Dar | 3,611 m (11,847 ft) | |
56 | Lesotho | Thabana Ntlenyana | 3,482 m (11,424 ft) | |
57 | Panama | Volcán Barú | 3,475 m (11,401 ft) | |
58 | South Africa | Mafadi | 3,450 m (11,319 ft) | |
59 | Chad | Emi Koussi | 3,445 m (11,302 ft) | |
60 | South Sudan | Kinyeti | 3,187 m (10,456 ft) | |
61 | Vietnam | Fan Si Pan | 3,143 m (10,312 ft) | |
62 | Turkmenistan | Aýrybaba | 3,139 m (10,299 ft) | |
63 | Dominican Republic | Pico Duarte | 3,098 m (10,164 ft) | |
64 | Lebanon | Qurnat as Sawda' | 3,088 m (10,131 ft) | |
66 | Sudan | Deriba Caldera | 3,042 m (9,980 ft) | |
67 | Eritrea | Emba Soira | 3,018 m (9,902 ft) | |
68 | Equatorial Guinea | Pico Basile | 3,008 m (9,869 ft) | |
69 | Algeria | Mount Tahat | 3,003 m (9,852 ft) | |
70 | Malawi | Sapitwa (Mulanje Massif) | 3,002 m (9,849 ft) | |
71 | Saudi Arabia | unclear (possibly Jabal Sawda) | c. 3,000 m (9,843 ft) | |
72 | Brazil | Pico da Neblina | 2,994 m (9,823 ft) | |
73 | Oman | Jabal Shams | 2,980 m (9,777 ft) | |
74 | East Timor | Pico do Ramelau (Mount Ramelau) | 2,963 m (9,721 ft) | |
75 | Germany | Zugspitze | 2,962 m (9,718 ft) | |
76 | Philippines | Mount Apo | 2,954 m (9,692 ft) | |
77 | Andorra | Coma Pedrosa | 2,942 m (9,652 ft) | |
79 | Bulgaria | Musala | 2,925 m (9,596 ft) | |
80 | Greece | Mount Olympus | 2,919 m (9,577 ft) | |
81 | Madagascar | Maromokotro | 2,876 m (9,436 ft) | |
82 | Honduras | Cerro Las Minas | 2,870 m (9,416 ft) | |
83 | Slovenia | Triglav | 2,864 m (9,396 ft) | |
84 | Cape Verde | Pico do Fogo | 2,829 m (9,281 ft) | |
85 | Laos | Phou Bia | 2,817 m (9,242 ft) | |
86 | Syria | Mount Hermon (Jabal el-Sheikh) | 2,814 m (9,232 ft) | |
87 | Albania | Maja e Korabit | 2,764 m (9,068 ft) | |
87 | Macedonia | Golem Korab | 2,764 m (9,068 ft) | |
89 | Guyana | Mount Roraima | c. 2,750 m (9,022 ft) | |
90 | Australia | Mawson Peak on Heard Island | 2,745 m (9,006 ft) | |
91 | North Korea | Paektu-san | 2,744 m (9,003 ft) | |
92 | El Salvador | Cerro El Pital | 2,730 m (8,957 ft) | |
93 | Burundi | south east of Mount Heha | 2,684 m (8,806 ft) | |
94 | Haiti | Pic la Selle | 2,680 m (8,793 ft) | |
96 | Slovakia | Gerlachovský štít | 2,655 m (8,711 ft) | |
97 | Egypt | Mount Catherine | 2,629 m (8,625 ft) | |
98 | Angola | Morro de Môco | 2,620 m (8,596 ft) | |
99 | Namibia | Konigstein | 2,606 m (8,550 ft) | |
100 | Liechtenstein | Grauspitz | 2,599 m (8,527 ft) | |
101 | Zimbabwe | Mount Nyangani | 2,592 m (8,504 ft) | |
102 | Thailand | Doi Inthanon | 2,565 m (8,415 ft) | |
103 | Romania | Moldoveanu | 2,544 m (8,346 ft) | |
104 | Montenegro | Zla Kolata | 2,534 m (8,314 ft) | |
105 | Sri Lanka | Pidurutalagala | 2,524 m (8,281 ft) | |
106 | Poland | Rysy | 2,499 m (8,199 ft) | |
107 | Norway | Galdhøpiggen | 2,469 m (8,100 ft) | |
108 | Somalia | Shimbiris | 2,450 m (8,038 ft) | |
109 | Mozambique | Monte Binga | 2,436 m (7,992 ft) | |
110 | Nigeria | Chappal Waddi | 2,419 m (7,936 ft) | |
111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Maglić | 2,386 m (7,828 ft) | |
112 | Comoros | Le Kartala | 2,360 m (7,743 ft) | |
113 | Portugal | Ponta do Pico on Pico Island in the Azores | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) | |
114 | Solomon Islands | Mount Popomanaseu | 2,335 m (7,661 ft) | |
