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  2. Tidal range - Wikipedia

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    Mean ranges near coasts vary from near zero to 11.7 metres (38.4 feet), [4] with the range depending on the volume of water adjacent to the coast, and the geography of the basin the water sits in. Larger bodies of water have higher ranges, and the geography can act as a funnel amplifying or dispersing the tide. [5]

  3. Past sea level - Wikipedia

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    In sharp contrast, the period between 14,300 and 11,100 years ago, which includes the Younger Dryas interval, was an interval of reduced sea level rise at about 6.0–9.9 mm/yr. Meltwater pulse 1C was centered at 8,000 years ago and produced a rise of 6.5 m in less than 140 years, such that sea levels 5000 years ago were around 3m lower than ...

  4. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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    15:44 JST – Erimo-cho Shoya – 3.5 meters (11 ft) 15:50 JST – Sōma – 7.3 meters (24 ft) or higher; 16:52 JST – Ōarai – 4.2 meters (14 ft) Many areas were also affected by waves of 1 to 3 meters (3 ft 3 in to 9 ft 10 in) in height, and the JMA bulletin also included the caveat that "At some parts of the coasts, tsunamis may be ...

  5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    29 metersheight of the Savudrija Lighthouse; 30 metersheight of Christ the Redeemer; 31 meters – wavelength of the broadcast radio shortwave band at 9.7 MHz; 32 meters – length of one arcsecond of latitude on the surface of the Earth; 33.3 metersheight of the De Noord, the tallest windmill in the world

  6. Sea level rise - Wikipedia

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    [21]: 1139 Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide of around 400 parts per million (similar to 2000s) had increased temperature by over 2–3 °C (3.6–5.4 °F) around three million years ago. This temperature increase eventually melted one third of Antarctica's ice sheet, causing sea levels to rise 20 meters above the preindustrial levels.

  7. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In the mid-1960s, to defeat the advantage of the recently introduced computers for the then popular rally racing in the Midwest, competition lag times in a few events were given in centids (1 ⁄ 100 day, 864 seconds, 14.4 minutes), millids (1 ⁄ 1,000 day, 86.4 seconds), and centims (1 ⁄ 100 minute, 0.6 seconds) the latter two looking and ...

  8. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  9. Mount Everest - Wikipedia

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    This height is based on the highest point of rock and not the snow and ice covering it. The Chinese team measured a snow-ice depth of 3.5 m (11 ft), [35] which is in agreement with a net elevation of 8,848 m (29,029 ft). An argument arose between China and Nepal as to whether the official height should be the rock height (8,844 m, China) or the ...