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What is the only continent that has no land below sea level?

It is generally assumed that Antarctica has no surface locations below sea level. This is because any area that is below sea level has been filled in and covered by ice. However, there is a coastal area of the rocky Vestfold Hills in coastal Antarctica which has valleys below sea level, as low as -50 meters (150 feet). (These mountains are south of the Indian Ocean, due south of westernmost India.)


What continent is highest in altitude and is lowest below sea level?

The continent with the highest average altitude is Antarctica, while the continent with the lowest point below sea level is Antarctica as well, with parts of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet being below sea level.


What continent has the lowest point?

The lowest point on land is the shoreline of the Dead Sea which is 1,341 metres below sea level. The Dead Sea is in Asia.


What are the two continents in the largest land areas?

The two continents with the largest land areas are Asia and Africa. Asia is the largest continent both in terms of land area and population, while Africa is the second-largest continent by land area and has a diverse range of cultures and environments.


What are the two continets in the world with the largest land areas?

The two continents with the largest land areas are Asia and Africa. Asia is the largest continent, covering approximately 30% of the Earth's land area, while Africa is the second-largest continent, covering about 20% of the Earth's land area.

Related Questions

Is there a continent that does not have land areas below sea level?

No.


Does Antarctica have land areas below sea level?

Most of the continent is above sea level. However, under the polar ice sheet there is land that is below sea level.


Why is being below sea level for land areas a problem?

beacause there is a big instance that below sea level area will experience floods


What are the areas of land in Netherlands that have been reclaimed from below sea level called?

polders


Is the land covered by ice in Antarctica a sunken continent?

Some of Antarctica is below sea level, notably the continent beneath the South Pole. The ice is nearly two miles thick and the base of the ice could be below sea level.


What is the only continent that has no land below sea level?

It is generally assumed that Antarctica has no surface locations below sea level. This is because any area that is below sea level has been filled in and covered by ice. However, there is a coastal area of the rocky Vestfold Hills in coastal Antarctica which has valleys below sea level, as low as -50 meters (150 feet). (These mountains are south of the Indian Ocean, due south of westernmost India.)


What continent is highest in altitude and is lowest below sea level?

The continent with the highest average altitude is Antarctica, while the continent with the lowest point below sea level is Antarctica as well, with parts of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet being below sea level.


What is the Relief color for land below sea level?

why don't you find out the answer yourself! Xl


What continent has the lowest point?

The lowest point on land is the shoreline of the Dead Sea which is 1,341 metres below sea level. The Dead Sea is in Asia.


Where are there really big land areas in Australia?

Australia is a land area; it is a continent.


On which continent is the deepest point on land?

The deepest point on land is in Antarctica. It is called the Bentley Subglacial Trench, and it reaches a depth of about 8,200 feet below sea level.


On what continent can these countries with the largest land areas in the world be found?

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