List of places on land with elevations below sea level
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This is a list of places on land below mean sea level.
Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included. Places where seawater and rainwater is pumped away are included. Fully natural places below sea level require a dry climate; otherwise, rain would exceed evaporation and fill the area.
All figures are in meters below mean sea level (as locally defined), arranged by depth, lowest first:
Africa
| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Assal | Djibouti | Script error: No such module "convert". | in Afar Depression: lowest land in Africa |
| 2 | Qattara Depression | Egypt | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 3 | Danakil Depression | Ethiopia | Script error: No such module "convert". | in Afar Depression |
| 4 | Sebkha Tah | Morocco | Script error: No such module "convert". | in the Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra region |
| 5 | Sabkhat Ghuzayyil | Libya | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 6 | Lake Moeris | Egypt | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 7 | Chott Melrhir | Algeria | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 8 | Shatt al Gharsah | Tunisia | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 9 | Sebkha de Ndrhamcha | Mauritania | Script error: No such module "convert". |
Antarctica
| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | canyon under Denman Glacier | bedrock is at Script error: No such module "convert". | This is the lowest natural point on land.[1][2] | |
| 2 | Byrd Glacier | Script error: No such module "convert". | [3] | |
| 3 | Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills | Script error: No such module "convert". |
Asia
| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Sea | Israel - Jordan – West Bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest land in Asia and the world Script error: No such module "Coordinates". in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 2 | Allenby Bridge | Jordan – West Bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest fixed water crossing in the world Script error: No such module "Coordinates". in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 3 | Neot HaKikar | Israel | Script error: No such module "convert". | Israeli town just south of the Dead Sea. Script error: No such module "Coordinates". in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 4 | Jericho | West Bank | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest city in the world Script error: No such module "Coordinates". in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 5 | Sea of Galilee | Israel | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 6 | Tiberias | Israel | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 7 | Turfan Depression | China | Script error: No such module "convert". | [4] |
| 8 | Karagiye, Caspian Depression | Kazakhstan | Script error: No such module "convert". | Caspian Basin |
| 9 | Bet She'an | Israel | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (between Tiberias and Jericho) in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 10 | Caspian Sea and its shores | Russia – Kazakhstan – Azerbaijan – Iran – Turkmenistan | Script error: No such module "convert". | Caspian Basin |
| 11 | Hachirōgata | Japan | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 12 | Kuttanad | India | Script error: No such module "convert". |
Europe
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| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Caspian Sea and its shores | Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan | Script error: No such module "convert". | Caspian Depression |
| 1= | Baku | Azerbaijan | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest lying national capital in the world, Caspian Depression |
| 3 | Atyrau Airport | Kazakhstan | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest international airport, Caspian Depression |
| 4= | Lammefjord | Denmark | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 4= | Zuidplaspolder | Netherlands | Script error: No such module "convert". | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 6= | Haarlemmermeer | Netherlands | Script error: No such module "convert". | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 6= | Kuialnyk Estuary | Ukraine | Script error: No such module "convert". | Odesa oblast |
| 8= | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | Netherlands | Script error: No such module "convert". | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 8= | Wieringermeer | Netherlands | Script error: No such module "convert". | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 8= | Flevoland | Netherlands | Script error: No such module "convert". | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 8= | Neuendorf-Sachsenbande | Germany | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 12 | Le Contane, Jolanda di Savoia | Italy | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 13= | parts of West Flanders | Belgium | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 13= | North Slob, County Wexford | Ireland | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 15 | The Fens | United Kingdom | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 16= | Étang de Lavalduc | France | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 16= | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Script error: No such module "convert". | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 16= | Kristianstad | Sweden | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 16= | Żuławy Wiślane | Poland | Script error: No such module "convert". | Baltic delta of the Vistula River |
North America
| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert".[5] | lowest point in North America |
| 2 | Bombay Beach, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 3 | Salton Sea Beach, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 4 | Desert Shores, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 5 | Calipatria, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 6 | Westmorland, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 7 | Lake Enriquillo | Dominican Republic | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest place on an island country. |
| 8 | Niland, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 9 | Salton City, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 10= | Brawley, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 10= | Thermal, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 12 | Coachella, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 13 | Imperial, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 14 | Seeley, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 15 | El Centro, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 16 | Laguna Salada, Baja California | Mexico | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 17 | Indio, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 18 | Heber, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 19 | Holtville, California | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". | Salton Sink, Script error: No such module "convert". |
| 20 | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | Script error: No such module "convert". |
Oceania
| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Eyre | Australia | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest land in Australia |
| 2 | Lake Frome | Australia | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 3 | Taieri Plain | New Zealand | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest land in New Zealand |
| 4 | Lake Macleod | Australia | Script error: No such module "convert". | Western Australia |
South America
| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laguna del Carbón | Argentina | Script error: No such module "convert". | lowest land in the Americas |
| 2 | Laguna del Puesto, Santa Cruz province, Argentina | Argentina | Script error: No such module "convert". | [6] |
| 3 | Bajo del Gualicho, Río Negro province | Argentina | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 4 | Salina Grande and Salina Chica, Valdés Peninsula, Chubut Province | Argentina | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 5 | Sechura Depression, Sechura Desert, Piura Region | Peru | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 6 | Lagunillas Municipality, Zulia | Venezuela | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| 7 | Georgetown, Guyana | Guyana | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
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Historic and ice-covered areas
Deeper and larger than any of the trenches in the list above is the Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica, at a depth of Script error: No such module "convert".. It is subglacial, covered permanently by the largest glacier in the world. Therefore, it is not included in any list on the page. If the ice melted it would be covered by sea.
The biggest dry land area below sea level that has been known to exist during the geological past, as measured by continuous volume of atmospheric air below sea level, was the dry bed of the Mediterranean Sea of the late Miocene period during the Messinian salinity crisis.
See also
References
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External links
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