asia-pacific: elevation and bathymetry...challenger deep in the marianas trench at 10,911m. the...

ARUNASHAL PRADESH JAMMU & KASHMIR AKSAI CHIN C H I N A INDIA AUSTRALIA MONGOLIA MYANMAR THAILAND I N D O N E S I A JAPAN VIET NAM NEPAL MALAYSIA CAMBODIA BANGLADESH PHILIPPINES SRI LANKA LAO PDR BHUTAN RO KOREA DPR KOREA FIJI TIMOR-LESTE VANUATU SOLOMON ISLANDS BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PALAU SINGAPORE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA NAURU MALDIVES TUVALU MARSHALL ISLANDS New Caledonia (Fra) Guam (US) Northern Mariana Islands (US) PAPUA NEW GUINEA NEW ZEALAND TONGA SAMOA Cook Islands (NZ) K I R I B A T I French Polynesia (Fra) Norfolk Island (Aus) Christmas Island (Aus) Cocos Island (Aus) Tokelau (NZ) Wallis and Futuna (Fra) Depth (m) Below 5,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 500 100 Elevation (m) 250 500 750 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 4,000 5,000 7,500 Above 7,500 0 1,000 2,000 Kilometers The region is home to the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolung- ma in China) at 8,848m, as well as the deepest surveyed point in the oceans, Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench at 10,911m. The Pacific Ocean is the Earth's largest water body, covering a third of its surface and containing more islands and reefs than all other oceans and seas combined, the result of undersea volcanic mountains whose eroded summits from the ocean's many island arcs, chains and clusters. Most notable among these are the hundreds of active volcanoes that make up the Pacific Ring of Fire. The total number of islands in the Pacific is unknown, but estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 and mostly located in the south and west. Among these islands are some of the world's largest, including Borneo, Sumatra and New Guinea. The main Asian landmass has the highest mean elevation of any continent at 950m, peaking in the high Tibetan Plateau. To the northwest of these mountain chains lie the plains of central Asia, while to the south are the Indian subcontinent and Malay peninsula. Elevation and Bathymetry Elevation Bathymetry The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: Jun 2015 Map Doc Name: OCHA_ROAP_Elevation_2015 Sources: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, NASA, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Feedback: [email protected] Asia-Pacific: Elevation and Bathymetry

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ARUNASHAL PRADESH

JAMMU & KASHMIR

AKSAI CHIN

C H I N A

INDIA

A U S T R A L I A

M O N G O L I A

MYANMAR

THAILAND

I N D O N E S I A

JAPAN

VIETNAM

NEPAL

M A L AY S I A

CAMBODIA

BANGLADESH

PHILIPPINES

SRI LANKA

LAO PDR

BHUTAN

RO KOREA

DPR KOREA

F I J I

TIMOR-LESTE

VA N U AT U

S O L O M O N I S L A N D S

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

PALAU

SINGAPORE

F E D E R AT E DS TAT E S O F

M I C R O N E S I A

NAURU

MALDIVES

TUVALU

M A R S H A L L I S L A N D S

NewCaledonia (Fra)

Guam (US)

Northern Mariana Islands (US)

P A P U A N E WG U I N E A

N E WZ E A L A N D

T O N G A

S A M O A

CookIslands (NZ)

K I R I B A T I

F r e n c hP o l y n e s i a ( F r a )

Norfolk Island (Aus)

Christmas Island (Aus)Cocos Island (Aus)

Tokelau (NZ)

Wallis and Futuna (Fra)

Depth (m)Below 5,0005,0004,0003,0002,0001,000500100

Elevation (m)2505007501,0001,5002,0002,5003,0004,0005,0007,500Above 7,500

0 1,000 2,000

Kilometers

The region is home to the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolung-ma in China) at 8,848m, as well as the deepest surveyed point in the oceans, Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench at 10,911m.

The Pacific Ocean is the Earth's largest water body, covering a third of its surface and containing more islands and reefs than all other oceans and seas combined, the result of undersea volcanic mountains whose eroded summits from the ocean's many island arcs, chains and clusters. Most notable among these are the hundreds of active volcanoes that make up the Pacific Ring of Fire. The total number of islands in the Pacific is unknown, but estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 and mostly located in the south and west. Among these islands are some of the world's largest, including Borneo, Sumatra and New Guinea.

The main Asian landmass has the highest mean elevation of any continent at 950m, peaking in the high Tibetan Plateau. To the northwest of these mountain chains lie the plains of central Asia, while to the south are the Indian subcontinent and Malay peninsula.

Elevation and Bathymetry

Elevation Bathymetry

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: Jun 2015Map Doc Name: OCHA_ROAP_Elevation_2015Sources: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, NASA, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Feedback: [email protected]

Asia-Pacific: Elevation and Bathymetry