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  2. Effects of high altitude on humans - Wikipedia

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    These humans have undergone extensive physiological and genetic changes, particularly in the regulatory systems of oxygen respiration and blood circulation, when compared to the general lowland population. [32] [33] Compared with acclimatized newcomers, native Andean and Himalayan populations have better oxygenation at birth, enlarged lung ...

  3. List of highest United States cities by state or territory

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    Agrihan island is located within the Northern Islands Municipality, which also has no permanent human population. Rota had a population of 2,527 in 2010. [31] 1550 feet (472 m) Bellefontaine Ohio: Campbell Hill, the highest point in the state, is within the Bellefontaine city limits 4353 feet (1327 m) Kenton Oklahoma [33] 6306 feet (1922 m ...

  4. List of cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed. While the elevation of cities may vary enormously, this list should represent a notional elevation for each city which is verifiable and reasonably acceptable for comparison. The city proper must have a population of 175,000 or higher to be on ...

  5. Environment of California - Wikipedia

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    20th century petroleum extraction helped the city of Los Angeles become one of the largest in the United States. California's aboriginal population of about 300,000 was distributed in relatively self-sufficient groups with subsistence resources on the coastal wetlands near the mouth of the Smith River, along the Klamath River and its interior wetlands, on the coastal wetlands surrounding ...

  6. High-altitude adaptation in humans - Wikipedia

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    Humans are generally adapted to lowland environments where oxygen is abundant. [12] At altitudes above 2,500 meters (8,200 ft), such humans experience altitude sickness, which is a type of hypoxia, a clinical syndrome of severe lack of oxygen. Some humans develop the illness beginning at above 1,500 meters (5,000 ft). [13]

  7. List of highest communities in the United States - Wikipedia

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    To be included on the list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village) and it needs to be at an elevation of 3,000 feet (914 m) or higher. In the United States, settlements above 3,000 feet are found primarily on the High Plains , in the Rocky Mountains , and in Western North Carolina .

  8. High Desert (California) - Wikipedia

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    Lancaster, the largest city in the High Desert, is located in the Antelope Valley next to Palmdale and anchors the area's Los Angeles County region with a metro area population of just over 500,000. The Victor Valley area, which includes cities and communities such as Victorville, Hesperia, Adelanto, Apple Valley, and Lucerne Valley , boasts a ...

  9. List of California county high points - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of 58 counties of the U.S. State of California by their points of highest elevation. 6 of the 50 highest county high points in the United States are in California. Mount Whitney, located in Inyo and Tulare counties, is the highest point in California as well as the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet ...