Extremes on Earth
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Extremes on Land
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| Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest | |
| Africa | 5,895 metres (19,340 feet) Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | –156 metres (-512 feet) Lake Assal, Djibouti | 57.7°C (135.9°F) Al 'Aziziyah, Libya 13 September 1922 | -23.9°C (-9.4°F) Ifrane, Morocco 11 February 1935 |
| America, North | 6,194 metres (20,320 feet) Mount McKinley (Denali), Alaska, U.S.A. | –86 metres (-282 feet) Death Valley, California, U.S.A. | 56.7°C (134.0°F) Death Valley, California, U.S.A. 10 July 1913 | -70.0°C (-81.4°F) Snag, Yukon, Canada 3 February 1947 |
| -66°C (-87°F) Northice, Greenland 9 January 1954 | ||||
| America, South | 6,959 metres (22,831 feet) Aconcagua, Mendoza, Argentina | -40 metres (-131 feet) Peninsula Valdés, Argentina | 48.9°C (120.0°F) Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina 11 December 1905 | -33.0°C (-27.4°F) Sarmiento, Argentina 1 June 1907 |
| Antarctica | 4,897 metres (16,066 feet) Vinson Massif | Sea level | 14.6°C (58.3°F) Vanda Station 5 January 1974 | -89.2°C (-128.6°F) Vostok 21 July 1983 |
| Asia | 8,850 metres (29,035 feet) Mount Everest, Nepal - Tibet, China | –411 metres (-1,349 feet) Dead Sea shore, Israel - Jordan | 53.9°C (129.0°F) Tirat Tsvi, Israel 21 June 1942 | -69.8°C (-93.6°F) Verkhoyansk, Siberia, Russia 7 February 1892 |
| Australia | 2,228 metres (7,310 feet) Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales | –12 metres (-52 feet) Lake Eyre, South Australia | 53°C (128°F) Cloncurry, Queensland 16 January 1889 | -23.0°C (-9.4°F) Charlotte Pass, New South Wales 29 June 1994 |
| Europe | 5,642 metres (18,506 feet) Mount Elbrus, Russia | -28 metres (-92 feet) Caspian Sea shore, Russia - Iran - Turkmenistan - Azerbaijan | 50.0°C (122.0°F) Seville, Sevilla (province), Spain 4 August 1881 | -55.0°C (-67.0°F) Ust-Shchugor, Russia January (no exact date available) |
| Oceania | 4,884 metres (16,023 feet) Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya), New Guinea | Sea level | 42°C (108°F) Tuguegarao, Philippines 29 April 1912 42.4°C (108.3°F) Awatere Valley and Rangiora, New Zealand 7 February 1973 | -21.6°C (-6.88°F) Ophir, New Zealand 3 July 1995 |
| Bold entries are Earth-wide extremes. | ||||
See also List of mountains and Seven Summits.
Subterranea
| Deepest Cave | 1,700 metres (5,610 feet) Voronya Cave, Arabika Massif, West Caucasus, Abkhazia region |
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| Deepest pitch (single vertical drop) | 603 metres Vrtoglavica Cave, Slovenia |
See also List of caves.
Greatest Oceanic Depths
| Atlantic Ocean | 8,648 metres (28,374 feet) Puerto Rico Trench |
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| Arctic Ocean | 5,450 metres (17,881 feet) Eurasia Basin |
| Indian Ocean | 7,725 metres (25,344 feet) Java Trench |
| Mediterranean Sea | |
| Pacific Ocean | 10,924 metres (35,840 feet) Mariana Trench |
| Southern Ocean | |
| Bold entry is an Earth-wide extreme. | |
External Link
- The Oceans of the Earth (http://home.comcast.net/~igpl/Oceans.html)es:Extremos en la Tierra