Extreme Points of North America - Lowest Points

Lowest Points

  • Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, United States 36°14′23″N 116°50′5″W / 36.23972°N 116.83472°W / 36.23972; -116.83472 (Badwater Basin) — lowest surface point at −86 m (−282 feet)
  • Salton Sea, California, United States 33°19′59″N 115°50′3″W / 33.33306°N 115.83417°W / 33.33306; -115.83417 (Salton Sea) — lowest lake at −69 m (−226 feet)
  • Furnace Creek Airport, California, United States 36°27′50″N 116°52′53″W / 36.46389°N 116.88139°W / 36.46389; -116.88139 (Furnace Creek Airport) — lowest airfield at −64 m (−210 feet)
  • Furnace Creek, California, United States 36°27′29″N 116°52′15″W / 36.45806°N 116.87083°W / 36.45806; -116.87083 (Furnace Creek, California) — lowest settlement at −58 m (−190 feet)
  • Calipatria, California, United States 33°07′32″N 115°30′51″W / 33.12556°N 115.51417°W / 33.12556; -115.51417 (Calipatria, California) — lowest city at −56 m (−184 feet)
  • Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola 18°30′N 71°35′W / 18.5°N 71.583°W / 18.5; -71.583 (Lago Enriquillo) — lowest lake on an island and lowest surface point on an ocean island on Earth at −27 m (−89 feet)
  • New Orleans, Lousiana, United States 29°58′N 90°03′W / 29.96667°N 90.05°W / 29.96667; -90.05 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — lowest city over 250,000 population with an average elevation of −0.5 m (−1.5 feet)
  • Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua 12°1′N 86°27′W / 12.017°N 86.45°W / 12.017; -86.45 (Isthmus of Rivas) — lowest pass between Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean on the Continental Divide of the Americas at 56 m (184 feet)
  • Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories, Canada 61°40′N 114°00′W / 61.667°N 114°W / 61.667; -114 (Great Slave Lake) — lowest fresh water point at −458 m (−1,503 feet)

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