Earth’s lowest land elevation

The Dead Sea shores and depression are the lowest land elevation on Earth. About 430 m below sea level is an older rounded reference: the value changes as the lake level falls. A scientific paper reports −438.5 m for 2024, while the latest Israeli government data point visible in the source is −440.81 m on March 1, 2026. This is the lake-surface elevation relative to mean sea level, not water depth or the deepest point of the ocean floor.