115 | Zambia | unnamed location in Mafinga Hills | 2,329 m (7,641 ft) | |
116 | Libya | Bikku Bitti | 2,267 m (7,438 ft) | |
117 | Jamaica | Blue Mountain Peak | 2,256 m (7,402 ft) | |
119 | Israel | Har Meron or Mount Hermon (The southern parts of the mountain are controlled by Israel but are internationally recognized as part of Syria) | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) or 2,236 m (7,336 ft) | |
120 | Serbia | Midžor or Đeravica | 2,169 m (7,116 ft) or 2,656 m (8,714 ft) | |
121 | Iceland | Hvannadalshnúkur | 2,110 m (6,923 ft) | |
122 | Nicaragua | Mogoton | 2,107 m (6,913 ft) | |
123 | Sweden | Kebnekaise | 2,104 m (6,903 ft) | |
125 | Ukraine | Hora Hoverla | 2,061 m (6,762 ft) | |
126 | Djibouti | Mousa Ali | 2,028 m (6,654 ft) | |
127 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Pico de São Tomé | 2,024 m (6,640 ft) | |
128 | Niger | Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès | 2,022 m (6,634 ft) | |
129 | Cuba | Pico Turquino | 1,974 m (6,476 ft) | |
130 | Cyprus | Mount Olympus | 1,951 m (6,401 ft) | |
131 | South Korea | Halla-san (in Jeju Island) | 1,950 m (6,398 ft) | |
132 | Sierra Leone | Mount Bintumani (Loma Mansa) | 1,948 m (6,391 ft) | |
133 | United Arab Emirates | Unnamed knoll west of Jabal Bil Ays | 1,910 m (6,266 ft) | |
134 | Vanuatu | Mount Tabwemasana | 1,879 m (6,165 ft) | |
135 | Swaziland | Emlembe | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) | |
136 | Samoa | Mauga Silisili (Savaii) | 1,857 m (6,093 ft) | |
137 | Jordan | Jabal Umm ad Dami | 1,854 m (6,083 ft) | |
138 | Brunei | Bukit Pagon | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) | |
139 | Croatia | Dinara | 1,831 m (6,007 ft) | |
140 | Cambodia | Phnom Aural | 1,810 m (5,938 ft) | |
141 | Côte d'Ivoire | Mont Nimba | 1,752 m (5,748 ft) | |
141 | Guinea | Mont Nimba | 1,752 m (5,748 ft) | |
145 | Czech Republic | Sněžka | 1,602 m (5,256 ft) | |
146 | Tunisia | Jebel ech Chambi | 1,544 m (5,066 ft) | |
147 | Botswana | Otse Hill | 1,491 m (4,892 ft) | |
149 | Dominica | Morne Diablotins | 1,447 m (4,747 ft) | |
150 | Liberia | Mount Wuteve | 1,440 m (4,724 ft) | |
151 | Central African Republic | Mont Ngaoui | 1,420 m (4,659 ft) | |
153 | United Kingdom | Ben Nevis | 1,344 m (4,409 ft) | |
155 | Fiji | Tomanivi | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) | |
155 | Finland | Halti | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) | |
157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Soufrière | 1,234 m (4,049 ft) | |
158 | Suriname | Juliana Top | 1,230 m (4,035 ft) | |
159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mount Liamuiga | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) | |
160 | Mali | Hombori Tondo | 1,155 m (3,789 ft) | |
161 | Belize | Doyle's Delight | 1,124 m (3,688 ft) | |
162 | Gabon | Mont Bengoué | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) | |
163 | Bangladesh | Mowdok Mual | 1,052 m (3,451 ft) | |
164 | Ireland | Carrauntoohil | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) | |
165 | Tonga | unnamed location on Kao Island | 1,033 m (3,389 ft) | |
166 | Republic of the Congo | Mont Nabeba | 1,020 m (3,346 ft) | |
168 | Hungary | Kékes | 1,014 m (3,327 ft) | |
