| 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 | 6,959 metres (22,831 feet)
Aconcagua , Mendoza , Argentina | −40 metres (−131 feet)
Península Valdés , 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 | -2,538 meters (8,326 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 | 8,850 metres (29,035 feet)
Mount Everest , Nepal - Tibet , China | −411 metres (−1,349 feet)
Dead Sea shore, Israel - Jordan | 53.9 °C (129.0 °F)
Tirat Tsvi , Israel
21 June 1942 | −69.8 °C (−93.6 °F)
Verkhoyansk , Siberia , Russia
7 February 1892 |
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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 °C (108 °F)
Tuguegarao , Philippines
29 April 1912
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. |
See also List Of Mountains and Seven Summits .
See 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. |
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