This is a list of the extreme points of China, compared both globally and within the country.
Global extreme points in China
Altitude The highest point on Earth measured from sea level is the summit of Mount Everest, Tibet Autonomous Region on the Sino-Nepal border. While measurements of its height vary slightly, the elevation of its peak is usually given as above sea level. The lowest point in Central Asia is below sea level at Ayding Lake within the Turpan Depression, near the oasis city of Turpan Pendi, Xinjiang.
Highest attainable by transportation The following are all located partially or completely in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Road (mountain pass): Possibly Semo La , depending on definition of "attainable by transportation". There may be higher motorable passes in Tibet in areas affected by lack of information and restricted access. See Khardung La, for more information. Train: Tanggula Mountain Pass, in the Tanggula Mountains, on the Qinghai–Tibet border Airport: Daocheng Yading Airport, Sichuan province
Highest geographical features The following are all located partially or completely in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Lake: Lhagba Pool on the northeast slopes of Mount Everest, at an altitude of . River: One candidate from among many possibilities is the Ating Ho (meaning Ho river), which flows into the Aong Tso (Hagung Tso), a large lake about at its source at . A very large high river is the Yarlung Tsangpo, the Tibetan section of the Brahmaputra River, whose main stem, the Maquan River has its source at about above sea level at . Island: There are a number of islands in the Orba Co lake, which is located at an altitude of .
Remoteness The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility, the point on land farthest from any ocean, is located approximately from Ürümqi, Xinjiang, at (in the Dzoosotoyn Elisen Desert). This position is at a distance of approximately from the nearest coastline.
Country extreme points
Altitude Maximum: Mount Everest, Tibet, Minimal: Ayding Lake, Turfan Depression, Xinjiang,
Latitude and longitude
North: Mohe County, Heilongjiang Continental South: Hai'an, Guangdong Total South: Hainan's southernmost tip (, south-east of Sanya) is the undisputed southernmost point. James Shoal is the southernmost point of disputed Chinese territory. It is also claimed by Taiwan and Malaysia. West: Akto County, Xinjiang south-west of Ulugqat, on the China–Tajikistan border north of the Markansu River () East: Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang, on the west bank of the Ussuri River
Railway stations
North: Mohe railway station, Heilongjiang South: Old Sanya railway station, Hainan (abandoned) West: Kashgar railway station, Xinjiang East: Fuyuan railway station; On 19 December 2012, China extended rail service eastwards to Fuyuan, 17 hours northeast of Harbin.
Townships and villages West: considered to be Simhana (Simuhana) Village in Jigin (Jigen) Township, Ulugqat County (Wuqia), Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
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
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