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Sentence Examples Table 1 lists the stations, their latitudes, longitudes, elevations above sea level and the time periods for which data are studied. The volcanic pile built up above sea level so that lavas began to be erupted subaerially. The final leg of the journey took us on a spectacular ride through picturesque mountains, with the motorway reaching 5,000 feet above sea level. Iceland is a segment of mid-ocean ridge domed up above sea level by the plume. The houses were located on raised limestone beach ridges from 8 to 22 m above sea level. Ancient walls and pottery sherds are concentrated on the surface of Azoria at an elevation of approximately 320-370 m above sea level. There is an immense quiet here, 500 metres above sea level in what is almost the dead centre of France. The slopes are sunny yet snowsure thanks to their elevation up to 2525 meters above sea level. Although all too often it is shrouded in clouds, Machu Picchu is perched on a mountain 8,000 ft above sea level. Set in open moorland, 1500 feet above sea level, with hills rising steeply behind, it was indeed remote. Kardung-La is the world's highest motorable pass at a height of 5682 metres above sea level. Standing some 3282 ft above sea level, the mountain is one of the most remote in Scotland. Acute mountain sickness can be acquired at altitudes greater than 5000 feet above sea level, so you need to be aware of its symptoms. Revelin Moss sits at the foot of Grisedale Pike about 300m above sea level. The expanding diaphragm moves the pointer across a scale calibrated in feet above sea level. They opened firebreaks in lower areas, around 1,600m above sea level, to prevent the fire from spreading down the mountain. The Rockpile, as Mount Washington is unromantically nicknamed, towers 6,288 feet above sea level. I could bear cowbells tinkling from the basalt villages of the Velay, 3000 feet above sea level. As every self-respecting Yorkshireman knows, this is the highest inn in England, perched at 1,732 above sea level. Flat as a washed-up jellyfish, the 217 hectare sand cay is only 4m above sea level at its highest point. Show More Sentences Cleeve Hill is the highest point on the Cotswold hills at about 300 m. above sea level. It is a long way, and the average height above sea level is more than 2000 metres. Consider, first, a fairly crude altimeter, a device used for measuring altitude or height above sea level. Climate is in turn controlled not only by latitude but also by height above sea level. In 1962, tidal levels reached 3.01m above ordnance data level, the height above sea level. Hill stations, majestically situated thousands of metres above sea level, are invitingly cool in December, a colourful new brochure reminds you. The squall of lake effect snow gave us alpine-like conditions at 20 ft above sea level. The main island, the Tarawa atoll, is only a few metres above sea level and houses around 40,000 people. Tuvelu is one of the smallest countries on earth, a chain of nine coral atolls whose highest point is just a few meters above sea level. The pre-Columbian ruins of an entire city were essentially forgotten, perched on a mountain saddle 8,400 ft above sea level. Before the tableland rose entirely above sea level, the waters covering it became increasingly shallow and a swamp forest moved into the niche. Arthur's Pass is 920 metres above sea level, and there is a steep descent to Otira in the west. We are currently at 13,000, excuse me, make that 14,200 feet above sea level, looking out over a sea of clouds. The Himalayas, towering as high as 8,854 m above sea level, form the highest continental mountains in the world. Most strike to the northeast and vary in elevation from 1,000 to 1,500 meters above sea level. He wanted to know his elevation above sea level, and he planned soon to measure the true altitude of the Rocky Mountains. The next morning, equipped with ice axes and ice climbing boots, they were tasked with summiting the volcano, more than 9,300 feet above sea level. One particularly large eruption, about 28 million years ago, left in its wake a huge caldera, or crater-like basin, about 15 km in diameter and about 2 km above sea level. Thousands of feet above sea level, the air is clear but rarefied. Atmospheric pressure varies depending on the height above sea level. Show More Sentences The South Pole Observatory was established at the geographical south pole at 2837 m above sea level in 1957 as part of the International Geophysical Year. Add that to the fact that Tallil lies in a low river valley only a few feet above sea level and you've got a dust bowl that rivals the Oklahoma of old. The farmhouse was 1600 feet above sea level, so was above the snow line which was at about 1200 feet, and we would have two to three weeks snowed in each winter. We arrived in Ranikhet, located 1,830 m above sea level, encircled by tall pine trees and soaring deodars, commanding views of the Himalayas glistening white in the distance. Each gate will have the ability to revolve on a hinge, from a horizontal resting position on the bottom of the sea to an upright position rising above sea level. The folded rocks are seen in exposed and submerged nearshore reefs, and cliffed headlands where upfolds bring the harder Black Rock Sandstone above sea level. Almost all the land is mountainous and high above sea level. From their conning towers, just above sea level, naval officers flash lights to guide the flotillas of minesweepers clearing passages toward the beaches. We stopped for gas at Stovepipe Wells, a minimal town boasting an elevation of five feet above sea level, and a mandatory T-shirt purchase location. The partial vacuum in the chamber will cause the instrument to register, say, 35,000 feet when it is, in fact, only a few hundred feet above sea level. Accompanied by several other astronomers he established a temporary observatory on Pikes Peak, the summit of which is over 14,000 feet above sea level. It grows on alpine north-facing mobile limestone screes, mostly over 1800 meters above sea level, confined to a narrow area of approximately 160 km. Winter cloudiness prompts locals to seek for sunshine in Andean valleys located at elevations generally above 500 meters above sea level. The highest point in the province is Mount Mutis in the South Central Timor Regency, 2,427 meters above sea level. Meanwhile, movement of the two tectonic plates was also pushing up the sea floor, eventually forcing some areas above sea level. Sea levels drop due to the removal of large volumes of water above sea level in the icecaps. After some time, this will reduce land above sea level and thus diminish the amount of space on which ice sheets can form. It is closely followed by several neighbouring hills culminating at around 384 m above sea level. Most tidewater glaciers calve above sea level, which often results in a tremendous impact as the iceberg strikes the water. By convention, the prominence of Mount Everest, the Earth's highest mountain, is taken to equal the elevation of its summit above sea level. Show More Sentences One of Norway's largest is Tyrifjorden at 63 meters above sea level and an average depth at 97 meters most of the lake is under sea level. Areas where the land lies less than a few meters above sea level are at particular risk from storm surge inundation. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake. Needless to say, in mountain ranges where elevations are far above sea level these criteria are not always easily met. Pilots can estimate height above sea level with an altimeter set to a defined barometric pressure. The effects are similar to that concerning seashores, but occur above sea level. These represent periods where no new sediments were laid down, or when earlier sedimentary layers were raised above sea level and eroded away. On land, biomes are separated primarily by differences in latitude, height above sea level and humidity. East Antarctica is a cold region with a ground base above sea level and occupies most of the continent. The large accretionary prism reaches above sea level to form the islands of Barbados and Trinidad. Towards the end of this period the basin rose above sea level, and extensive coal forming swamps developed, particularly in the Anambra Basin. This was solved by building the New Battery higher up the cliff, at a height of 120 metres above sea level. The elevation, or the height above sea level, and temperature of a region are two of the main factors that affect the growing season. Although the lighthouse itself is only 9 meters high, it is situated 76 meters above sea level. It now amounts to only a chain of limestone shoals remaining above sea level. With the exception of some of its small hills, Malacca is generally a lowland area with average elevation below 50 meters above sea level. Most of the islands comprise low, flat coral atolls, but some rise high above sea level. The terrain is flat and low, with most areas not exceeding 2 metres above sea level. Hilly region located in areas that have a minimum height of 50 m above sea level. The state has an average altitude of 2230 meters above sea level, with the capital at 2,496 masl. Show More Sentences Most of it is in the Sierra Madre Occidental with highly rugged with peaks of over 2,500 meters above sea level. Arc volcanism has the greatest impact on humans, because many arc volcanoes lie above sea level and erupt violently. The highest mountains above sea level are generally not the highest above the surrounding terrain. The highest point in the Nidderdale AONB is Great Whernside, 704 metres above sea level, on the border with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level. Windy Hill in the South Pennines within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England, rises to 389 metres above sea level. Grimspound is located in the valley between Hameldown Tor and Hookney Tor, at 450 metres above sea level. For the more adventurous there is Germany''s tallest mountain, Zugspitze, which is 2,962m above sea level. The landmass has also tripled in height since December, now rising more than 196 feet above sea level. Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, the Pacific's tallest mountain at 13,796 feet above sea level, has been a sacred site to Hawai'ians since time immemorial. As you reach Santiago del Teide at 1,000ft above sea level, there's a real nip in the air. Mount Everest is 8,848 metres above sea level and Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, is 828 metres high. The tropopause is marked in the profile by the beginning of the stratospheric temperature inversion at 12 km above sea level. The domaine is located 500m above sea level in a natural syncline that gives it a unique microclimate. The town is the parish seat of Washington Parish, is an average of 155 feet above sea level and is located 61 miles north of New Orleans. Playing a mile above sea level may cause the Uruguayans a few issues and they lost 3-0 to Velez in their opener, but they should still be able to compete. The open-pit Conga project, located some 3,700 meters above sea level, involves moving the water from four lakes high in the mountains into reservoirs the company would build. The database listed a tsunami that occurred in 2006 which reached 8 metres above sea level on land, as well as ancient tsunami triggered by an asteroid impact. All of them spent around two weeks acclimatising to the high altitude, before jumping to a drop zone in Syangboche, a settlement 12,350ft above sea level. This mountain cat loves to reside 6000 metres above sea level. Show More Sentences It warms up in Southern Rhodesia during the day but at places 4,000 or 5,000 ft above sea level it often freezes at night and in the early morning. A brown bear has been spotted last week running on the steep scree just below Bulgaria's highest peak Mussala in the Rila mountains, some 2,900 m above sea level. At 500 feet above sea level, Yat Rock, above the villages of Symonds Yat East and West, affords spectacular views of the river and the surrounding countryside. They are locally considered to be the first hills in the Pennine Chain, and rise to a high point of 170 metres above sea level from the flat plains to the east. It is very flat, and much of it is only a few metres above sea level. The highest mountains above sea level are also not those with peaks farthest from the centre of the Earth, because the figure of the Earth is not spherical. Parts of Fleetwood, especially to the north and west, are barely above sea level at high tide, and a large retaining sea wall runs along much of the western edge of the town. The deep sea deposits of the Skiddaw Group were raised above sea level by the subduction of ocean crust from the north beneath the continent to the south. West Cumbria gets relatively little snow in comparison to The Lake District and Eastern Cumbria due to its proximity to the Irish Sea, and its low height above sea level. Gold at Nome was concentrated in three ancient beach lines, now inshore, above sea level, and buried under roughly fifty feet of permafrost overlain by two feet of tundra. The Middleveld, lying at an average 700 metres above sea level is the most densely populated region of Swaziland with a lower rainfall than the mountains. The summit of the transverse ridge is capped by Miocene shallow water limestones that reached above sea level 20 Ma before subsiding abnormally fast. The elevation ranges from 6 metres to 75 metres above sea level. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate, which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. Paragliding 2005 World Cup winner Ewa Wis-nierska, aged 35, was lifted 32,612 feet above sea level by a storm near Manilla in New South Wales state. Examples from Classical Literature It has a situation in a basinlike hollow on a plateau some forty-five hundred feet above sea level. Find more words! 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