Height above sea level?

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Height above sea level?

Explanation:
The height above mean sea level is called elevation. Elevation is the vertical distance from a point on the Earth's surface up to mean sea level and is what topographic maps show with contour lines labeled by height. Latitude and longitude describe where something is on the globe, not how tall it is. Altitude can be used in some contexts to mean height above the Earth's surface or above terrain (as in aviation), but for height above sea level, elevation is the standard term.

The height above mean sea level is called elevation. Elevation is the vertical distance from a point on the Earth's surface up to mean sea level and is what topographic maps show with contour lines labeled by height. Latitude and longitude describe where something is on the globe, not how tall it is. Altitude can be used in some contexts to mean height above the Earth's surface or above terrain (as in aviation), but for height above sea level, elevation is the standard term.

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