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World Land Areas and Elevations Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

The following table lists the approximate land area, highest elevation, and lowest elevation of the world's continents, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America, according to the World Atlas.

Area	Approximateland areasq. km	Approximateland areasq. mi.	Percentageof totalland area	Elevation, feet and meters
				Highest	Lowest
WORLD	148,647,000	57,393,000	100.0%	Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m)1	Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (–411 m)
AFRICA	30,065,000	11,608,000	20.2	Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,340 ft. (5,895 m)	Lake Assal, Djibouti, 512 ft. below sea level (–156 m)
ANTARCTICA	13,209,000	5,100,000	8.9	Vinson Massif, Ellsworth Mts., 16,066 ft. (4,897 m)	Lowest land point hidden within Bentley Subglacial Trench2
ASIA (includes the Middle East)	44,579,000	17,212,000	30.0	Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m)	Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (–411 m)
AUSTRALIA(includes Oceania)	8,112,000	3,132,000	5.3	Mt. Kosciusko, Australia, 7,310 ft. (2,228 m)	Lake Eyre, Australia, 52 ft. below sea level (–12 m)
EUROPE (the Ural Mountains in Russia form the boundary between Europe and Asia)	9,938,000	3,837,000	6.7	Mt. Elbrus, Russia/Georgia, 18,510 ft. (5,642 m)	Caspian Sea, Russia/Kazakhstan 92 ft. below sea level (–28 m)
NORTH AMERICA (includes Central America and theCaribbean)	24,474,000	9,449,000	16.5	Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 20,320 ft. (6,194 m)	Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (–86 m)
SOUTH AMERICA	17,819,000	6,879,000	12.0	Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina, 22,834 ft. (6,960 m)	Valdes Peninsula, Argentina 131 ft. below sea level (–40 m)

1. The 1954 elevation of Everest, 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) was revised on Nov. 11, 1999, and now stands at 29,035 ft. (8,850 m).2. Bentley Subglacial Trench itself (ice, not land) is –8,327 ft. below sea level (–2,538 m). Source: WorldAtlas.com. Sources + Our Common Sources ✖ ADVERTISEMENT

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