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Ontario

Canada

Despite the absence of any mountainous terrain in the province, there are large areas of uplands, particularly within the Canadian Shield which traverses the province from northwest to southeast and also above the Niagara Escarpment which crosses the south. The highest point is Ishpatina Ridge at 693 metres…

Average elevation: 245 m

Singapore

Singapore > Central

Average elevation: 11 m

Canada

Average elevation: 254 m

Nova Scotia

Canada

Average elevation: 41 m

British Columbia

Canada

The Southern Interior cities of Kamloops and Penticton have some of the warmest and longest summer climates in Canada (while higher elevations are cold and snowy), although their temperatures are often exceeded north of the Fraser Canyon, close to the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers, where the…

Average elevation: 708 m

Vancouver

Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District

Winters in Greater Vancouver are the fourth-mildest of Canadian cities after nearby Victoria, Nanaimo and Duncan, all on Vancouver Island. Vancouver's growing season averages 237 days, from March 18 until November 10. Vancouver's 1981–2010 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone ranges from 8A to 9A depending on elevation…

Average elevation: 34 m

Quebec

Canada

Quebec's topography is very different from one region to another due to the varying composition of the ground, the climate, and the proximity to water. More than 95% of Quebec's territory, including the Labrador Peninsula, lies within the Canadian Shield. It is generally a quite flat and exposed mountainous…

Average elevation: 195 m

Calgary

Canada > Alberta

Calgary experiences a semi-monsoonal humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) within eastern parts of the city and a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) within western parts of the city due to an increase in elevation. The city has warm, comfortable summers and…

Average elevation: 1,106 m

Toronto

Canada > Ontario > Toronto

Despite its deep ravines, Toronto is not remarkably hilly, but its elevation does increase steadily away from the lake. Elevation differences range from 76.5 metres (251 ft) above sea level at the Lake Ontario shore to 209 m (686 ft) ASL near the York University grounds in the city's north end at the…

Average elevation: 113 m

Pinellas County

United States > Florida

Elevation in the county ranges from mean sea level to its highest natural point of 110 feet (34 m) near the intersection of SR 580 and Countryside Blvd. in Clearwater. Due to its small size and high population, by the early 21st century Pinellas County has been mostly built out, with very little developable…

Average elevation: 4 m

Ottawa

Canada > Ontario

Average elevation: 105 m

Manitoba

Canada

Average elevation: 293 m

Cambridge

Canada > Ontario > Cambridge

Average elevation: 295 m

Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada

In 1496, John Cabot obtained a charter from English King Henry VII to "sail to all parts, countries and seas of the East, the West and of the North, under our banner and ensign and to set up our banner on any new-found-land" and on June 24, 1497, landed in Cape Bonavista. Historians disagree on whether Cabot…

Average elevation: 192 m

Saint John

Canada > New Brunswick > Saint John

Average elevation: 39 m

Alberta

Canada

Average elevation: 806 m

Saskatoon

Canada > Saskatchewan

Saskatoon lies on a long belt of rich, potassic chernozem in middle-southern Saskatchewan and is found in the aspen parkland biome. The lack of surrounding mountainous topography gives the city a relatively flat grid, though the city does sprawl over a few hills and into a few valleys. The lowest point in the…

Average elevation: 504 m

Vancouver Island

Canada > British Columbia

The rain shadow effect of the island's mountains, as well as the mountains of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, creates wide variation in precipitation. The west coast is considerably wetter than the east coast. Average annual precipitation ranges from 6,650 mm (262 in) at Hucuktlis Lake on the west coast…

Average elevation: 411 m

Galveston

United States > Texas > Galveston County

On September 8, 1900, the island was struck by a devastating hurricane. This event holds the record as the United States' deadliest natural disaster. The city was devastated, and an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people on the island were killed. Following the storm, a 10-mile (16 km) long, 17 foot (5.2 m) high…

