Elevation
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The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic system, vertical datum). Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface.
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See also
- Altitude
- Geodesy
- List of European cities by elevation
- List of highest mountains
- List of highest towns by country
- Normaal Amsterdams Peil
- Normalhöhennull
- Physical geography
- Summit (topography)
- Table of the highest major summits of North America
- Topographic isolation
- Topographic map
- Topographic prominence
- Topography
- Vertical pressure variation
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