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unusual facts about meters above sea level



San Martín Sacatepéquez

The altiplano encompasses the colder territory found at higher elevations, ranging from 1800 meters above sea level to the peak of the Siete Orejas Volcano, San Martín’s highest point at 3370 meters above sea level.


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2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results

As the stadium is located 1402 meters above sea level, performances in some of the events were aided by high altitude.

Amorphophallus abyssinicus

It is cultivated in Gojjam, and the Semien Omo Zone and Konso special woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on lands between 1300 and 2000 meters above sea level.

Antonio José de Sucre

The Battle of Pichincha took place on May 24, 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 3,500 meters above sea level, right next to the city of Quito in what is now Ecuador.

Arba Minch

Located in the Gamo Gofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region about 500 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, at an elevation of 1285 meters above sea level.

Árnafjall

There is also a mountain Árnafjall on the island Mykines where the highest point is 350 meters above sea level.

Avnevi

Avnevi is located 873 meters above sea level and 109 kilometers from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.

Bagé

At an elevation of 242 meters above sea level just south of latitude 30° Bagé has a mild climate with maximum temperatures of 30 °C in January and 17 °C in June and minimum temperatures of 18 °C in January and 8 °C in June.

Berwickshire Railway

Just west of Gordon railway station the line reached its summit at 176 meters above sea level, before descending as far as Earlston railway station.

C.D. Águila San Isidro

The club is based near Chinameca at an altitude of 1,250 meters above sea level what makes them hard to beat at home.

Cabane

Cabane de l'A Neuve, mountain hut in the Swiss Alps at 2,735 meters above sea level

Cabane de Saleina, mountain hut in the Swiss Alps at 2,691 meters above sea level

Corvo Island

The highest point on the island, the Morro dos Homens, crowns the southern rim of the Caldeirão at 718 meters above sea level.

Dunagiri

Located at a height of 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) above sea level, Dunagiri is famous within Kumaon for its temple of Shakti – known here as Dunagiri Devi.

Hoya siamica

Kerr discovered the plant in the jungle on the mountain Doi Suthep which is near the city Chiang Mai, at an altitude of around 1500-1650 meters above sea level.

Hüfingen

The city is situated at around 750 meters above sea level on the Baar plateau on the eastern edge of the southern Black Forest in the valley of Breg, about four kilometers south of Donaueschingen.

Irgachefe

Located in the Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has an elevation between 1880 and 1919 meters above sea level.

Iskanwaya

The sacred site of Iskanwaya is found on the edge of the Cordillera Real, 250 m above the Río Llica and 1,672 meters above sea level.

Johfiyeh

The decline of the hills gradually hand Johfiyeh in a horizontal line that stretches to less than one kilometer to Horan, which lies at about 400 meters above sea level .

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission

A study by the Ministry of Natural Resources found that the only way to meet the increasing water demands in the country is through desalination of sea water from the Gulf of Aqaba, then pumping the water to altitudes of 800–1000 meters above sea level to the population centers in Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa traveling distances of 300–400 km.

Kaldurg Fort

It is strategically situated at a height of at least 475 meters above sea level, giving views of the Arabian Sea and the industrial town of Palghar to the west, as well as viewa of the Surya River to the east.

Khiam

It is located in Southern Lebanon, 800 meters above sea level, 120 km away from Beirut and roughly four kilometers from the Israel border.

Lephalale

Lephalale, is situated between 23°30' and 24°00' south latitude and 27°30' and 28°00' east longitude and the town is positioned west of the Mokolo river, a tributary to the Limpopo river, 820 meters above sea level.

Mesoropi

It is situated 350 meters above sea level at 35 km west of the town of Kavala.

Mount Ogura

With its summit being 2,112 meters above sea level, it is the tallest mountain in Minamiaiki, Nagano.

Moxi Town

Moxi lies at roughly 1,600 meters above sea level, and the population are mainly ethnic Han Chinese, Yi and Tibetan with other minorities.

Neuil mine

The main production shaft, at an elevation of 250 meters above sea level, can be reached by following a small valley on the left side of the D 707 Nontron- Thiviers just before arriving at Neuil.

Oreino, Lasithi

It is situated at 650 meters above sea level ('oreinos' means mountainous in Greek), east of Thrypti mountain, in an area rich in vegetation.

OTO Melara 76 mm

The system includes a DSP which rejects ground/sea clutter and makes the fuse capable of detecting a missile flying as low as two meters above sea level.

Pidhirtsi Castle

It is located on the northern side of the Woroniaki hills, standing at 399 meters above sea level, overlooking the Styr River valley, in a prominent location where it can be seen from great distances.

Pusweli Oya

Starting from the hills in Puswelihena in Horana Division of Kalutara District, it flows northwards through a low lying flat land (6–10 meters above sea level) converted into rice fields, which ultimately becomes the stream's flood plain during rainy seasons.

Shiraro, Ethiopia

It is ocated in the Semien Mi'irabawi Zone of the Tigray Region, at an elevation of 1246 meters above sea level.

Tovar Municipality, Aragua

Colonia Tovar, at about 2,000 meters above sea level, has an annual average temperature of 16 degrees Celsius (61 degrees Fahrenheit), and at night it can drop to around 5 °C.

Trialeti Range

The highest point is Mount Shaviklde (meaning "Black Cliff" in Georgian) at an elevation of 2,850 meters above sea level (9,348 ft.).

Tuz Khormato

The city is located in the north-eastern part of the governorate, on the right bank of the Aksu River, a tributary of the Tigris, at an altitude of 218 meters above sea level.

Vinjerock

Vinjerock is a rock festival 1060 meters above sea level, at Eidsbugarden in the Jotunheimen area in southern Norway.

Yading

The peaks are seen as emanations of the three boddhisatvas Chenrezig, Jampayang and Chenadorje, with Chenrezig being the highest peak at 6032 meters above sea level.

YuYuPas Tsou cultural tribe park

The YuYuPas Tsou cultural tribe park (Chinese:優游吧斯鄒族文化部落)is located at about 1,300 meters above sea level in the mountainous Alishan area and is surrounded by extensive tea gardens.Originating from the Tsou language, YuYuPas means "very rich."