Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kazakhstan, [d] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, [e] is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion of its territory in Eastern Europe. [f] It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea.
Height above mean sea level. Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level varies in different countries due to different reference points and ...
Height meters Floors Year Notes References 1 Abu Dhabi Plaza: Astana: 311 m (1,020 ft) [1] 75 2021 Currently Kazakhstan's and Central Asia's tallest building. 2: Emerald Quarter Block "B" Astana: 201: 53: 2012: 3: Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Building 2: Astana: 174: 40: 2009: 4: Esentai Tower: Almaty: 168: 36: 2008: Tallest building in Almaty ...
Under keel clearance (UKC) is the term and calculations used in seafaring to ensure sufficient navigable water is available for ships at sea. [1][2][3][4] It is most commonly described as the height and width of available water below the keel (hull of a ship). [3][5] More simply, it can be described as how much water is left between the bottom ...
Hypsometry. Hypsometry (from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos) 'height' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure') [1][2] is the measurement of the elevation and depth of features of Earth's surface relative to mean sea level. [3] On Earth, the elevations can take on either positive or negative (below sea level) values. The distribution is theorised ...
Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Completion Building type Notes Ref. Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station Chimney Ekibastuz: Kazakhstan: 420 1377 n/a 1987 Industrial World's tallest flue gas stack [1] Tashkent Tower: Tashkent: Uzbekistan: 375 1230 1985 Tower [2] Almaty Tower: Almaty: Kazakhstan: 371 1219 1983 Tower [3] Sarepta transmitter, large mast ...
The sea's depth increased from 30 meters (98 ft) in 2003 to 42 meters (138 ft) in 2008." [ 2 ] Now, a second dam is to be built based on a World Bank loan to Kazakhstan, with the start of construction initially slated for 2009 and postponed to 2011, to further expand the shrunken Northern Aral, [ 73 ] [ failed verification ] eventually reducing ...
A bathymetric chart is a type of isarithmic map that depicts the submerged bathymetry and physiographic features of ocean and sea bottoms. [1] Their primary purpose is to provide detailed depth contours of ocean topography as well as provide the size, shape and distribution of underwater features. Topographic maps display elevation above ground ...