Topographic maps
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Algiers
Algeria > Algiers > Sidi M'Hamed District > Alger-Centre
The city's downtown sits at an elevation of 2 m (at the Algiers Central Post Office), while it averages 45 m across the city's metropolitan area, and tops at 407 m on the Bouzaréah peak. Algiers Province, the administrative area that includes the city's urban and suburban centers covers 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi).
Average elevation: 45 m
Großer Feldberg
Germany > Hesse > Hochtaunuskreis > Schmitten im Taunus
The Großer Feldberg ('Great Field Mountain') is, at a height of 879.5 metres, the highest elevation of the Taunus mountains, and of the entire Rhenish Massif. It is situated in the Hochtaunuskreis district in Hesse, Germany.
Average elevation: 716 m
The subdivision Mandariniers
Algeria > Algiers > Dar el-Beida District > Al Muhammadiyya > Pins Maritimes
Average elevation: 17 m
Taft
United States > California > Kern County
Taft (formerly Moron, Moro, and Siding Number Two) is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located 32 miles (51 km) west-southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). The population was 8,546 at the 2020 census.…
Average elevation: 370 m
Faraya
Lebanon > Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Faraya (Arabic: فاريا) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 46 kilometers north of Beirut. Elevation start from 1290 meters to 2000 meters above sea level and its total land area is 870 hectares. Faraya's inhabitants are…
Average elevation: 1,558 m
Poland
The native Polish name for Poland is Polska. It is believed that the name derives from the Polans, a West Slavic tribe who inhabited the Warta River basin of present-day Greater Poland region (6th–8th century CE). The tribe's name stems from the Proto-Slavic noun pole meaning field, which itself originates…
Average elevation: 194 m
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
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
Bath
United Kingdom > England > Bath and North East Somerset
Bath is in the Avon Valley and is surrounded by limestone hills as it is near the southern edge of the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the Mendip Hills rise around 7 miles (11 km) south of the city. The hills that surround and make up the city have a maximum altitude of 781 feet…
Average elevation: 100 m
Arkansas
Arkansas's plant life varies with its climate and elevation. The pine belt stretching from the Arkansas delta to Texas consists of dense oak-hickory-pine growth. Lumbering and paper milling activity is active throughout the region. In eastern Arkansas, one can find Taxodium (cypress), Quercus nigra (water…
Average elevation: 156 m
Iran
Average elevation: 786 m
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
Mieso
Mieso (Oromo: Mi'eesso) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the WEST OROMIA of the OROMIA Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°14′N 40°45′E / 9.233°N 40.750°E / 9.233; 40.750 with an elevation of 1394 meters above sea level.
Average elevation: 1,369 m
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Average elevation: 1,625 m
Marrakesh
Morocco > Pachalik de Marrakech
The city is located in the Tensift River valley, with the Tensift River passing along the northern edge of the city. The Ourika River valley is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Marrakesh. The city has expanded north from the old centre with suburbs such as Daoudiat, Diour El Massakine, Sidi Abbad, Sakar…
Average elevation: 464 m
Landisville
United States > Pennsylvania > Bucks County > Buckingham Township
Average elevation: 121 m
Charlotte
United States > North Carolina > Mecklenburg County
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 312.00 square miles (808.1 km2), of which 310.02 square miles (802.9 km2) is land and 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) (0.63%) is water. Charlotte is the twenty-sixth-most expansive city in the United States and lies at an elevation of 751…
Average elevation: 207 m
Hlohlolwane (Clocolan)
South Africa > Free State > Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality > Setsoto Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,593 m
Savoy
Most of the department features an alpine climate or a subalpine climate. At lower altitudes and in the valleys, the climate is humid continental (Köppen: Dfb) or even oceanic in the frontcounrty and lake Bourget area (Köppen: Cfb), using the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm.
Average elevation: 1,514 m
Delhi
The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata; however, excavations in the area have revealed no signs of an ancient built environment. From the early 13th century until the mid-19th…
Average elevation: 218 m
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
United States > Virginia > Spotsylvania County > Spotsylvania Courthouse
Average elevation: 82 m
Town of Barrhead
The area contains dense stands of spruce, birch, pine and poplar. It also has some of the most fertile farmland in the province and is located between two major rivers, the Athabasca River and Pembina River. The Paddle River, a tributary of the Pembina River, flows directly through the town Barrhead. If you go…
Average elevation: 652 m
Zurich
Switzerland > Zurich > District Zurich
On its west side, the Limmat valley is flanked by the wooded heights of the Albis chain, which runs along the western border. The Uetliberg is, with 869 m (2,851 ft) above sea level, the highest elevation of the surrounding area. Its summit can be reached easily by the Uetlibergbahn. From the platform of the…
Average elevation: 499 m
Russia
Average elevation: 150 m
Mississauga
Canada > Ontario > Peel Region
The shoreline of former Glacial Lake Iroquois roughly follows the Dundas Street alignment, although it is not noticeable in some places but is more prominent in others, such as the site of the former brickyard (Shoreline Dr. near Mavis Rd.), the ancient shoreline promenteau affords a clear view of downtown…
Average elevation: 151 m
