Discover 60 extreme points of Earth

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Discover 60 extreme points of Earth​

What is the most distant point from an ocean? Where is the highest permanent human settlement located, or the lowest commercial airport? And what is the greatest vertical drop found anywhere?
Our world is a place of extremes, a planet of mind-boggling contrast that puzzles and amazes us in equal measure. And it's always full of surprises! So, do you know the answers to the questions above?

 

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Highest point accessible by land vehicle​

The highest point accessible by land vehicle is an elevation of 6,688 m (21,942 ft) on Ojos del Salado in Chile, currently a high-altitude record for a four-wheeled vehicle.

 

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Highest of any volcano on Earth​

Furthermore, with a summit of 6,983 m (22, 615 ft), Ojos del Salado on the Argentine-Chile border is the highest of any volcano on Earth. The unnamed crater lake on Ojos del Salado is also the highest natural lake.

 

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Farthest point from the axis of Earth​

The farthest point on Earth (the point furthest from the axis of Earth) is the summit of Cayambe, in Ecuador. This also means its summit rotates the fastest as Earth spins.

 

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Highest point on Earth’s surface​

The highest point on Earth’s surface measured from sea level is the summit of Mount Everest, at 8,848 m (29,029 ft).

 

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Highest glacier​

Khumbu Glacier on the southwest slopes of Mount Everest is the highest glacier, at an elevation of 7,600 to 8,000 m (24,900 to 26,200 ft).

 

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Deepest known cave​

The deepest known cave on Earth is Veryovkina Cave in Abkhazia, Georgia, at 2,212 m (7,257 ft) deep.

 

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Westernmost and easternmost points on Earth​

The westernmost and easternmost points on Earth can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian (which divides the earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres) in Siberia (including Wrangle Island, pictured).

 

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Westernmost and easternmost points on Earth​

The three islands of Fiji are also bissected by the 180th meridian, which also makes this destination the westernmost and easternmost point on Earth.

 

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Northernmost point on Earth​

The northernmost point on Earth is the North Pole. Pictured: sea ice at the North Pole.

 

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Southernmost point on Earth​

The southernmost point on Earth and the southernmost point of land is the South Pole.

 

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Northernmost point on land​

The northernmost point on land is the northern tip of Kaffeklubben Island, north of Greenland.

 

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Easternmost point on land​

The easternmost point on land is Caroline Island in the Pacific Ocean. It's also known for being the first place on Earth to receive sunlight during much of the year.

 

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Westernmost point on land​

The westernmost point of land is Attu Island, Alaska. The island was the site of the only World War II land battle fought in the United States.

 

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Southernmost continental point of land outside Antarctica​

The southernmost continental point of land outside Antarctica is Cape Froward, located in the Magallanes Region of Chile, along the north shore of the Magellan Strait.

 

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Southernmost point of ocean​

The southernmost point of ocean is located on the Gould Coast, a portion of the coast of Antarctica along the eastern margin of the Ross Ice Shelf.

 

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Southernmost point of open ocean​

The southernmost point of open ocean is part of the Ross Sea, at the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

 

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Southernmost point of water​

The southernmost point of water is a bay on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf (pictured) along the coast of Antarctica.

 

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Greatest purely vertical drop​

Mount Thor in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada boasts the greatest purely vertical drop. Its summit elevation is 1,675 m (5,495 ft).

 

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Greatest nearly vertical drop​

This is the Trango Towers group in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The highest point in the group is the summit of Great Trango Tower at 6,286 m (20,623 ft), the east face of which features the world's greatest near-vertical drop.