List of extreme points of China

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

North
West
Lowest
Highest
Extreme points of China (approximate)

Global extreme points in China

Altitude

Highest attainable by transportation

The following are all located partially or completely in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

  • Road (mountain pass): Possibly Semo La 5,565 m (18,258 ft), 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, 5,359 m (17,582 ft) for more information.
  • Train: Tanggula Mountain Pass, in the Tanggula Mountains, on the QinghaiTibet border 5,072 m (16,640 ft)
  • Airport: Daocheng Yading Airport, Sichuan province 4,411 metres (14,472 ft)[1]

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 6,368 metres (20,892 ft).[2]
  • 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 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, the Tibetan section of the Brahmaputra River, whose main stem, the Maquan River has its source at about 6,020 metres (19,751 ft) above sea level at 30°48′59″N 82°42′45″E.[3]
  • 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).[4]

Remoteness

Country extreme points

Altitude

Continent

Totality of the territory

Railway stations

Townships & Villages

  • West: considered to be Simhana (Simuhana)[5][6] Village in Jigin (Jigen) Township, Ulugqat County (Wuqia), Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang[7]

See also

References

  1. "China opens world's highest civilian airport". Reuters. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. "The Highest Lake in the World". Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  3. "The Mystery of World's highest river and largest Canyon". Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  4. "Island Superlatives". Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  5. Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠 (2003). 地名中的新疆 (in Chinese). Ürümqi: 新疆人民出版社. p. 196. ISBN 7-228-08004-1. 斯木哈纳 Simhana 我国最西部村庄。
  6. Wen Hao 文昊, ed. (January 2007). 新疆地名与传说故事. 走进新疆丛书 (in Chinese). Ürümqi: 新疆美术摄影出版社, 新疆电子音像出版社. p. 46. ISBN 978-7-80744-012-3. 斯木哈纳 我国最西部村庄。
  7. 1997年乌恰县行政区划 [1997 Ulugqat County Administrative Divisions] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2020. 吉根乡 位于县城西94.5千米。是中国最西部的一个乡。


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