169 | Togo | Mont Agou | 986 m (3,235 ft) | |
173 | Saint Lucia | Mount Gimie | 950 m (3,117 ft) | |
174 | Trinidad and Tobago | El Cerro del Aripo | 940 m (3,084 ft) | |
175 | Mauritania | Kediet ej Jill | 915 m (3,002 ft) | |
177 | Seychelles | Morne Seychellois | 905 m (2,969 ft) | |
179 | Ghana | Mount Afadjato | 880 m (2,887 ft) | |
180 | Netherlands | Mount Scenery (on the Caribbean island of Saba) | 877 m (2,877 ft) | |
182 | Paraguay | Cerro Peró (Cerro Tres Kandú) | 842 m (2,762 ft) | |
183 | Grenada | Mount Saint Catherine | 840 m (2,756 ft) | |
184 | Mauritius | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire | 828 m (2,717 ft) | |
185 | Federated States of Micronesia | Dolohmwar (Totolom) | 791 m (2,595 ft) | |
186 | San Marino | Monte Titano | 755 m (2,477 ft) | |
187 | Burkina Faso | Tena Kourou | 749 m (2,457 ft) | |
189 | Belgium | Signal de Botrange | 694 m (2,277 ft) | |
191 | Benin | Mont Sokbaro | 658 m (2,159 ft) | |
194 | Senegal | unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha | 581 m (1,906 ft) | |
195 | Luxembourg | Kneiff | 560 m (1,837 ft) | |
198 | Uruguay | Cerro Catedral | 514 m (1,686 ft) | |
201 | Moldova | Dealul Bălăneşti | 430 m (1,411 ft) | |
205 | Antigua and Barbuda | Mount Obama | 402 m (1,319 ft) | |
209 | Belarus | Dzyarzhynskaya Hara | 346 m (1,135 ft) | |
211 | Barbados | Mount Hillaby | 336 m (1,102 ft) | |
213 | Estonia | Suur Munamägi | 318 m (1,043 ft) | |
214 | Latvia | Gaizinkalns | 312 m (1,024 ft) | |
215 | Kuwait | unnamed location | 306 m (1,004 ft) | |
216 | Guinea-Bissau | unnamed location in the northeast corner of the country | 300 m (984 ft) | |
217 | Lithuania | Aukštojas Hill | 294 m (965 ft) | |
219 | Malta | Ta'Dmejrek | 253 m (830 ft) | |
220 | Palau | Mount Ngerchelchuus | 242 m (794 ft) | |
224 | Denmark | Møllehøj | 171 m (561 ft) | |
225 | Singapore | Bukit Timah | 164 m (538 ft) | |
226 | Monaco | Chemin des Révoires, a pathway located on the slopes of Mont Agel | 161 m (528 ft) | |
228 | Bahrain | Jabal ad Dukhan | 134 m (440 ft) | |
230 | Qatar | Qurayn Abu al Bawl | 103 m (338 ft) | |
231 | Kiribati | unnamed location on Banaba | 81 m (266 ft) | |
233 | Vatican City | Vatican Hill | 75 m (246 ft) | |
234 | Nauru | Command Ridge | 71 m (233 ft) | |
237 | Bahamas | Mount Alvernia on Cat Island | 63 m (207 ft) | |
238 | The Gambia | unnamed location | 53 m (174 ft) | |
242 | Marshall Islands | unnamed location on Likiep | 10 m (33 ft) | |
243 | Tuvalu | unnamed location on Niulakita | 5 m (16 ft) | |
246 | Maldives | unnamed location on Villingili Island | 2 m (7 ft) |
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44 | Abkhazia | Georgia | Dombai-Ulgen | 4,046 m (13,274 ft) | |
46 | Taiwan | People's Republic of China | Yushan | 3,952 m (12,966 ft) | |
47 | South Ossetia | Georgia | Mount Khalatsa | 3,938 m (12,920 ft) | |
95 | Kosovo | Serbia | Đeravica | 2,656 m (8,714 ft) | |
167 | Palestinian territories | Israel | Tall Asur | 1,016 m (3,333 ft) | |
200 | Western Sahara | Morocco | unnamed location | 463 m (1,519 ft) |
Dependent countries and overseas territories
This section includes all countries and territories that are listed by ISO 3166-1 but not listed in the above sections.
