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Ireland

Ireland's topography is characterized by a central limestone plain, averaging about 75 meters (246 feet) above sea level, interspersed with numerous lakes, bogs, and low ridges. This plain is encircled by coastal mountains of varying geological compositions. In the southwest, the MacGillycuddy's Reeks,…

Average elevation: 44 m

Virginia

United States

Forests cover 62% of Virginia as of 2021, of which 80% is considered hardwood forest, meaning that trees in Virginia are primarily deciduous and broad-leaved. The other 20% is pine, with loblolly and shortleaf pine dominating much of central and eastern Virginia. In the western and mountainous parts of the…

Average elevation: 248 m

Dublin

Ireland > County Dublin

Average elevation: 42 m

Bangladesh

Bangladesh is predominantly rich fertile flat land. Most of it is less than 12 m (39 ft) above sea level, and it is estimated that about 10% of its land would be flooded if the sea level were to rise by 1 m (3.3 ft). 17% of the country is covered by forests and 12% is covered by hill systems. The country's…

Average elevation: 161 m

Portland

United States > Oregon > Multnomah County

Annual snowfall in Portland is 4.3 inches (10.9 cm), which usually falls between December and March. The city of Portland avoids snow more frequently than its suburbs, due in part to its low elevation and the urban heat island effect. Neighborhoods outside of the downtown core, especially in slightly higher…

Average elevation: 77 m

Ohio

United States

Average elevation: 278 m

Rome

Italy > Lazio > Roma Capitale

Average elevation: 123 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

Calgary

Canada > Alberta > Calgary

Average elevation: 1,106 m

Cork

Ireland > County Cork > Cork

Average elevation: 94 m

Taiwan

Taiwan > Taiwan Province > Xinyi Township

Average elevation: 196 m

Monterey County

United States > California

Average elevation: 282 m

Czechia

Temperatures vary depending on the elevation. In general, at higher altitudes, the temperatures decrease and precipitation increases. The wettest area in the Czech Republic is found around Bílý Potok in Jizera Mountains and the driest region is the Louny District to the northwest of Prague. Another factor is…

Average elevation: 369 m

Croatia

The territory covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles), consisting of 56,414 square kilometres (21,782 square miles) of land and 128 square kilometres (49 square miles) of water. It is the world's 127th largest country. Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Dinaric Alps with the highest point…

Average elevation: 323 m

Isle of Man

Isle of Man > Braddan

Average elevation: 48 m

Thailand

Thailand

Average elevation: 235 m

Valencia

Spain > Valencian Community > Comarca de València

The maximum of precipitation occurs in the Autumn, coinciding with the time of the year when cold drop (gota fría) episodes of heavy rainfall—associated to cut-off low pressure systems at high altitude— are common along the Western mediterranean coast. The year-on-year variability in precipitation may be,…

Average elevation: 37 m

Seattle

United States > Washington > King County

The city is hilly in some places. Like Rome, the city is said to lie on seven hills; the lists vary but typically include Capitol Hill, First Hill, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Queen Anne, Magnolia, and the former Denny Hill. The Wallingford, Delridge, Mount Baker, Seward Park, Washington Park, Broadmoor,…

Average elevation: 40 m

Latvia

Coastal regions, especially the western coast of the Courland Peninsula, possess a more maritime climate with cooler summers and milder winters, while eastern parts exhibit a more continental climate with warmer summers and harsher winters. Nevertheless, the temperature variations are little as the territory…

Average elevation: 72 m

Dubrovnik

Croatia > Dubrovnik

Average elevation: 91 m

Lusaka

Zambia > Lusaka Province

Lusaka (/luːˈsɑːkə/ loo-SAH-kə) is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres (4,196 ft). As of 2019, the city's population was about 3.3 million, while…

Average elevation: 1,227 m

Guadalupe River

United States

The river is prone to flash floods due to a combination of topography, geology, and climate. The greater area, Texas Hill Country, is known as flash flood alley. Acording to the Washington Post, it "is the most flash-flood prone region in the country".

