Lesotho topographic map
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Lesotho
Lesotho covers 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi). It is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation. Its lowest point of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) is thus the highest lowest point of any country in the world. Over 80% of the country lies above 1,800 metres (5,906 ft). Lesotho is the southernmost landlocked country in the world. It is the largest of the world's three independent states completely surrounded by the territory of another country, with Vatican City and San Marino being the other two. It is the only such state outside the Italian peninsula, and the only one that is not a microstate.
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Name: Lesotho topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Lesotho (-30.67804 27.01138 -28.57057 29.45571)
Average elevation: 1,958 m
Minimum elevation: 1,022 m
Maximum elevation: 3,455 m
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