List of extreme points of China explained

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 154m (505feet) 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 55650NaN0, 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, 5359m (17,582feet) for more information.
• Train: Tanggula Mountain Pass, in the Tanggula Mountains, on the Qinghai - Tibet border 50720NaN0
• Airport: Daocheng Yading Airport, Sichuan province 4411m (14,472feet)^[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 6368m (20,892feet).^[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 6100m (20,000feet) at its source at 32.825°N 81.0625°W. 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 6020m (19,750feet) above sea level at 30.8164°N 82.7125°W.^[3]
• Island: There are a number of islands in the Orba Co lake, which is located at an altitude of 5209m (17,090feet).^[4]

Remoteness

• The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility, the point on land farthest from any ocean, is located approximately 320km (200miles) from Ürümqi, Xinjiang, at 46.28°N 126.2°W (in the Dzoosotoyn Elisen Desert). This position is at a distance of approximately 2648km (1,645miles) from the nearest coastline.

Country extreme points

Altitude

• Maximum: Mount Everest, Tibet, 8849.87m (29,035.01feet) 27.9881°N 86.9253°W
• Minimal: Ayding Lake, Turfan Depression, Xinjiang, NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) 42.78°N 89.34°W

Latitude and longitude

Continent

• North: Mohe County, Heilongjiang 53.55°N 139°W
• South: Hai'an, Guangdong 20.2333°N 165°W
• West: Akto County, Xinjiang south-west of Ulugqat, on the China–Tajikistan border 39.38°N 73.5°W north of the Markansu River (Chinese: 瑪爾坎蘇河)
• East: Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang, on the west bank of the Ussuri River 47.7358°N 134.7689°W

Totality of the territory

• North: Mohe County, Heilongjiang 53.5608°N 123.2722°W
• South: Hainan's southernmost tip (18.1592°N 109.5742°W, south-east of Sanya) is the undisputed southernmost point. James Shoal (3.9739°N 112.3489°W) is the claimed southernmost point. Cuarteron Reef (8.8639°N 112.8278°W) is the Chinese southernmost point with effective control.
• West: Akto County, Xinjiang south-west of Ulugqat, on the China–Tajikistan border 39.38°N 73.5°W north of the Markansu River (Chinese: 瑪爾坎蘇河)
• East: Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang, on the west bank of the Ussuri River 47.7358°N 134.7689°W

Railway stations

• North: Mohe railway station, Heilongjiang 52.9872°N 122.5003°W
• South: Old Sanya railway station, Hainan (abandoned) 18.2525°N 109.4975°W
• West: Kashgar railway station, Xinjiang 39.4919°N 76.0464°W
• 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)^{[5] [6]} Village in Jigin (Jigen) Township, Ulugqat County (Wuqia), Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang^[7]

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

References

1. News: China opens world's highest civilian airport . Reuters . 16 September 2013 . 2013-09-16.
2. Web site: The Highest Lake in the World . 2007-09-07.
3. Web site: The Mystery of World's highest river and largest Canyon . 2007-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070921032822/http://www.100gogo.com/bigben.htm . September 21, 2007 .
4. Web site: Island Superlatives . 2007-09-07.
5. Book: zh:地名中的新疆. zh-hans. 2003. 7-228-08004-1. Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠. Ürümqi. 新疆人民出版社. 196. 斯木哈纳 Simhana 我国最西部村庄。.
6. Book: zh:新疆地名与传说故事. zh-hans. Wen Hao 文昊. Ürümqi. January 2007. 978-7-80744-012-3. 新疆美术摄影出版社, 新疆电子音像出版社. 46. 走进新疆丛书. 斯木哈纳 我国最西部村庄。.
7. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22309.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015080753/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22309.html. 15 October 2017. live. zh:1997年乌恰县行政区划. 1997 Ulugqat County Administrative Divisions . XZQH.org . 31 December 2010 . zh-hans . 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。.