sea level

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But suffocating conditions should be an advantage to a side that plays home games in Tarija, 6,000 feet above sea level, and in the city in the sky that is El Alto at 13,600 feet.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The conditions, at almost 28,000 feet above sea level, were extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

That grounded ice loss directly contributes to sea level rise.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Described as a “legacy estate,” the home sits 2,200 feet above sea level on Haleakala’s western slope, which means that the “unique residence enjoys the best of the mild upcountry climate.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Hence those seas became dry land during the Ice Ages, when much ocean water was locked up in glaciers and sea level lay at about 500 feet below its present stand.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond