List of highest features on Earth
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This is a list of the highest feature on Earth for each category.
| Category | Highest feature | Altitude (MASL) | Photo | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point | Mount Everest, China/Nepal | 8,850 |  |
The altitude officially recognized for both China and Nepal is the former figure of 8,848 57°18′22″N 4°27′32″W | [1] |
| Glacier | Khumbu, Nepal | 8,000 |  |
It begins on the west side of Lhotse at an elevation of 7,600 m (24,934 ft) to 8,000 m (26,247 ft) | .[2] |
| Volcano | Ojos del Salado, Argentina/Chile | 6,893 |  |
[3] | |
| Archeological site | Summit of Llullaillaco volcano, Argentina/Chile (Inca burial) | 6,739 |  |
[4] | |
| Motorable attainable place | Slope of Ojos del Salado volcano, Chile | 6,688 | [5] | ||
| Helipad | Sonam, Siachen Glacier, India | 6,400 |  |
[6] | |
| Lake/Lagoon | Lagoon at eastern side of Ojos del Salado, Chile | 6,390 | 27°06′49″S 68°31′35″W | [7] | |
| Road (dead end) | Aucanquilcha, Chile | 6,176 |  |
Mining road to summit of volcano, once usable by 20-ton mining trucks. The road is no longer usable. | [8] |
| Continuously inhabited place (ever) | Aucanquilcha, Chile | 5,950 | Miners slept lower, at Quilcha (5,334m) | [9] | |
| Habitable cabin | High Andes Rescue Unit, Ojos del Salado, Chile | 6,100 | [10] | ||
| Astronomical observatory | University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO), Chile | 5,640 |  |
22°59′12″S 67°44′32″W | [11] |
| Road (mountain pass) | Mana Pass, India/China | 5,610 |  |
[12] | |
| Ski lift (ever) | Chacaltaya, Bolivia | 5,422 |  |
The ski ended when the glacier disappeared, in 2009 | [9] |
| City | La Rinconada, Peru | 5,100 |  |
Over 7,000 inhabitants, associated with a gold mine | [13] |
| Railway | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa at Tanggula, China | 5,068 |  |
[14] | |
| Road (asphalted) | Ticlio, Peru | 4,818 |  |
[15] | |
| Ski lift (current) | Lijiang/Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China | 4,700 | [16] | ||
| Commercial airport | Daocheng Yading Airport, Sichuan, China | 4,411 | The proposed Nagqu Dagring Airport in Tibet, 4,436 m (14,554 ft), if built, will be higher. | [17] | |
| Golf course | Yak golf course, Sikkim, India | 3,970 | [18] | ||
| National capital, de facto | La Paz, Bolivia | 3,650 |  |
Average elevation at the city centre. Bolivia is a country with multiple capitals - Sucre (constitutional capital) and La Paz (seat of government). | [19] |
| National capital, official | Quito, Ecuador | 2,850 |  |
[20] | |
| Point accessible by an oceangoing vessel (ever) | Whitehorse, Yukon Territory | 640 |  |
[21] | |
| Point accessible by an oceangoing vessel (current) | Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, between Hilpoltstein and Bachhausen, Germany | 406 |  |
[22] |
