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  2. List of elevation extremes by region - Wikipedia

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    Land surface elevation extremes by geographic region; Geographic region Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span ⦁ Eurasia: Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal: 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine: −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft ⦁ Asia Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal ...

  3. File:Earth elevation histogram.svg - Wikipedia

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  4. List of elevation extremes by country - Wikipedia

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    The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface.

  5. File:Earth elevation histogram 2.svg - Wikipedia

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  6. Lists of extreme points - Wikipedia

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    1 Earth. 2 Continents. 3 Sovereign states. ... List of elevation extremes by country; List of elevation extremes by region;

  7. World Geodetic System - Wikipedia

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    The World Geodetic System (WGS) is a standard used in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation including GPS.The current version, WGS 84, defines an Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system and a geodetic datum, and also describes the associated Earth Gravitational Model (EGM) and World Magnetic Model (WMM).

  8. Topographic map - Wikipedia

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    1913 saw the beginning of the International Map of the World initiative, which set out to map all of Earth's significant land areas at a scale of 1:1 million, on about one thousand sheets, each covering four degrees latitude by six or more degrees longitude. Excluding borders, each sheet was 44 cm high and (depending on latitude) up to 66 cm wide.

  9. Elevation - Wikipedia

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    In aviation, the term elevation or aerodrome elevation is defined by the ICAO as the highest point of the landing area. It is often measured in feet and can be found in approach charts of the aerodrome. It is not to be confused with terms such as the altitude or height. [1] Part of a topographic map of Haleakala , showing elevation.