Average elevation: 1 m

Winnipeg

Canada > Manitoba

Winnipeg lies at the bottom of the Red River Valley, a flood plain with an extremely flat topography. It is on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies in Western Canada and is known as the "Gateway to the West". Winnipeg is bordered by tallgrass prairie to the west and south and the aspen parkland to the…

Average elevation: 236 m

Saskatchewan

Canada

Average elevation: 511 m

Caribbean

Haiti

Rainfall varies with elevation, size and water currents, such as the cool upwellings that keep the ABC islands arid. Warm, moist trade winds blow consistently from the east, creating both rain forest and semi arid climates across the region. The tropical rainforest climates include lowland areas near the…

Average elevation: 20 m

Kingston

Canada > Ontario > Kingston

Average elevation: 94 m

London

Canada > Ontario > London > London

London has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), though due to its downwind location relative to Lake Huron and elevation changes across the city, it is virtually on the Dfa/Dfb (hot summer) boundary favouring the former climate zone to the southwest of the confluence of the South and North Thames Rivers,…

Average elevation: 268 m

New Brunswick

Canada

Average elevation: 152 m

Oak Island

Canada > Nova Scotia > Martins Point

Average elevation: 3 m

Redding

United States > California > Shasta County

The elevation in Redding is 495 feet (151 meters) on average, whereas anywhere to the north, east, or west of downtown ranges between 550 feet (170 m) and 800 feet (240 m) feet. Southern portions range between 400 feet (120 m) and 500 feet (150 m).

Average elevation: 240 m

Colorado Springs

United States > Colorado > El Paso County

At 6,035 feet (1,839 m) the city stands over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level. Colorado Springs is near the base of Pikes Peak, which rises 14,115 feet (4,302.31 m) above sea level on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The city is the largest city north of Mexico above 6000 feet in elevation.

Average elevation: 2,252 m

Edmonton

Canada > Alberta

Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River, at an elevation of 671 m (2,201 ft). It is North America's northernmost city with a metropolitan population over one million. It is at the same latitude as Hamburg (Germany); Dublin (Ireland); Manchester (United Kingdom); and Magnitogorsk (Russia). It is south of…

Average elevation: 690 m

Hamilton

Canada > Ontario > Hamilton

Average elevation: 181 m

Kitchener

Canada > Ontario > Region of Waterloo

Kitchener is located in Southwestern Ontario, in the Saint Lawrence Lowlands. This geological and climatic region has wet-climate soils and deciduous forests. Situated in the Grand River Valley, the area is generally above 300 m (1,000 ft) in elevation.

Average elevation: 336 m

Lapinig

Philippines > Northern Samar

Average elevation: 12 m

USA

United States > Texas > Tarrant County > Arlington

Average elevation: 170 m

Cape Breton Island

Canada > Nova Scotia

The island is characterized by a number of elevations of ancient crystalline and metamorphic rock rising up from the south to the north, and contrasted with eroded lowlands. The bedrock of blocks that developed in different places around the globe, at different times, and then were fused together via tectonics.

Average elevation: 66 m

Kigali

Rwanda > Kigali City > Nyarugenge District

Kigali is located in the centre of Rwanda, at 1°57′S 30°4′E. Like the rest of Rwanda it uses Central Africa Time, and is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+02:00) throughout the year. The city is coterminous with the province of Kigali, one of the five provinces of Rwanda introduced in…

Average elevation: 1,530 m

Bellevue

United States > Washington > King County

Average elevation: 66 m

Gatineau

Canada > Quebec

Gatineau is located in southwestern Quebec, on the northern bank of the Gatineau River. It is situated at an elevation of around 50 m (164.042 ft) The Gatineau Hills are the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains and located in the region. It is also the location of the second largest urban park in the world.…

Average elevation: 127 m

Pickering

Canada > Ontario > Durham Region

The city covers an area of 231 square kilometres (89 sq mi) with an elevation of 89 metres (292 ft).

