Highest and Lowest Elevations, by Continent

		Height			Depth below sea level
Continent	Highest elevation	Meters	Feet	Deepest elevation	Meters	Feet

Africa	Kilimanjaro, Tanzania	5,895	19,340	Lake 'Asal, Djibouti	153	502
Antarctica	Vinson Massif	4,897	16,066	Hollick-Keyon plateau ¹	2,468	8,097
Asia	Everest, China-Nepal	8,850	29,035	Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan	408	1340
Europe	El'brus, Russia	5,642	18,510	Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan/ Russia/ Kazakhstan/ Turkmenistan/ Iran	28	92
North America	McKinley (AK), United States	6,194	20,320	Death Valley (CA), United States	86	282
Oceania	Jaya, New Guinea	5,030	16,502	Lake Eyre, South Australia	16	52
South America	Cerro Aconcagua, Argentina	6,960	22,834	Valdés Peninsula, Argentina	40	131
1) This is the deepest estimated depression, beneath the Marie Byrd Land ice cap. Vast areas of western Antarctica would be below sea level if stripped of their ice sheet; lower points beneath the ice may exist.

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