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29 | Antarctica | None, territorial claims | Mount Vinson | 4,892 m (16,050 ft) | |
53 | Greenland | Kingdom of Denmark | Gunnbjørn | 3,700 m (12,139 ft) | |
65 | Réunion | Overseas France | Piton des Neiges | 3,069 m (10,069 ft) | |
78 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | United Kingdom | Mount Paget | 2,934 m (9,626 ft) | |
118 | French Polynesia | Overseas France | Mont Orohena | 2,241 m (7,352 ft) | |
124 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | United Kingdom | Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha | 2,062 m (6,765 ft) | |
143 | Svalbard | Norway | Newtontoppen | 1,717 m (5,633 ft) | |
144 | New Caledonia | Overseas France | Mont Panie | 1,628 m (5,341 ft) | |
148 | Guadeloupe | Overseas France | La Grande Soufrière | 1,484 m (4,869 ft) | |
152 | Martinique | Overseas France | Montagne Pelee | 1,397 m (4,583 ft) | |
154 | Puerto Rico | United States | Cerro de Punta | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) | |
170 | American Samoa | United States | Lata Mountain | 966 m (3,169 ft) | |
171 | Northern Mariana Islands | United States | unnamed location on Agrihan | 965 m (3,166 ft) | |
172 | Hong Kong | People's Republic of China | Tai Mo Shan | 958 m (3,143 ft) | |
175 | Montserrat | United Kingdom | Chances Peak in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex | 915 m (3,002 ft) | |
178 | Faroe Islands | Kingdom of Denmark | Slættaratindur | 882 m (2,894 ft) | |
181 | French Guiana | Overseas France | Bellevue de l'Inini | 851 m (2,792 ft) | |
188 | Falkland Islands | United Kingdom | Mount Usborne | 705 m (2,313 ft) | Claimed by Argentina |
190 | Mayotte | Overseas France | Benara | 660 m (2,165 ft) | |
192 | Cook Islands | New Zealand | Te Manga | 652 m (2,139 ft) | |
193 | Isle of Man | British Crown Dependency | Snaefell | 621 m (2,037 ft) | |
196 | Wallis and Futuna | Overseas France | Mont Puke | 524 m (1,719 ft) | |
197 | British Virgin Islands | United Kingdom | Mount Sage | 521 m (1,709 ft) | |
199 | United States Virgin Islands | United States | Crown Mountain | 474 m (1,555 ft) | |
202 | Gibraltar | United Kingdom | Rock of Gibraltar | 426 m (1,398 ft) | |
203 | Saint-Martin | Overseas France | Pic Paradis | 424 m (1,391 ft) | |
204 | Guam | United States | Mount Lamlam | 406 m (1,332 ft) | |
206 | Curaçao | Kingdom of the Netherlands | Christoffelberg | 375 m (1,230 ft) | |
207 | Christmas Island | Australia | Murray Hill | 361 m (1,184 ft) | |
208 | Pitcairn Islands | United Kingdom | Pawala Valley Ridge | 347 m (1,138 ft) | |
210 | Sint Maarten | Kingdom of the Netherlands | Sentry Hill | 341 m (1,119 ft) | |
212 | Norfolk Island | Australia | Mount Bates | 319 m (1,047 ft) | |
218 | Saint-Barthélemy | Overseas France | Morne du Vitet | 286 m (938 ft) | |
221 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Overseas France | Morne de la Grande Montagne | 240 m (787 ft) | |
222 | Aruba | Kingdom of the Netherlands | Mount Jamanota | 188 m (617 ft) | |
223 | Macau | People's Republic of China | Coloane Alto | 172 m (564 ft) | |
227 | Jersey | British Crown Dependency | Les Platons | 143 m (469 ft) | |
229 | Guernsey | British Crown Dependency | Le Moulin, Sark | 114 m (374 ft) | |
232 | Bermuda | United Kingdom | Town Hill, Bermuda | 76 m (249 ft) | |
235 | Niue | New Zealand | unnamed location near Mutalau settlement | 68 m (223 ft) | |
236 | Anguilla | United Kingdom | Crocus Hill, near The Valley | 65 m (213 ft) | |
239 | Turks and Caicos Islands | United Kingdom | Blue Hills on the island of Providenciales | 49 m (161 ft) | |
240 | Cayman Islands | United Kingdom | The Bluff on the island of Cayman Brac | 43 m (141 ft) | |
241 | British Indian Ocean Territory | United Kingdom | unnamed location on Diego Garcia | 15 m (49 ft) | |
243 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia | unnamed location | 5 m (16 ft) | |
243 | Tokelau | New Zealand | unnamed location | 5 m (16 ft) |
Images for kids
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The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth.
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The summit of Kangchenjunga is the highest point of India.
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The summit of Gangkhar Puensum is the highest point of Bhutan.
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The summit of Ismoil Somoni Peak is the highest point of Tajikistan.
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The summit of Noshakh is the highest point of Afghanistan.
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The summit of Jengish Chokusu is the highest point of Kyrgyzstan.
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The summit of Khan Tengri is the highest point of Kazakhstan.
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The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point of Argentina, the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere.
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The summit of Ojos del Salado is the highest point of Chile.
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The summit of Nevado Sajama is the highest point of Bolivia.
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The summit of Chimborazo is the highest point of Ecuador and the farthest point from the center of the Earth.
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The summit of Denali is the highest point of the United States and North America.
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The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of Canada.
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The summit of Kilimanjaro is the highest point of Tanzania and Africa.
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The summit of Mount Vinson is the highest point of Antarctica and the Antarctic.
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The summit of Puncak Jaya is the highest point of Indonesia, the Island of New Guinea, and all ocean islands.
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Lago Enriquillo is the lowest point of the Dominican Republic and all ocean islands.
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The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point of the United States and North America.
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The Qattara Depression is the lowest point in Egypt.
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Aydingkol is the lowest point of China.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Países por punto más alto para niños