Average elevation: 170 m

Kelowna

Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan

Kelowna is classified as a humid continental climate or an inland oceanic climate per the Köppen climate classification system due to its coldest month having an average temperature slightly above −3.0 °C (26.6 °F) and below 0 °C (32 °F), with dry, hot, sunny summers and cool, cloudy winters, and four…

Average elevation: 704 m

Colombo

Sri Lanka > Western Province

Average elevation: 5 m

Singapore

Average elevation: 14 m

Bay of Quinte

Canada > Ontario > Prince Edward County

Average elevation: 99 m

Okaloosa County

United States > Florida

Average elevation: 37 m

Seminole County

United States > Florida

Average elevation: 14 m

Leander

United States > Texas > Williamson County

Average elevation: 297 m

Yellowstone National Park

United States > Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 sq mi (8,983 km2), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers, and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-elevation lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is…

Average elevation: 2,450 m

Baton Rouge

United States > Louisiana > East Baton Rouge Parish

The city of Baton Rouge lies on the banks of the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana's Florida Parishes region. The city is about 79 miles (127 km) from New Orleans, 126 miles (203 km) from Alexandria, 56 miles (90 km) from Lafayette and 250 miles (400 km) from Shreveport. It is also 173 miles (278 km)…

Average elevation: 13 m

Rapid City

United States > South Dakota > Pennington County

Rapid City is located at 44°04′34″N 103°13′42″W / 44.076188°N 103.228299°W / 44.076188; -103.228299. The downtown elevation of Rapid City is 3,202 feet (976 m). Rapid City is located in the shadow of Black Elk Peak, which at 7,242 feet (2,207 m), is the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains.

Average elevation: 1,067 m

Saint-Lazare

Canada > Quebec > Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Average elevation: 57 m

Florida

United States

Economic prosperity in the 1920s stimulated tourism to Florida and related development of hotels and resort communities. Combined with its sudden elevation in profile was the Florida land boom of the 1920s, which brought a brief period of intense land development. In 1925, the Seaboard Air Line broke the FEC's…

Average elevation: 6 m

Lisbon

Portugal > Lisbon > Lisbon

Average elevation: 51 m

Hungary

Average elevation: 259 m

Thunder Bay

Canada > Ontario > Thunder Bay District

Average elevation: 240 m

Guelph

Canada > Ontario > Guelph

This region of Ontario has cold winters and warm, humid summers, falling into the Köppen climate classification Dfb zone, with moderately high rainfall and snowfall. It is generally a couple of degrees cooler than lower elevation regions on the Great Lakes shorelines, especially so in winter, the exception…

Average elevation: 344 m

Red Deer

Canada > Alberta > Red Deer

Average elevation: 918 m

Nunavut

Canada

Average elevation: 387 m

Ontario

United States > Oregon > Malheur County > Ontario

Ontario is located at an elevation of 2,150 feet (660 m) above sea level.

Average elevation: 660 m

Genoa

Italy > Liguria > Genoa

The city of Genoa covers an area of 243 square kilometres (94 sq mi) between the Ligurian Sea and the Apennine Mountains. The city stretches along the coast for about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the neighbourhood of Voltri to Nervi, and for 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the coast to the north along the valleys…

Average elevation: 333 m

Niagara Region

Canada > Ontario

Average elevation: 148 m

Tacoma

United States > Washington > Pierce County

Tacoma is at 47°14′29″N 122°27′34″W / 47.24139°N 122.45944°W / 47.24139; -122.45944 (47.241371, −122.459389). Its official elevation is 381 feet (116 m), varying between sea level and about 500 feet (150 m).

