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elevation

Height of a geographic location above a fixed reference point

ConceptconceptQ2633778

Also known as geometric height · Elevation

Instance of: concept
Subclass of: length
, altitude

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The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface . The term elevation 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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Related Wikidata property: elevation above sea level
topographic prominence
Different from: altitude
elevation above sea level in metres
ISQ dimension: \mathsf{L}
Facet of: geodesy

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10 identifiers linking elevation across the web's reference databases

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