Extreme points of China

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This is a list of the extreme points of China, compared both globally and within the country.

Contents 1 Global extreme points 1.1 Altitude 1.1.1 Highest attainable by transportation 1.1.2 Highest geographical features 1.2 Remoteness 2 Country extreme points 2.1 Altitude 2.2 Latitude and longitute 2.2.1 Continent 2.2.2 Totality of the territory 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Global extreme points

[edit] 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.

[edit] Highest attainable by transportation

• Road (mountain pass): Possibly Semo La, Tibet, China^{[citation needed]} 5,565 m (18,258 ft), or Marsimik La, India, depending on definition of "attainable by transportation". There may be higher motorable passes in Tibet, China in areas affected by lack of information and restricted access. See Khardung La, 5,359 m for more information.
• Train: Tanggula Mountain Pass, in the Tanggula Mountains, Tibet, China 5,072 m (16,640 ft)
• Airport: Qamdo Bangda Airport, Tibet, China 4,334 metres (14,219 ft)^[1]

[edit] Highest geographical features

• Lake: There is an unnamed crater lake on Ojos del Salado (which itself is the world's highest volcano) at 6,390 metres (20,965 ft)^[2], on the Argentina-Chile border. Another candidate is Lhagba Pool on the northeast slopes of Mount Everest, Tibet, China, at an altitude of 6,368 metres (20,892 ft)^[3].
• River: One candidate from among many possibilities is the Ating Ho (Ho meaning river), which flows into the Aong Tso (Hagung Tso), a large lake in Tibet, China and is about 6,100 metres (20,013 ft) at its source at 32°49′30″N 81°03′45″E / 32.825, 81.0625. A very large high river is the Yarlung Tsangpo or upper Brahmaputra River in Tibet, China, whose main stem, the Maquan He has its source at about 6,020 metres (19,751 ft) above sea level at 30°48′59″N 82°42′45″E / 30.81639, 82.7125 ^[4].
• Island: There are a number of islands in the Orba Co lake, which is located at an altitude of 5,209 metres (17,090 ft) in Tibet, China.^[5]

[edit] Remoteness

• The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility, the point on land farthest from any ocean, is located approximately 320 km (200 mi) from the city of Urumqi, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China, at 46°16.8′N, 86°40.2′E (in the Dzoosotoyn Elisen Desert). This position is at a distance of approximately 2648 km (1645 mi) from the nearest coastline.

[edit] Country extreme points

[edit] Altitude

• Maximum: Mount Everest, Tibet, 8,849.87 m 27°59′17″N, 86°55′31″E
• Minimal: Turfan Depression, Xinjiang, -154 m 42.78°′N, 89.34°′E

[edit] Latitude and longitute

[edit] Continent

• North: Wusuli, Heilongjiang 53°33′N, 123°16′E
• South: Xucheng, Guangdong 20°14′N, 109°56′E
• West: not to a hundred km in the South-west of Wuqia, Xinjiang 39°15′N, 73°38′E
• East: close to Haiqing, Heilongjiang 47°40′N, 134°45′O

[edit] Totality of the territory

• North: Wusuli, Heilongjiang 53°33′N, 123°16′E
• South: Yulin, Hainan^[6] 18°7′N, 109°32′E
• West: not to a hundred km in the South-west of Wuqia, Xinjiang 39°15′N, 73°38′E
• East: close to Haiqing, Heilongjiang 47°40′N, 134°45′O

[edit] See also

• Extreme points of the World
  • Extreme points of Afro-Eurasia
    • Extreme points of Eurasia
      • Extreme points of Asia

• Geography of China

[edit] References

1. ^ Boeing News Release: Boeing 757 Now Serves World's Highest-Altitude Airport. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
2. ^ Andes Website - Information about Ojos del Salado volcano, a high mountain in South America and the World's highest volcano. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
3. ^ The Highest Lake in the World. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
4. ^ The Mystery of World's highest river and largest Canyon. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
5. ^ Island Superlatives. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
6. ^ China asserts sovereignty on the Spratley Islands which extend until approximately 6° 30' N (Louisa reef), but this sovereignty is disputed by many nearby countries.

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