{{Short description|none}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2009}} [[File:Dead Sea depression.webp|thumb| {{legend|#009EFB|Dead Sea depression that is below sea level|outline=#195AB0}} ]] This is a '''list of places on land below mean sea level'''.
Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included. Places where seawater and rainwater is pumped away are included. Fully natural places below sea level require a dry climate; otherwise, rain would exceed evaporation and fill the area.
All figures are in meters below mean sea level (as locally defined), arranged by depth, lowest first:
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
== Africa == {| Class="wikitable sortable" !#|| Name || Country || Depth || Notes / references |- | 1 || Lake Assal || Djibouti || {{convert|−153|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || in Afar Depression: lowest land in Africa |- | 2 || Qattara Depression || Egypt || {{convert|−133|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 3 || Danakil Depression || Ethiopia || {{convert|−125|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || in Afar Depression |- | 4 || Sebkha Tah || Morocco || {{convert|−55|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || in the Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra region |- | 5 || Sabkhat Ghuzayyil || Libya || {{convert|−47|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 6 || Lake Moeris || Egypt || {{convert|−43|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 7 || Chott Melrhir || Algeria || {{convert|−40|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 8 || Shatt al Gharsah || Tunisia || {{convert|−17|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 9 || Sebkha de Ndrhamcha|| Mauritania || {{convert|−5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |}
== Antarctica == {| Class="wikitable sortable" !#|| Name || Country || Depth || Notes / references |- | 1 || canyon under Denman Glacier|| || data-sort-value="-3,500" | bedrock is at {{convert|-3,500|m|ft|abbr=on}} || This is the lowest natural point on land.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50753113 |title=Denman Glacier: Deepest point on land found in Antarctica |newspaper=BBC |author=Jonathan Amos |date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=Mathieu Morlighem |author2=Eric Rignot |author3=Tobias Binder |author4=Donald Blankenship |author5=Reinhard Drews |author6=Graeme Eagles |author7=Olaf Eisen |author8=Fausto Ferraccioli |author9=René Forsberg |author10=Peter Fretwell |author11=Vikram Goel |author12=Jamin S. Greenbaum |author13=Hilmar Gudmundsson |author14=Jingxue Guo |author15=Veit Helm |author16=Coen Hofstede |author17=Ian Howat |author18=Angelika Humbert |author19=Wilfried Jokat |author20=Nanna B. Karlsson |author21=Won Sang Lee |author22=Kenichi Matsuoka |author23=Romain Millan |author24=Jeremie Mouginot |author25=John Paden |author26=Frank Pattyn |author27=Jason Roberts |author28=Sebastian Rosier |author29=Antonia Ruppel |author30=Helene Seroussi |author31=Emma C. Smith |author32=Daniel Steinhage |author33=Bo Sun |author34=Michiel R. van den Broeke |author35=Tas D. van Ommen |author36=Melchior van Wessem |author37=Duncan A. Young |title=Deep glacial troughs and stabilizing ridges unveiled beneath the margins of the Antarctic ice sheet |journal=Nature Geoscience |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-019-0510-8 |doi=10.1038/s41561-019-0510-8 |date=2019-12-12 |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=132–137 |bibcode=2019NatGe..13..132M |s2cid=209331991 |access-date=2019-12-13|hdl=2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/298662 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> |- | 2 ||Byrd Glacier|| || data-sort-value="-2780" | {{convert|-2780|m|0|abbr=on}} || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/news/news_story.php?id=2085 |title=News Story – Bedmap2 gives scientists a more detailed view of Antarctica's landmass |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=8 March 2013 |website=News Story – Bedmap2 gives scientists a more detailed view of Antarctica’s landmass |publisher=NERC BASS |access-date=1 May 2015 |archive-date=21 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721221946/http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/news/news_story.php?id=2085 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 3 || Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills|| || data-sort-value="−50" | {{convert|−50|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |}
== Asia == {| Class="wikitable sortable" !#|| Name || Country || Depth || Notes / references |- | 1 || Dead Sea ||Israel - Jordan – West Bank <!-- DO NOT change to Palestine without seeking new consensus on talk page.