Average elevation: 159 m

Geneva

Switzerland > Geneva

The altitude of Geneva is 373.6 m (1,225.7 ft) and corresponds to the altitude of the largest of the Pierres du Niton, two large rocks emerging from the lake which date from the last ice age. This rock was chosen by General Guillaume Henri Dufour as the reference point for surveying in Switzerland. The second…

Average elevation: 404 m

Arriate

Spain > Andalusia > Serranía de Ronda

In spite of the scarcity of facts known about the history of Arriate, judging by the caves in the rocks on the banks of the river, it is possible that man's presence in these lands comes from very remote times. Its geographical situation in an area of soft topography and water, as well as the possibilities of…

Average elevation: 658 m

Westray

United Kingdom > Scotland > Orkney Islands > Midbea

Average elevation: 6 m

Pale di San Martino

Italy > Veneto > Belluno

Average elevation: 1,585 m

Cobb County

United States > Georgia

Average elevation: 301 m

Chasiv Yar

Ukraine > Donetsk Oblast

Average elevation: 213 m

Madrid

Spain > Community of Madrid

Madrid lies in the centre of the Iberian peninsula on the southern Meseta Central, 60 km south of the Guadarrama mountain range and straddling the Jarama and Manzanares river sub-drainage basins, in the wider Tagus River catchment area. With an average altitude of 650 metres (2,130 ft), Madrid is the second…

Average elevation: 671 m

Greaghdrumit

Ireland > County Monaghan

Average elevation: 116 m

Barcelona

Spain > Catalonia > Barcelonès

Average elevation: 65 m

Corballis

Ireland > County Dublin

Average elevation: 56 m

Nacogdoches County

United States > Texas

Average elevation: 93 m

County Galway

Ireland

Average elevation: 68 m

Boustead Hill

United Kingdom > England > Cumberland

Average elevation: 8 m

Tullyallen

Ireland > County Louth

Average elevation: 64 m

Iznájar

Spain > Andalusia

Average elevation: 626 m

Sagunto

Spain > Valencian Community

Average elevation: 109 m

Hilo

United States > Hawaii > Hawaiʻi County

Hilo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af), with substantial rainfall throughout the year. Its location on the windward coast (relative to the trade winds), makes it the fourth-wettest city in the United States, behind the southeast Alaskan cities of Whittier, Ketchikan and Yakutat, and one of the…

Average elevation: 258 m

Cornwall

United Kingdom > England > Fairy Cross

Average elevation: 49 m

Sussex County

United States > New Jersey

The Delaware River forms the western and northwestern boundary of Sussex County. This region is known as the Upper Delaware Valley and historically as the Minisink or Minisink Valley. Elevations in the regions along the river range from 300 to 500 feet.

Average elevation: 250 m

Marble Falls

United States > Texas > Burnet County

Average elevation: 278 m

Galway City

Ireland > Galway City

Average elevation: 26 m

Galicia

Spain

The interior of Galicia is characterized by a hilly landscape; mountain ranges rise to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in the east and south. The coastal areas are mostly an alternate series of rias and beaches. The climate of Galicia is usually temperate and rainy, with markedly drier summers; it is usually classified as…

Average elevation: 456 m

Tbilisi

Georgia > Tbilisi

Most of the raions are named after historic quarters of the city. The citizens of Tbilisi widely recognise an informal system of smaller historic neighbourhoods. Such neighbourhoods are several, however, constituting a kind of hierarchy, because most of them have lost their distinctive topographic limits. The…

Average elevation: 713 m

Madagascar

Along the length of the eastern coast runs a narrow and steep escarpment containing much of the island's remaining tropical lowland forest. To the west of this ridge lies a plateau in the center of the island ranging in altitude from 750 to 1,500 m (2,460 to 4,920 ft) above sea level. These central highlands,…

Average elevation: 139 m

Bhutan

Bhutan is on the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas, landlocked between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam to the west and south, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh to the east. It lies between latitudes 26°N and 29°N, and…

Average elevation: 2,736 m

County Waterford

Ireland

Average elevation: 86 m

Wales

United Kingdom

Wales is predominantly mountainous, with its terrain shaped by ancient geological processes and glaciation. In the north, Snowdonia (Eryri) boasts the country's highest peaks, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 1,085 meters (3,560 feet). Central Wales is characterized by the Cambrian Mountains, featuring…

