The lowest point on land on earth is at the Dead Sea, on the border of Jordan and Israel. The Dead Sea lies at 1,312 feet (400 meters) below sea level.
The highest point in the world is mt.Everest and the lowest point in the world is somewhere in Antarctica
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The Dead Sea, the lowest elevation point in the world.
Not only that, it is the lowest point in the world.
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The Dead Sea. Lowest Point in the World. =========================== Another contributor sharpened the point a bit: The shore of the Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth that's not under water.
The Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica is the lowest point not covered by water at -2,540 feet. If you don't count Antarctica, the Dead Sea is the lowest point in the world.
It is Mount Whitney at 14494 feet or 4,421 metres. It is less than 100 miles from the lowest point in the continental United States Death Valley. It is slightly higher than Mount Elbert in Colorado. Source World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007 page 450
Marianas Trench
The lowest point in the ocean is the Marianas trench near Japan. It is in the Pacific.
Asia contains both the lowest point, the Dead Sea, and the highest point, Mount Everest, in the world.