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Country Depth Notes / references 1= Caspian Sea and its shores: Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan: −28 m (−92 ft) Caspian Depression: 1= Baku: Azerbaijan: −28 m (−92 ft) lowest lying national capital in the world, Caspian Depression: 3: Atyrau Airport: Kazakhstan: −22 m (−72 ft) lowest international airport, Caspian Depression: 4 ...
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).
The Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) refers to low-lying coastal areas with an elevation below a certain threshold, commonly 10 meters, above mean sea level.Globally, there is a substantial and growing population living in the Low Elevation Coastal Zone, which consists of approximately 2% of the world's land area and around 11% of the global population.
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 ...
A chilling animation from Nasa shows how far the sea level has risen in the past 30 years. “As the planet warms and polar ice melts, our global average sea level is rising,” Nasa wrote ...
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.
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
Rogers Pass, Montana, which holds the record for the coldest temperature in the Lower 48 at 70 degrees below zero, rises to an elevation of 5,610 feet above sea level and is located on the ...