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Nigeria
Nigeria's most expansive topographical region is that of the valleys of the Niger and Benue river valleys (which merge and form a Y-shape). To the southwest of the Niger is a "rugged" highland. To the southeast of the Benue are hills and mountains, which form the Mambilla Plateau, the highest plateau in…
Average elevation: 347 m
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Tehran
Iran > Tehran Province > Tehran County
Northern Tehran is at the foot of Alborz, starting at an elevation of 1,800 meters (5,900 ft), with many houses and streets on steep slopes and hills. There is a stretch of hills in the middle of the city (which historically divided Tehran and Shemiran) with its highest point at 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).…
Average elevation: 1,539 m
Aylesbury
United Kingdom > England > Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury is immediately southeast of the upper River Thame that flows past Thame to Dorchester on Thames and is partly sited on the two northernmost outcrops of Portland stone in England bisected by a small stream, Bear Brook which gives a relatively prominent position in relation to the terrain of all near,…
Average elevation: 85 m
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Tehran Province
Tehran Province is situated in north-central Iran, lying on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains. The province’s location within the Alborz range gives it a diverse topography, with high mountains in the north and gradually descending plains toward the south. This geographical setting creates a varied…
Average elevation: 1,378 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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Fort William
United Kingdom > Scotland > Highland
Fort William has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with moderate, but generally cool, temperatures and abundant precipitation. In the towns immediate vicinity, there are significant variations in elevation, which leads to some uninhabited areas near the town having a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc), or, at the absolute…
Average elevation: 122 m
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La Mata
Spain > Valencian Community > el Baix Segura / La Vega Baja > Torrevieja
Average elevation: 5 m
Great Kei Local Municipality
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Amathole District Municipality
Average elevation: 295 m
Juist
Germany > Lower Saxony > Landkreis Aurich
Juist is accessible by plane or daily ferry. FLN Frisia Luftverkehr operates planes between Norden and Juist. Most motor vehicles are prohibited on the island, with only the fire department, the German Red Cross and doctors allowed to use them. Island tractors require a special license, while most other…
Average elevation: 0 m
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Djelfa
Algeria > Djelfa > Djelfa District
Djelfa is located at an elevation of 3,734 feet (1,138 m) in the Ouled Naïl Range of north-central Algeria, between the towns of Bousaada and Laghouat. It is situated in a transitional zone between the dry, steppe-like Hautes Plaines (high plateaus) of the north, characterized by chotts (intermittent salt…
Average elevation: 1,194 m
Grand Teton National Park
United States > Wyoming > Teton County
Grand Teton National Park is named for Grand Teton, the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. At 13,775 feet (4,199 m), Grand Teton rises more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above Jackson Hole. The park has numerous lakes, including 15-mile-long (24 km) Jackson Lake as well as streams and the upper main stem of the…
Average elevation: 2,409 m
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Detroit
United States > Michigan > Wayne County
The city slopes gently from the northwest to southeast on a till plain composed largely of glacial and lake clay. The most notable topographical feature in the city is the Detroit Moraine, a broad clay ridge on which the older portions of Detroit and Windsor are located, rising approximately 62 feet (19 m)…
Average elevation: 187 m
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro
Temperature also varies according to elevation, distance from the coast, and type of vegetation or land use. During the winter, cold fronts and dawn/morning sea breezes bring mild temperatures; cold fronts, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (in the form of winds from the Amazon Forest), the strongest…
Average elevation: 43 m
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Keiskamma River
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Amathole District Municipality > Ngqushwa Local Municipality > Hamburg
Average elevation: 33 m
St. Francis Bay
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Sarah Baartman District Municipality > Kouga Local Municipality
Average elevation: 25 m
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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Perryville
United States > Pennsylvania > Westmoreland County > Bell Township
Average elevation: 365 m
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Yenimahalle
Yenimahalle is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 219 km2, and its population is 704,652 (2022). It is a fast-growing urban residential district of the city of Ankara, Turkey's capital. Its elevation is 861 m (2,825 ft).
Average elevation: 1,020 m
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China
Average elevation: 901 m
Burgos
At an elevation of 865 metres (2,838 ft), the city of Burgos has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb, with some continental influence resulting from its distance from the sea and higher altitude. It features chilly and windy winters, due to altitude and an inland location,…
Average elevation: 907 m
Phoenix
United States > Arizona > Maricopa County
Phoenix is in the south-central portion of Arizona; about halfway between Tucson to the southeast and Flagstaff to the north, in the Southwestern United States. By car, Phoenix is approximately 150 miles (240 kilometres) north of the US–Mexico border at Sonoyta and 180 mi (290 km) north of the border at…
Average elevation: 481 m
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Guernsey
Situated in Mont Saint-Michel Bay at around 49°35′N 2°20′W / 49.583°N 2.333°W / 49.583; -2.333, Guernsey, Herm and some other smaller islands together have a total area of 71 square kilometres (27 sq mi) and coastlines of about 46 kilometres (29 mi). Elevation varies from sea level to 110 m…
Average elevation: 18 m
Gornja Tresnjevica
Serbia > Sumadija Administrative District > Arandjelovac Municipality
Average elevation: 381 m
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Turkey
Turkey has coastal plains, a high central plateau, and various mountain ranges with rising elevation eastwards. Turkey's climate is diverse, ranging from Mediterranean and other temperate climates to semi-arid and continental types. Home to three biodiversity hotspots, Turkey is prone to frequent earthquakes…
Average elevation: 498 m
Noordwijkerhout
Netherlands > South Holland > Noordwijk
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Noordwijkerhout, June 2015
Average elevation: 2 m
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Dothan
United States > Alabama > Houston County
It is located in the Wiregrass region of southeastern Alabama, near both the Florida and Georgia state lines. The topography is generally flat and forested, with few small hills that gradually slope downward towards the Chattahoochee River to the east and the gulf coastal plain to the south.
Average elevation: 88 m
Estación Biológica Jatun Sacha y Reserva Selva Viva
Ecuador > Napo > Tena > Ahuano
Average elevation: 410 m
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