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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.
The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation. In addition, the country , continental region , latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.
ASL – above sea level [4] FAMSL – feet above mean sea level [5] FASL – feet above sea level [6] MAMSL – metres above mean sea level [5] MASL – metres above sea level [5] [6] MSL – mean sea level [7] For elevations or altitudes, often just the abbreviation MSL is used, e.g., Mount Everest (8849 m MSL), or the reference to sea level ...
El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world. This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).
sea level 406 m 1,332 ft Guatemala: America Volcán Tajumulco [u] 4220 m 13,845 ft North Pacific Ocean Caribbean Sea: sea level 4220 m 13,845 ft Guernsey: Europe Le Moulin: 114 m 374 ft English Channel: sea level 114 m 374 ft Guinea: Africa Mont Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard) 1752 m 5,748 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level 1752 m 5,748 ft Guinea ...
If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Tibet and Nepal, is clearly the world’s highest.
Housing development in the Tijuana Hills has led to eradication of many seasonal mountain streams. This lack of natural drainage makes places within the city vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season. The varied terrain of Tijuana gives the city elevation extremes that range from sea level to 790 meters (2,590 ft).
The city sits at an average of 600 meters (2,000 ft) above sea level, [7] and receives around 5 million tourists each year, making it the forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East.