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lowest lying national capital in the world, Caspian Depression: 3: Atyrau Airport: Kazakhstan: −22 m (−72 ft) lowest international airport, Caspian Depression: 4= Lammefjord: Denmark: −7 m (−23 ft) 4= Zuidplaspolder: Netherlands: −7 m (−23 ft) Netherlands coastal provinces (−1 to −7 m) (−3 to −23 ft) 6= Haarlemmermeer ...
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States — lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of −0.5 m (−1 Isthmus of Rivas , Rivas , Nicaragua 12°1′N 86°27′W / 12.017°N 86.450°W / 12.017; -86.450 ( Isthmus of Rivas ) — lowest pass between Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean (on the Continental Divide of the ...
Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities, in particular colder temperatures in winter. Low elevation cities are often seaports or are close to the sea. The first country on the main list, Bolivia , is a country with multiple capitals ; La Paz is the seat of the government while Sucre is the ...
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 ...
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States — lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of −0.5 m (−1 Isthmus of Rivas , Rivas , Nicaragua 12°1′N 86°27′W / 12.017°N 86.450°W / 12.017; -86.450 ( Isthmus of Rivas ) — lowest pass between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (on the Continental Divide of the ...
New Orleans, Louisiana – lowest city over 250,000 population in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere, with an average elevation of −1.5 feet (− Delaware 39°0′17″N 75°32′46″W / 39.00472°N 75.54611°W / 39.00472; -75.54611 ( State of Delaware ) – lowest state , with an average elevation of 60 feet
Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted. Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants [1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570,640.95 square miles (1,477,953.3 km 2). [2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21 sq mi (54 km 2), of which 3 sq mi (7.8 km 2) are covered by water (14% of the total area). The predominant land type in Utqiagvik is tundra , which is formed over a permafrost layer that is as deep as 1,300 ft (400 m).