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This is a list of places on land below mean sea level. Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included. Places where seawater and rainwater is pumped away are included.
These island countries also have the smallest range between their lowest (sea level) and highest points, and are very sensitive to changes in sea level. The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at 9,002 metres (29,534 ft).
sea level 965 m 3,166 ft ⦁ Polynesia: Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States 4207 m 13,802 ft Taieri Plains, South Island, New Zealand −2 m −7 ft: 4209 m 13,809 ft ⦁ Antarctica: Mount Vinson, [4] Antarctica: 4892 m 16,050 ft Southern Ocean: sea level 4892 m 16,050 ft Earth: Mount Everest [1] 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea [2] −428 m −1,404 ft
This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
Scientists say Earth on track for disastrous sea level rise. ... scientists estimated that sea level will rise about 0.9 to 3.3 feet (0.28 to 1.01 meters) by 2100, but also said those numbers didn ...
The lowest international airport is Atyrau Airport, near Atyrau, Kazakhstan, at 22 m (72 ft) below sea level, in the basin of the Caspian Sea. The lowest major city is Baku, Azerbaijan, located 28 m (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest-lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level.
Lowest points of the World Ocean (11 P) Lowest points of U.S. states (9 P) Pages in category "Lowest points" ... List of places on land with elevations below sea ...
Since the times of the Russian Empire, in Russia and its other former parts, now independent states, the sea level is measured from the zero level of Kronstadt Sea-Gauge. In Hong Kong, "mPD" is a surveying term meaning "metres above Principal Datum" and refers to height of 0.146 m (5.7 in) above chart datum [ 8 ] and 1.304 m (4 ft 3.3 in) below ...