GeographyWorld record
Highest permanent human settlement
Record
5,100 m
16,732 ft
- Record holder
- La Rinconada
What to remember
High in the Peruvian Andes, La Rinconada lies at 5,100 m, or 16,732 ft. No permanent human settlement sits higher.
The word "permanent" makes the difference: this is a place people live in for good, not a camp or a temporary base.
The record holds for the whole Earth, not just one continent or country: La Rinconada sits above every other inhabited spot on the planet.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Extremes on Earth” (revision used 1378552349). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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