--> || {{convert|−430|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest land in Asia and the world {{Coord|31|30|N|35|30|E|dim:75km}} in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |- | 2 || Allenby Bridge || Jordan – West Bank || {{convert|−381|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest fixed water crossing in the world {{coord|31|52|27|N|35|32|27|E}} in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |- | 3 || Neot HaKikar || Israel || {{convert|-345|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Israeli town just south of the Dead Sea. {{coord|30|55|59.15|N|35|22|36.11|E|format=dec|type:city}} in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |- | 4 || Jericho || West Bank || {{convert|-258|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest city in the world {{Coord|31.85|35.46|type:city}} in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |- | 5 || Sea of Galilee || Israel || {{convert|−214|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{Coord|32.80|35.60|dim:25km}} Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |- | 6 || Tiberias || Israel || {{convert|−207|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{Coord|32.7966|35.535717|type:city}} Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |- | 7 || Turfan Depression || China || {{convert|−154|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ||<ref name="readersnatural">{{Cite book|title=Natural Wonders of the World|publisher=Reader's Digest Association, Inc|year=1980|isbn=0-89577-087-3|editor-last=Scheffel|editor-first=Richard L.|location=United States of America|pages=378|editor-last2=Wernet|editor-first2=Susan J.}}</ref> |- | 8 || Karagiye, Caspian Depression || Kazakhstan || {{convert|−138|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Caspian Basin |- | 9 || Bet She'an || Israel || {{convert|-122|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{Coord|32.50|35.50|type:city}} (between Tiberias and Jericho) in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |- | 10 || Caspian Sea and its shores || Russia – Kazakhstan – Azerbaijan – Iran – Turkmenistan || {{convert|−28|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Caspian Basin |- | 11 || Hachirōgata || Japan || {{convert|−4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 12 || Kuttanad || India || {{convert|−2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |}
== Europe == {{multiple image | align = right | image1 = 2012-NL-prov-relief-3000.jpg | width1 = 150 | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = The Netherlands compared to sealevel.png | width2 = 165 | alt2 = | caption2 = | footer = Areas of the Netherlands located above sea level (right) compared to dry land (left). }}
{| Class="wikitable sortable" !#|| Name || Country || Depth || Notes / references |- | 1= || Caspian Sea and its shores || Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan || {{convert|−28|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Caspian Depression |- | 1= || Baku || Azerbaijan || {{convert|−28|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest lying national capital in the world, Caspian Depression |- | 3 || Atyrau Airport || Kazakhstan || {{convert|−22|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest international airport, Caspian Depression |- | 4= || Lammefjord || Denmark || {{convert|−7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 4= || Zuidplaspolder || Netherlands || {{convert|−7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |- | 6= || Haarlemmermeer || Netherlands || {{convert|−5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |- |- | 6= || Kuialnyk Estuary || Ukraine || {{convert|−5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Odesa oblast |- | 8= || Amsterdam Schiphol Airport || Netherlands || {{convert|−4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |- | 8= || Wieringermeer || Netherlands || {{convert|−4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |- | 8= || Flevoland || Netherlands || {{convert|−4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |- | 8= || Neuendorf-Sachsenbande || Germany || {{convert|−4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 12 || Le Contane, Jolanda di Savoia || Italy || {{convert|−3.44|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} || |- | 13= || parts of West Flanders || Belgium || {{convert|−3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 13= || North Slob, County Wexford || Ireland || {{convert|−3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 15 || The Fens || United Kingdom || {{convert|−2.75|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 16= || Étang de Lavalduc || France || {{convert|−2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 16= || Amsterdam || Netherlands || {{convert|−2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |- | 16= || Kristianstad || Sweden || {{convert|−2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 16= || Żuławy Wiślane || Poland || {{convert|−2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Baltic delta of the Vistula River |}
== North America == [[File:BadwaterSL.JPG|thumb|Sea level sign (2/3 of the way up the cliff face) above Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, USA]]
