# List of places on land with elevations below sea level

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:

## Africa

| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
| 1 | Lake Assal | Djibouti | −153 m (−502 ft) | in Afar Depression: lowest land in Africa |
| 2 | Qattara Depression | Egypt | −133 m (−436 ft) | |
| 3 | Danakil Depression | Ethiopia | −125 m (−410 ft) | in Afar Depression |
| 4 | Sebkha Tah | Morocco | −55 m (−180 ft) | in the Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra region |
| 5 | Sabkhat Ghuzayyil | Libya | −47 m (−154 ft) | |
| 6 | Lake Moeris | Egypt | −43 m (−141 ft) | |
| 7 | Chott Melrhir | Algeria | −40 m (−131 ft) | |
| 8 | Shatt al Gharsah | Tunisia | −17 m (−56 ft) | |
| 9 | Sebkha de Ndrhamcha | Mauritania | −5 m (−16 ft) | |

## Antarctica

| # | Name | Depth | Notes / references |
| 1 | canyon under Denman Glacier | bedrock is at −3,500 m (−11,500 ft) | This is the lowest natural point on land. |
| 2 | Byrd Glacier | −2,780 m (−9,121 ft) | |
| 3 | Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills | −50 m (−164 ft) | |

## Asia

| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
| 1 | Dead Sea | Israel - Jordan – West Bank | −430 m (−1,411 ft) | lowest land in Asia and the world 31°30′N 35°30′E﻿ / ﻿31.500°N 35.500°E﻿ / 31.500; 35.500 in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 2 | Allenby Bridge | Jordan – West Bank | −381 m (−1,250 ft) | lowest fixed water crossing in the world 31°52′27″N 35°32′27″E﻿ / ﻿31.87417°N 35.54083°E﻿ / 31.87417; 35.54083 in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 3 | Neot HaKikar | Israel | −345 m (−1,132 ft) | Israeli town just south of the Dead Sea. 30°55′59.15″N 35°22′36.11″E﻿ / ﻿30.9330972°N 35.3766972°E﻿ / 30.9330972; 35.3766972 in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 4 | Jericho | West Bank | −258 m (−846 ft) | lowest city in the world 31°51′N 35°28′E﻿ / ﻿31.85°N 35.46°E﻿ / 31.85; 35.46 in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 5 | Sea of Galilee | Israel | −214 m (−702 ft) | 32°48′N 35°36′E﻿ / ﻿32.80°N 35.60°E﻿ / 32.80; 35.60 Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 6 | Tiberias | Israel | −207 m (−679 ft) | 32°47′48″N 35°32′09″E﻿ / ﻿32.7966°N 35.535717°E﻿ / 32.7966; 35.535717 Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 7 | Turfan Depression | China | −154 m (−505 ft) | |
| 8 | Caspian Depression, Karagiye | Kazakhstan | −138 m (−453 ft) | Caspian Basin |
| 9 | Bet She'an | Israel | −122 m (−400 ft) | 32°30′N 35°30′E﻿ / ﻿32.50°N 35.50°E﻿ / 32.50; 35.50 (between Tiberias and Jericho) in Jordan valley, Israel – West Bank – Jordan |
| 10 | Caspian Sea and its shores | Russia – Kazakhstan – Azerbaijan – Iran – Turkmenistan | −28 m (−92 ft) | Caspian Basin |
| 11 | Hachirōgata | Japan | −4 m (−13 ft) | |
| 12 | Kuttanad | India | −2 m (−7 ft) | |

## Europe

| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
| 1= | Caspian Sea and its shores | Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan | −28 m (−92 ft) | Caspian Depression |
| 1= | Baku | Azerbaijan | −28 m (−92 ft) | lowest lying national capital in the world, Caspian Depression |
| 3 | Atyrau Airport | Kazakhstan | −22 m (−72 ft) | lowest international airport, Caspian Depression |
| 4= | Lammefjord | Denmark | −7 m (−23 ft) | |
| 4= | Zuidplaspolder | Netherlands | −7 m (−23 ft) | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 6= | Haarlemmermeer | Netherlands | −5 m (−16 ft) | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 6= | Kuialnyk Estuary | Ukraine | −5 m (−16 ft) | Odesa oblast |
| 8= | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | Netherlands | −4 m (−13 ft) | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 8= | Wieringermeer | Netherlands | −4 m (−13 ft) | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 8= | Flevoland | Netherlands | −4 m (−13 ft) | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 8= | Neuendorf-Sachsenbande | Germany | −4 m (−13 ft) | |
| 12 | Le Contane, Jolanda di Savoia | Italy | −3.44 m (−11.3 ft) | |
| 13= | parts of West Flanders | Belgium | −3 m (−10 ft) | |
| 13= | North Slob, County Wexford | Ireland | −3 m (−10 ft) | |
| 15 | The Fens | United Kingdom | −2.75 m (−9 ft) | |
| 16= | Étang de Lavalduc | France | −2 m (−7 ft) | |
| 16= | Amsterdam | Netherlands | −2 m (−7 ft) | Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) |
| 16= | Kristianstad | Sweden | −2 m (−7 ft) | |
| 16= | Żuławy Wiślane | Poland | −2 m (−7 ft) | Baltic delta of the Vistula River |

## North America

| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
| 1 | Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California | United States | −86 m (−282 ft) | lowest point in North America |
| 2 | Bombay Beach, California | United States | −69 m (−226 ft) | Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 3 | Salton Sea Beach, California | United States | −67 m (−220 ft) | Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 4 | Desert Shores, California | United States | −61 m (−200 ft) | Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 5 | Calipatria, California | United States | −56 m (−184 ft) | Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 6 | Westmorland, California | United States | −48 m (−157 ft) | Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 7 | Lake Enriquillo | Dominican Republic | −46 m (−151 ft) | lowest place on an island country. |
| 8 | Niland, California | United States | −43 m (−141 ft) | Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 9 | Salton City, California | United States | −38 m (−125 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 10= | Brawley, California | United States | −37 m (−121 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 10= | Thermal, California | United States | −37 m (−121 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 12 | Coachella, California | United States | −22 m (−72 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 13 | Imperial, California | United States | −18 m (−59 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 14 | Seeley, California | United States | −13 m (−43 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 15 | El Centro, California | United States | −12 m (−39 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 16 | Laguna Salada, Baja California | Mexico | −10 m (−33 ft) | |
| 17 | Indio, California | United States | −6 m (−20 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 18 | Heber, California | United States | −5 m (−16 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 19 | Holtville, California | United States | −3 m (−10 ft) | Salton Sink, −66 m (−217 ft) |
| 20 | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | −2 m (−7 ft) | |

## Oceania

| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
| 1 | Lake Eyre | Australia | −16 m (−52 ft) | lowest land in Australia |
| 2 | Lake Frome | Australia | −6 m (−20 ft) | |
| 3 | Taieri Plain | New Zealand | −2 m (−7 ft) | lowest land in New Zealand |

## South America

| # | Name | Country | Depth | Notes / references |
| 1 | Laguna del Carbón | Argentina | −105 m (−344 ft) | lowest land in the Americas |
| 2 | Laguna del Puesto, Santa Cruz province, Argentina | Argentina | −75 m (−246 ft) | |
| 3 | Bajo del Gualicho, Río Negro province | Argentina | −72 m (−236 ft) | |
| 4 | Salina Grande and Salina Chica, Valdés Peninsula, Chubut Province | Argentina | −42 m (−138 ft) | |
| 5 | Sechura Depression, Sechura Desert, Piura Region | Peru | −34 m (−112 ft) | |
| 6 | Lagunillas Municipality, Zulia | Venezuela | −12 m (−39 ft) | |
| 7 | Georgetown, Guyana | Guyana | −2 m (−7 ft) | |

## 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 2,540 m (8,330 ft). 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.