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Extremes on Earth| Continent | Elevation | Temperature (recorded) |
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| Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest |
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| Africa | 5,895 metres (19,340 feet)
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | −156 metres (−512 feet)
Lake Asal, Djibouti | 57.7 °C (135.9 °F)
Al 'Aziziyah, Libya
13 September 1922 | −23.9 °C (−11.0 °F)
Ifrane, Morocco
11 February 1935 |
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| 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 | −63.0 °C (−81.4 °F)
Snag, Yukon, Canada
3 February 1947 |
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−66 °C (−87 °F)
Northice, Greenland
9 January 1954 |
| America, South | 6,962 metres (22,841 feet)
Aconcagua, Mendoza, Argentina | −105 metres (−344 feet)
Laguna del Carbón, 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 |
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| Antarctica | 4,897 metres (16,066 feet)
Vinson Massif | -2,555 meters (-8,383 feet)Bentley Subglacial Trench | 14.6 °C (58.3 °F)
Vanda Station
5 January 1974 | −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F)
Vostok
21 July 1983 |
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| Asia | 8,848 metres (29,028 feet)
Mount Everest, Nepal - Tibet, China | −418 metres (−1,371 feet)
Dead Sea shore, Israel - Jordan | 53.9 °C (129.0 °F)
Tirat Tsvi, Israel
21 June 1942 | −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F) Measured
Verkhoyansk, Siberia, Russia
7 February 1892 [Average conditions for Verkhoyansk from the BBC] |
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−71.2 °C (−96.16 °F) Extrapolated
Oymyakon, Siberia, Russia
26 January 1926 [Life Is a Chilling Challenge in Subzero Siberia from the National Geographic] |
| Australia | 2,228 metres (7,310 feet)
Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales | −12 metres (−52 feet)
Lake Eyre, South Australia | 53.1 °C (128.0 °F)
Cloncurry, Queensland
16 January 1889* | −23.0 °C (−10.4 °F)
Charlotte Pass, New South Wales
29 June 1994 |
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| 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) |
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| Oceania | 4,884 metres (16,023 feet)
Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya), New Guinea | Sea level | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F)
Awatere Valley and Rangiora, New Zealand
7 February 1973 | −21.6 °C (−6.9 °F)
Ophir, New Zealand
3 July 1995 |
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| Bold entries are Earth-wide extremes. | | *: The temperature of 53.1 °C (128.0 °F) was recorded under non-standard exposure conditions and is therefore not considered official. The highest temperature in Australia recorded under standard exposure conditions is 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) on 2 January 1960 in Oodnadatta, South Australia. Transcript of report on the highest temperature. |
| Greatest purely vertical drop | 1,250 metres (4,100 feet)
Mount Thor, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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| Greatest nearly vertical drop | 1,340 metres (4,400 ft)
Great Trango Tower, Pakistan (summit elevation 6,286 metres/20,608 feet) |
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See also List of mountains and Seven Summits. SubterraneaSee also List of caves. | Atlantic Ocean | 8,648 metres (28,374 feet)
Milwaukee Deep, Puerto Rico Trench |
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| Arctic Ocean | 5,450 metres (17,881 feet)
Litke Deep, Eurasia Basin |
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| Indian Ocean | 8,047 metres (26,401 feet)
Diamantina Deep, Diamantina Trench, South East Indian Basin |
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| Mediterranean Sea | 5,267 metres (17,280 feet)
Calypso Deep, Ionian Basin |
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| Pacific Ocean | 10,924 metres (35,840 feet)
Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench |
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| Southern Ocean | 7,235 metres (23,690 feet)
South Sandwich Trench (southernmost portion, at 60°S) |
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| Bold entry is an Earth-wide extreme. |
* Extreme points of the world* The Oceans of the Earth* Extreme Temperatures Around the World
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