Extreme points of China

This is a list of the extreme points of China, 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 Autonomous Region, China on the Nepalese border. 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.
• The lowest point is 154 metres (505 ft) below sea level at Ayding Lake within the Turpan Depression, near the oasis city of Turpan, Xinjiang.

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)

Highest geographical features

• Lake: Lhagba Pool on the northeast slopes of Mount Everest, Tibet, China, at an altitude of 6,368 metres (20,892 ft).
• 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. 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.
• 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.

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.

Country extreme points

Altitude

• Maximum: Mount Everest, Tibet, 8,849.87 m 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E
• Minimal: Ayding Lake, Turfan Depression, Xinjiang, -154 m 42.78°N 89.34°E / 42.78; 89.34 (Lowest point of China)

Latitude and longitude

Continent

• North: Mohe County, Heilongjiang 53°33′N 123°16′E
• South: Xucheng, Guangdong 20°14′N 109°56′E
• West: Akto County South-west of Wuqia, Xinjiang 39°38′N 73°49′E
• East: Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang 47°40′N 134°45′E

Totality of the territory

• North: Mohe County, Heilongjiang 53°33′39″N 123°16′20″E
• South: James Shoal, Spratly Islands 3°58′26″N 112°20′56″E (disputed)

Hainan's southernmost tip (18°9′33″N 109°34′27″E, south-east of city of Sanya) is the undisputed southernmost point.

• West: Akto County, South-west of Ulugqat, Xinjiang on Tajikistani border. 39°38′N 73°49′E
• East: Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang 47°44′08″N 134°46′23″E

Railway stations

• North: Mohe Railway Station 52°59′14″N 122°30′01″E
• South: Old Sanya Railway Station (abandoned) 18°15′09″N 109°29′51″E
• West: Kashi Railway Station 39°29′31″N 76°02′47″E
• East: Qianjinzhen Railway Station 47°33′09″N 133°07′44″E

See also

• Extreme points of Earth
  • Extreme points of Afro-Eurasia
    • Extreme points of Eurasia
      • Extreme points of Asia

• Geography of China

• Geographic Information Systems in China