Average elevation: 99 m

Boggan

Ireland > County Meath

Average elevation: 136 m

Boggan

Ireland > County Kilkenny

Average elevation: 273 m

Parañaque

Philippines

Average elevation: 11 m

Telemark

Norway

Average elevation: 586 m

Murrough

Ireland > County Galway > Galway

Average elevation: 15 m

Clark County

United States > Nevada

The Colorado River forms the county's southeastern boundary, with Hoover Dam forming Lake Mead along much of its length. The lowest point in the state of Nevada is on the Colorado River just south of Laughlin in Clark County, where it flows out of Nevada into California and Arizona. Greater Las Vegas is a…

Average elevation: 968 m

Shannon

Ireland > County Clare

Average elevation: 6 m

Ballindaggan

Ireland > County Wexford

Average elevation: 123 m

Center Point

United States > Texas > Tarrant County

Average elevation: 219 m

Cushion

United States > Alabama > Marshall County

Average elevation: 247 m

Vilafamés

Spain > Valencian Community

Average elevation: 322 m

Raozan

Bangladesh > Chittagong Division

Average elevation: 9 m

Palamós

Spain > Catalonia > Lower Empordà

Average elevation: 54 m

Tallinn

Estonia > Tallinn

Average elevation: 22 m

Terang Ulen

Indonesia > Aceh > Aceh Tengah

Average elevation: 1,474 m

Kute Meriem

Indonesia > Aceh > Aceh Tengah

Average elevation: 1,693 m

Clearwater

United States > Florida > Pinellas County

Average elevation: 8 m

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

The principal industry is tourism, and the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. It is at an elevation of 1,023 m (3,356 ft), and is the highest capital city in Europe. The city shares a border with Spain.

Average elevation: 1,584 m

La Comella

Andorra > Andorra la Vella

Average elevation: 1,468 m

Center Point

United States > Iowa > Linn County

Average elevation: 249 m

Osmangazi

Turkey

Average elevation: 615 m

Elmaçukur Mahallesi

Turkey > Osmangazi

Average elevation: 965 m

Wood County

United States > Texas

Average elevation: 130 m

Alleghany County

United States > North Carolina

Due to its elevation, Alleghany County enjoys slightly cooler summers than the lowland areas to the east and south, with temperatures seldom rising over 90 °F (32 °C). In the winter, however, temperatures can frequently be colder than would be expected in a southern state. Daytime highs can fall into the…

Average elevation: 754 m

Baltimore County

United States > Maryland

The highest elevation is approximately 960 feet (290 m) above sea level at Maryland's state border with Pennsylvania near Steltz. The lowest elevation is sea level along the shoreline of Chesapeake Bay.

Average elevation: 123 m

Agoo

Philippines > La Union

The town’s topography is characterized by hilly and mountainous terrain that rises gradually eastward from the coastal plains. Its landscape is also marked by wetlands, scrublands, and grasslands. Mount Katayagan, the highest peak in the town, provides a watershed that supplies water for irrigation and…

Average elevation: 57 m

Macalva

Philippines > La Union > Agoo

Average elevation: 78 m

Playa El Cuco

El Salvador > San Miguel

Average elevation: 28 m

Crory

Ireland > County Wexford

Average elevation: 46 m

Vershyna

Ukraine > Sumy Oblast

Average elevation: 187 m

Kent

United Kingdom > England

Kent was also the location of the largest number of art schools in the country during the nineteenth century, estimated by the art historian David Haste, to approach two hundred. This is believed to be the result of Kent being a front line county during the Napoleonic Wars. At this time, before the invention…

Average elevation: 37 m

El Dorado County

United States > California

El Dorado County (/ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ/ (listen)), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 191,185. The county seat is Placerville. The county is part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan…

Average elevation: 1,286 m

Cuet

France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Ain > Montrevel-en-Bresse

Average elevation: 209 m

High Wycombe

United Kingdom > England > Buckinghamshire

Average elevation: 124 m

Europe

Europe's topography is characterized by a striking contrast between its rugged southern mountains and the expansive plains of the north. The continent is often described as a "peninsula of peninsulas," featuring major peninsulas like the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan, each with unique geological features. In…

Average elevation: 223 m

Cedar Rapids

United States > Iowa > Linn County

Average elevation: 245 m

Ontario

Canada

Ontario's topography is a diverse tapestry shaped by its vast expanse and geological history. The Canadian Shield dominates the northern and central regions, characterized by ancient Precambrian rock formations, rugged terrain, and numerous lakes and rivers. In contrast, the Hudson Bay Lowlands in the far…

Average elevation: 245 m