Earth’s Lowest Elevations
The Dead Sea (that borders Israel, the West Bank and Jordan) is the lowest place on land that’s below sea level, at 1,360 feet. But dozens of land areas of the Earth sit below current sea level. The ten places with the lowest elevations are listed below. 33 countries have land below sea level.
Earth’s Lowest Elevations:
| Place | Country | Elevation |
| Dead Sea | Jordan/Israel | -1,360ft (-414m) |
| Lake Assal | Djibouti | -509ft (-155m) |
| Turpan Pendi | China | -505ft (-154m) |
| Qattara Depression | Egypt | -435ft (-133m) |
| Vpadina Kaundy | Kazakstan | -433ft (-132m) |
| Denakil | Ethiopia | -410ft (-125m) |
| Laguna del Carbón | Argentina | -344ft (-105m) |
| Death Valley | United States | -282ft (-86m) |
| Vpadina Akchanaya | Turkmenistan | -266ft (-81m) |
| Salton Sea | United States | -227ft (-69m) |
| Sebkhet Tah | Moroco | -180ft (-55m) |
| Sabkhat Ghuzayyil | Libya | -154ft (-47m) |
| Lago Enriquillo | Dominican Rep. | -151ft (-46m) |
| Salinas Chicas | Argentina | -131ft (-40m) |
| Caspian Sea | Central Asia | -92ft (-28m) |
| Lake Eyre | Australia | -49ft (-15m) |
Pic: By Jorge Láscar from Australia [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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