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Germany
Germany is the seventh-largest country in Europe. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. Germany is also bordered by the North Sea and, at the north-northeast, by the…
Average elevation: 237 m
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, lying between latitudes 15° and 23°S, and longitudes 25° and 34°E. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west and southwest, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east and northeast. Its northwest corner is roughly 150…
Average elevation: 869 m
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Jersey
Jersey is an island measuring 118.2 square kilometres (45.6 sq mi) (or 66,436 vergées), including reclaimed land and intertidal zone. It lies in the English Channel, about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, and about 87 nautical miles (161 km; 100 mi) south of…
Average elevation: 145 m
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Bulawayo Province
Under the Köppen climate classification, Bulawayo features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Due to its relatively high altitude, the city has fairly moderate temperatures despite lying in the tropics. The mean annual temperature is 19.16 °C (66.49 °F), similar to Pretoria at a similar altitude but almost 600…
Average elevation: 1,321 m
Ethiopia
In 2019, archaeologists discovered a 30,000-year-old Middle Stone Age rock shelter at the Fincha Habera site in Bale Mountains at an elevation of 3,469 metres (11,381 feet) above sea level. At this high altitude, humans are susceptible both to hypoxia and to extreme weather. According to a study published in…
Average elevation: 846 m
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Bulawayo
Zimbabwe > Bulawayo Province > Bulawayo
Due to its relatively high altitude, the city has a humid subtropical climate despite lying in the tropics. Under the Köppen climate classification, Bulawayo features a semiarid climate (BSh). The mean annual temperature is 19.16 °C (66.49 °F), similar to Pretoria at a similar altitude but almost 600 km…
Average elevation: 1,348 m
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Bağcılar
Bağcılar is located on the European side of Istanbul, within the service boundaries of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Its area is 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi). The district is now known as an immigrant quarter. It lies between E-5 and TEM. In the south Bahçelievler, in the west Küçükçekmece, in the northwest…
Average elevation: 85 m
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Goromonzi
Zimbabwe > Mashonaland East Province
Three medical clinics are available for the community. Resources are strained to serve such a wide area; and some people have to walk 19 kilometres (12 mi) or more to get care. Although malaria is not a serious problem due to Goromonzi’s altitude, schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is widespread and goes untreated,…
Average elevation: 1,396 m
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Italy
Conditions on the coast are different from those in the interior, particularly during winter when the higher altitudes tend to be cold, wet, and often snowy. The coastal regions have mild winters, and hot and generally dry summers; lowland valleys are hot in summer. Winter temperatures vary from 0 °C (32 °F)…
Average elevation: 293 m
Kiribati
Average elevation: 384 m
Mutare
Zimbabwe > Manicaland Province > Mutare
Despite its tropical location, the city has a humid subtropical climate, of the highland variety moderated by its altitude. Mutare experiences drizzle almost throughout the year. The average annual temperature is 19 °C, surprisingly low for its moderate altitude (about the same as Harare which is 360 metres…
Average elevation: 1,160 m
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe > Matabeleland North Province > Hwange > Victoria Falls Municipality
Average elevation: 918 m
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Chinhoyi
Zimbabwe > Mashonaland West Province > Makonde
The geographical coordinates of Chinhoyi are:17°20'59.0"S, 30°11'40.0"E (Latitude:-17.349722; Longitude:30.194444). Chinhoyi sits at an average elevation of 1,187 metres (3,894 ft) above mean sea level.
Average elevation: 1,167 m
Kariba
Zimbabwe > Mashonaland West Province > Kariba
Kariba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with warm winters and very hot summers, and a marked drier season in the winter. Although it is relatively cooler than typical tropical places in the winter and does get occasional 5 °C (41 °F) lows, Kariba nevertheless meets the…
Average elevation: 550 m
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Beitbridge
Zimbabwe > Matabeleland South Province > Beitbridge > Municipality of Beitbridge
Average elevation: 479 m
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Kadoma
Zimbabwe > Mashonaland West Province > Kadoma
The city is located in Kadoma District, Mashonaland West Province, one of the 10 administrative provinces in Zimbabwe. This location lies approximately 141 kilometres (88 mi), by road, southwest of Harare, the national capital and largest city in the country. The city lies on Highway A-5, between Harare and…
Average elevation: 1,134 m
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Hwange
Zimbabwe > Matabeleland North Province > Hwange
Hwange (formerly Wankie) is a town in Zimbabwe, located in Hwange District, in Matabeleland North Province, in northwestern Zimbabwe, close to the international borders with Botswana and Zambia. It lies approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, southeast of Victoria Falls, the nearest large city. The town…
Average elevation: 774 m
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KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal has a varied yet verdant climate thanks to diverse, complex topography. Generally, the coast is subtropical with inland regions becoming progressively colder. Durban on the south coast has an annual rainfall of 1009 mm, with daytime maxima peaking from January to March at 28 °C (82 °F) with a…
Average elevation: 777 m
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Gwanda
Zimbabwe > Matabeleland South Province > Gwanda
The town is located 134 kilometres (83 mi), by road, south east of the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city. This location lies on the Bulawayo–Beitbridge Road and the Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway. The town of Beitbridge, at Zimbabwe's border with the Republic of South Africa, lies approximately…
Average elevation: 1,012 m
Kwekwe
Zimbabwe > Midlands Province > Kwekwe
The town is situated on Zimbabwe's Highveld at an altitude of 1,220 metres (4,000 ft), above sea level. It is located in the tropics but its high altitude modifies this to a warm temperate or humid subtropical climate.
Average elevation: 1,200 m
Harare
Harare (/həˈrɑːreɪ/ hə-RAR-ay), originally known as Salisbury (/ˈsɔːlzbəri/ SAWLZ-bər-ee), is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan area in…
Average elevation: 1,470 m
Mpuluzi
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Gert Sibande > Albert Luthuli Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,458 m
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Newton
United States > New Jersey > Sussex County
Because of its location in the higher elevations of northwestern New Jersey's Appalachian mountains, Newton, as well as the rest of Sussex County, has a cooler humid continental climate or microthermal climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) which indicates patterns of significant precipitation in all…
Average elevation: 202 m
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Wales
Wales is predominantly mountainous, with its terrain shaped by ancient geological processes and glaciation. In the north, Snowdonia (Eryri) boasts the country's highest peaks, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 1,085 meters (3,560 feet). Central Wales is characterized by the Cambrian Mountains, featuring…
Average elevation: 99 m
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