Average elevation: 67 m

Maryland

United States

Sixteen of Maryland's twenty-three counties, as well as the city of Baltimore, border the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay estuary and its many tributaries, which combined total more than 4,000 miles of shoreline. Although one of the smallest states in the U.S., it features a variety of climates and…

Average elevation: 149 m

Dartmouth

Canada > Nova Scotia

Average elevation: 45 m

Coquitlam

Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District

Like much of Metro Vancouver, Coquitlam has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate type Cfb), experiencing mild temperatures and high precipitation; warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. However, compared to most other cities in the area, precipitation is especially heavy in Coquitlam due to its proximity to…

Average elevation: 190 m

Prince Edward Island

Canada

Average elevation: 8 m

Toronto

Canada > Ontario

Despite its deep ravines, Toronto is not remarkably hilly, but its elevation does increase steadily away from the lake. Elevation differences range from 76.5 metres (251 ft) above sea level at the Lake Ontario shore to 209 m (686 ft) ASL near the York University grounds in the city's north end at the…

Average elevation: 139 m

Porto

Portugal > North > Porto

Average elevation: 85 m

Orange County

United States > California

Average elevation: 112 m

Waterloo

Canada > Ontario > Region of Waterloo

Average elevation: 341 m

Halifax

Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County

The coastline is heavily indented, accounting for its length of approximately 400 km (250 mi), with the northern boundary of the municipality usually being between 50–60 km (31–37 mi) inland. The coast is mostly rock with small isolated sand beaches in sheltered bays. The largest coastal features include…

Average elevation: 46 m

Sault Ste. Marie

Canada > Ontario > Algoma District

Average elevation: 249 m

Yukon

Canada

Average elevation: 723 m

Mundelein

United States > Illinois > Lake County

Mundelein is located 33 miles (53 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. The area of the village is 10.12 square miles (26.2 km2), 0.45 square miles (1.2 km2) of which is water. The elevation of the village is 742 feet (226 m). Mundelein borders Hawthorn Woods and Vernon Hills to the south and east, and is…

Average elevation: 231 m

San Andrés Cholula

Mexico > Puebla > San Andrés Cholula

Average elevation: 2,143 m

Balkans

Bulgaria

Average elevation: 288 m

Worcester County

United States > Massachusetts

Average elevation: 192 m

Lake Ontario

Canada > Ontario

Lake Ontario is the easternmost of the Great Lakes and the smallest in surface area (7,340 sq mi, 18,960 km2), although it exceeds Lake Erie in volume (393 cu mi, 1,639 km3). It is the 13th largest lake in the world. When its islands are included, the lake's shoreline is 712 miles (1,146 km) long. As the last…

Average elevation: 214 m

Saint George

United States > Utah > Washington County

The St. George valley occasionally receives wet or slushy snowfall in the winter, but what accumulates usually melts off by the mid-to-late morning; the normal seasonal snowfall is 1.4 inches (3.6 cm). The earliest snowfall was measured on October 29, 1971, and the latest on April 11, 1927. The record…

Average elevation: 929 m

Quebec

Canada > Quebec > Urban agglomeration of Québec

Quebec City was built on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River, where it narrows and meets the mouth of the Saint-Charles River. Old Quebec is located on top and at the foot of Cap-Diamant, which is on the eastern edge of a plateau called the promontory of Quebec (Quebec hill). Because of this topographic…

Average elevation: 117 m

Burnaby

Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District

Burnaby occupies 98.6 square kilometres (38.1 sq mi) and is located at the geographic centre of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. The regional district's government is located in Burnaby's Metrotown area. Situated between the city of Vancouver on the west and Port Moody, Coquitlam, and New Westminster on…

Average elevation: 59 m

Huntsville

Canada > Ontario > Muskoka District

Average elevation: 336 m

Kansas

United States

The western two-thirds of the state, lying in the great central plain of the United States, has a generally flat or undulating surface, while the eastern third has many hills and forests. The land gradually rises from east to west; its altitude ranges from 684 ft (208 m) along the Verdigris River at…

Average elevation: 601 m

Niagara Falls

Canada > Ontario > Niagara Region

Average elevation: 179 m

Dallas, TX

United States of America > Texas > Dallas, TX

Average elevation: 158 m

Brevard County

United States > Florida

Average elevation: 9 m

Pasco County

United States > Florida

A portion of Eastern Pasco County contains rolling topography with elevations from 100 to 160 ft (30 to 49 m), along with San Antonio and St. Leo.

Average elevation: 18 m