Statistics for Extremes of Earth

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Highest point on Earths surface measured from sea level - Everest	Nepal or China	100%
The point furthest from the Earths center - Chimborazo	Ecuador	86%
The highest natural lake - unnamed crater lake on Ojos del Salado	Argentina	71%
The highest volcano - Ojos del Salado	Chile	71%
The highest permanent human settlement - La Rinconada	Peru	71%
The lowest point ever reached - Kola superdeep borehole	Russia	71%
The lowest major city - Baku	Azerbaijan	64%
Deepest open-pit mine below ground level - Bingham Canyon Mine	USA	43%
Greatest purely vertical drop - Mount Thor	Canada	29%
The lowest railroad station not inside a tunnel is - Beit She'an railway station	Israel	29%
The lowest human-sized point underground - Tautona mine	South Africa	29%
The lowest international airport - Atyrau Airport	Kazakhstan	21%
The fastest point, i.e. the point furthest from the Earths rotational axis - Cayambe	Ecuador	14%
The lowest undersea highway tunnel- Ryfast Tunnel	Norway	7%
Greatest nearly vertical drop - Trango Towers	Pakistan	0%