List of extreme points of China

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

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 8,848 m above sea level.
 * The lowest point in Central Asia is 154 m 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 5565 m, 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, 5359 m for more information.
 * Train: Tanggula Mountain Pass, in the Tanggula Mountains, on the Qinghai–Tibet border 5072 m
 * Airport: Daocheng Yading Airport, Sichuan province 4411 m

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 6368 m.
 * 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 6100 m 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 6020 m above sea level at 30.81639°N, 82.7125°W.
 * Island: There are a number of islands in the Orba Co lake, which is located at an altitude of 5209 m.

Remoteness

 * The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility, the point on land farthest from any ocean, is located approximately 320 km from Ürümqi, Xinjiang, at 46.28°N, 86.67°W (in the Dzoosotoyn Elisen Desert). This position is at a distance of approximately 2648 km from the nearest coastline.

Altitude

 * Maximum: Mount Everest, Tibet, 8849.87 m 27.98806°N, 86.92528°W
 * Minimal: Ayding Lake, Turfan Depression, Xinjiang, −154 m 42.78°N, 89.34°W

Continent

 * North: Mohe County, Heilongjiang 53.55°N, 123.26667°W
 * South: Hai'an, Guangdong 20.23333°N, 109.93333°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 (瑪爾坎蘇河)
 * East: Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang, on the west bank of the Ussuri River 47.73583°N, 134.76889°W

Totality of the territory

 * North: Mohe County, Heilongjiang 53.56083°N, 123.27222°W
 * South: Hainan's southernmost tip (18.15917°N, 109.57417°W, south-east of Sanya) is the undisputed southernmost point. James Shoal (3.97389°N, 112.34889°W) is the claimed southernmost point. Cuarteron Reef (8.86389°N, 112.82778°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 (瑪爾坎蘇河)
 * East: Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang, on the west bank of the Ussuri River 47.73583°N, 134.76889°W

Railway stations

 * North: Mohe railway station, Heilongjiang 52.98722°N, 122.50028°W
 * South: Old Sanya railway station, Hainan (abandoned) 18.2525°N, 109.4975°W
 * West: Kashgar railway station, Xinjiang 39.49194°N, 76.04639°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) Village in Jigin (Jigen) Township, Ulugqat County (Wuqia), Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang