Discover 60 extreme points of Earth

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Highest point accessible by train​

The highest point accessible by train is Tanggula Pass, located in the Tanggula Mountains of Qinghai/Tibet, at 5,072 m (16,640 ft).

 

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Lowest point attainable by rail transportation​

The lowest point attainable by commercial train transportation is the Seikan Tunnel of Japan railroad, at 240 m (787 ft) below sea level.

 

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Lowest railroad not inside a tunnel​

At 120 m (393 ft) below sea level, Beit She'an railway station in Israel is the lowest in the world.

 

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Lowest point on dry land​

The Dead Sea, shared by Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, is the lowest point on dry land, at 432.65 m (1,419 ft) below sea level. In addition, the lowest points attainable by transportation are any of the roads alongside the Dead Sea in Israel and Jordan.

 

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Lowest point on land not covered by liquid water​

The lowest point on land not covered by liquid water is the canyon under Denman Glacier at Queen Mary Land in Antarctica, with the bedrock being 3,500 m (11,500 ft) below sea level.

 

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Highest point accessible by an oceangoing vessel​

The highest point accessible by an oceangoing vessel is a section of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal between the Hilpoltstein and Bachhausen locks (pictured) in Bavaria, Germany, which raise the surface water level in the canal to 406 m (1,332 ft) above sea level.

 

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Highest river​

The highest river is disputed, but it's likely the Yarlung Tsangpo, the source of which is about 6,020 m (19,751 ft) above sea level. Originating in western Tibet, it ultimately flows into India and Bangladesh.

 

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Highest navigable lake​

The highest navigable lake is Lake Titicaca, on the border of Bolivia and Peru, at 3,812 m (12,507 ft).

 

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Deepest lake​

With an estimated depth of 1,642 m (5,387 ft), Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the world's deepest lake.

 

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Highest uninterrupted waterfall​

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft).

 

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Lowest known natural point​

The lowest known natural point on the planet is Challenger Deep, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, at 11,034 m (36,201 ft) below sea level.

 

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Most distant point from an ocean​

A spot in the Gurbantünggüt Desert in China known as the Eurasian pole of inaccessibility is considered the most distant point from an ocean.

 

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Most distant point from land​

The most distant point from land is the Pacific pole of inaccessibility (also called "Nemo Point"), which lies in the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 2,688 km (1,670 mi) from the nearest land.

 

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Point farthest from the Earth’s center​

The point farthest from the Earth's center is the summit of Chimborazo in Ecuador, at 6,384.4 km (3,967.1 mi) from the Earth's core.

 

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Point on the surface closest to the Earth's center​

The surface of the Arctic Ocean, at the North Pole, is the lowest point attainable by a person to the Earth's center. Pictured: North Pole at sunset.

 

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Farthest road from the Earth's center​

The farthest road from the Earth's center is the road to Carrel Hut in the Ecuadorian Andes.

 

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World's highest unsurfaced road​

The road to Umling near Demchock in Ladakh, India is claimed to be the world's highest unsurfaced road. At its highest point, the road reaches an elevation of 5,800 m (19,029 ft).

 

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Highest asphalted road​

The highest asphalted road crosses Tibet's Semo La Pass at 5,566 m (18,261 ft), though in places it resembles a dirt track.

 

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Highest point accessible by road (dead end)​

The highest point accessible by road (dead end) is on a mining road to the summit of Aucanquilcha in Chile, which reaches an elevation of 6,176 m (20,262 ft).

 

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Lowest undersea highway tunnel​

The lowest undersea highway tunnel is the Eiksund Tunnel in Norway, at 287 m (942 ft) below sea level. Pictured is the opening ceremony on February 23, 2008.