{| Class="wikitable sortable" !#|| Name || Country || Depth || Notes / references |- | 1 || Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California || United States || {{convert|−86|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=USGSHighLow>{{cite web |title=Highest and Lowest Elevations |publisher=United States Geological Survey |url=https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/osqi/yes/resources-teachers/highest-and-lowest-elevations |access-date=April 29, 2021}}</ref> || lowest point in North America |- | 2 || Bombay Beach, California || United States ||{{convert|−69|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 3 || Salton Sea Beach, California || United States || {{convert|−67|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 4 || Desert Shores, California || United States || {{convert|−61|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 5 || Calipatria, California || United States || {{convert|−56|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 6 || Westmorland, California || United States || {{convert|−48|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 7 || Lake Enriquillo || Dominican Republic || {{convert|−46|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest place on an island country. |- | 8 || Niland, California || United States || {{convert|−43|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 9 || Salton City, California || United States || {{convert|−38|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 10= || Brawley, California || United States || {{convert|−37|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 10= || Thermal, California || United States || {{convert|−37|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 12 || Coachella, California || United States || {{convert|−22|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 13 || Imperial, California || United States || {{convert|−18|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 14 || Seeley, California || United States || {{convert|−13|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 15 || El Centro, California || United States || {{convert|−12|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 16 || Laguna Salada, Baja California || Mexico || {{convert|−10|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 17 || Indio, California || United States || {{convert|−6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 18 || Heber, California || United States || {{convert|−5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- |19 |Brannan Island |United States |{{convert|−4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |- | 20 || Holtville, California|| United States || {{convert|−3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Salton Sink, {{convert|−66|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |- | 21 || New Orleans, Louisiana || United States || {{convert|−3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- |22 |Nunavakanuk Lake, Alaska |United States |{{convert|−1.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |}
== Oceania ==
{| Class="wikitable sortable" !#|| Name || Country || Depth || Notes / references |- | 1 || Lake Eyre || Australia || {{convert|−16|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest land in Australia |- | 2 || Lake Frome || Australia || {{convert|−6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 3 || Taieri Plain || New Zealand || {{convert|−2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest land in New Zealand |- | 4 || Lake Macleod || Australia || {{convert|−1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || Western Australia |}
== South America == {| Class="wikitable sortable" !#|| Name || Country || Depth || Notes / references |- | 1 || Laguna del Carbón || Argentina || {{convert|−105|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || lowest land in the Americas |- | 2 || Laguna del Puesto, Santa Cruz province, Argentina || Argentina || {{convert|−75|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tageo.com/index-e-ar-v-20-d-m1491800.htm|title=LAGUNA DEL PUESTO Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com|website=www.tageo.com}}</ref> |- | 3 || Bajo del Gualicho, Río Negro province || Argentina || {{convert|−72|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 4 || Salina Grande and Salina Chica, Valdés Peninsula, Chubut Province || Argentina || {{convert|−42|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 5 || Sechura Depression, Sechura Desert, Piura Region || Peru || {{convert|−34|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 6 || Lagunillas Municipality, Zulia || Venezuela || {{convert|−12|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || |- | 7 || Georgetown, Guyana || Guyana || {{convert|−2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{Citation needed|date=March 2023|reason=No spots below sea level found with Google Earth}} |} {{center|{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}}}
== Historic and ice-covered areas == Deeper and larger than any of the trenches in the list above is the Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica, at a depth of {{convert|2,540|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It is subglacial, covered permanently by the largest glacier in the world. Therefore, it is not included in any list on the page. If the ice melted it would be covered by sea.
The biggest dry land area below sea level that has been known to exist during the geological past, as measured by continuous volume of atmospheric air below sea level, was the dry bed of the Mediterranean Sea of the late Miocene period during the Messinian salinity crisis.
== See also == *Extreme points of Earth *List of countries by lowest point *List of submarine topographical features
== References == {{reflist}} {{portalbar|Earth}}
== External links == * {{cite web|url=http://www.floodmap.net/ |website=floodmap.net|title=Interactive Sea Level Elevation Map}} * {{cite web|url=http://flood.firetree.net/ |website=flood.firetree.net|title=Adjustable Sealevel Map}} * {{cite web|url=http://geology.com/below-sea-level/ |website=geology.com|title=Land Below Sea Level}}
Elevation Elevation Elevation Sea Level * * Category:Sea level