- Extreme points of China
This is a list of the
extreme point s ofChina , compared both globally and within the country.Global extreme points
Altitude
* The highest point measured from sea level is the summit of
Mount Everest , Tibet, China. While measurements of its height vary slightly, the elevation of its peak is usually given as 8,848 m (29,028 feet) above sea level.Highest attainable by transportation
*Road (mountain pass): Possibly
Semo La ,Tibet , ChinaFact|date=April 2008 Convert|5565|m|ft|0|abbr=on, orMarsimik La ,India , depending on definition of "attainable by transportation". There may be higher motorable passes inTibet , China in areas affected by lack of information and restricted access. SeeKhardung La , 5,359 m for more information.
*Train:Tanggula Mountain Pass , in theTanggula Mountains ,Tibet , China Convert|5072|m|ft|0|abbr=on
*Airport:Qamdo Bangda Airport ,Tibet , China Convert|4334|m|ft|0 [cite web | url = http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1995/news.release.950501.html | title = Boeing News Release: Boeing 757 Now Serves World's Highest-Altitude Airport | accessdate = 2007-09-07|abbr=on]Highest geographical features
*Lake: There is an unnamed crater lake on
Ojos del Salado (which itself is the world's highest volcano) at Convert|6390|m|ft|0 [cite web | url = http://www.andes.org.uk/peak-info-6000/ojos-info.htm | title = Andes Website - Information about Ojos del Salado volcano, a high mountain in South America and the World's highest volcano | accessdate = 2007-09-07] , on theArgentina -Chile border. Another candidate is Lhagba Pool on the northeast slopes ofMount Everest ,Tibet ,China , at an altitude of Convert|6368|m|ft|0 [cite web | url = http://www.highestlake.com/highest-lake-world.html#Lhagba | title = The Highest Lake in the World | accessdate = 2007-09-07|abbr=on|abbr=on] .
*River: One candidate from among many possibilities is the Ating Ho (Ho meaning river), which flows into theAong Tso (Hagung Tso), a large lake inTibet ,China and is about Convert|6100|m|ft|0 at its source at coord|32|49|30|N|81|03|45|E|display=inline. A very large high river is theYarlung Tsangpo or upperBrahmaputra River inTibet ,China , whose main stem, theMaquan He has its source at about Convert|6020|m|ft|0 above sea level at coord|30|48|59|N|82|42|45|E|display=inline [cite web | url = http://www.100gogo.com/bigben.htm | title = The Mystery of World's highest river and largest Canyon | accessdate = 2007-09-07|abbr=on|abbr=on] .
*Island: There are a number of islands in theOrba Co lake, which is located at an altitude of Convert|5209|m|ft|0 inTibet , China. [cite web | url = http://www.worldislandinfo.com/SUPERLATIVESV2.html | title = Island Superlatives | accessdate = 2007-09-07|abbr=on]Remoteness
* The Eurasian
pole of inaccessibility , the point on land farthest from any ocean, is located approximately 320 km (200 mi) from the city ofUrumqi , in theXinjiang Autonomous Region ofChina , at coord|46|16.8|N|86|40.2|E| (in theDzoosotoyn Elisen Desert ). This position is at a distance of approximately 2648 km (1645 mi) from the nearest coastline.Country extreme points
Altitude
* Maximum:
Mount Everest ,Tibet , 8,849.87 m coord|27|59|17|N|86|55|31|E|type:mountain
* Minimal:Turfan Depression ,Xinjiang , -154 m coord|42.78|N|89.34|ELatitude and longitute
Continent
* North:
Wusuli ,Heilongjiang coord|53|33|N|123|16|E|
* South:Xucheng ,Guangdong coord|20|14|N|109|56|E|
* West: not to a hundred km in the South-west ofWuqia ,Xinjiang coord|39|15|N|73|38|E|
* East: close toHaiqing ,Heilongjiang coord|47|40|N|134|45|E|Totality of the territory
* North:
Wusuli ,Heilongjiang coord|53|33|N|123|16|E|
* South: Yulin,Hainan [China asserts sovereignty on theSpratley Islands which extend until approximately 6° 30' N (Louisa reef), but this sovereignty is disputed by many nearby countries.] coord|18|7|N|109|32|E|
* West: not to a hundred km in the South-west ofWuqia ,Xinjiang coord|39|15|N|73|38|E|
* East: close toHaiqing ,Heilongjiang coord|47|40|N|134|45|E|ee also
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Extreme points of the World
**Extreme points of Afro-Eurasia
***Extreme points of Eurasia
****Extreme points of Asia*
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