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Sydney

Australia > New South Wales

Phillip had been given no instructions for urban development, but in July 1788 submitted a plan for the new town at Sydney Cove. It included a wide central avenue, a permanent Government House, law courts, hospital and other public buildings, but no provision for warehouses, shops, or other commercial…

Average elevation: 53 m

City of Melbourne

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 18 m

Brisbane

Australia > Queensland > Brisbane

Average elevation: 45 m

Victoria

Australia

Victoria contains many topographically, geologically and climatically diverse areas, ranging from the wet, temperate climate of Gippsland in the southeast to the snow-covered Victorian alpine areas which rise to almost 2,000 m (6,600 ft), with Mount Bogong the highest peak at 1,986 m (6,516 ft). There are…

Average elevation: 179 m

Perth

Australia > Western Australia > City of Perth

Average elevation: 26 m

Gold Coast

Australia > Queensland > Gold Coast

Average elevation: 42 m

Queensland

Australia

Average elevation: 122 m

Adelaide

Australia > South Australia > Adelaide

Adelaide is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges. The city stretches 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills, and 90 km (56 mi) from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south. According to the Regional…

Average elevation: 148 m

Canberra

Australia

The area chosen for the capital had been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 21,000 years, with the principal group being the Ngunnawal people. European settlement commenced in the first half of the 19th century, as evidenced by surviving landmarks such as St John's Anglican Church and Blundells…

Average elevation: 638 m

Australia

Average elevation: 35 m

South Australia

Australia

Average elevation: 110 m

Sydney

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 23 m

Western Australia

Australia

Because the only mountain-building since then has been of the Stirling Range with the rifting from Antarctica, the land is extremely eroded and ancient, with no part of the state above 1,245 metres (4,085 ft) AHD (at Mount Meharry in the Hamersley Range of the Pilbara region). Most of the state is a low…

Average elevation: 194 m

Norway

Norway > Gamvik > Apalen

Little has been found dating from the early Iron Age (the last 500 years BC). The dead were cremated, and their graves contain few burial goods. During the first four centuries AD, the people of Norway were in contact with Roman-occupied Gaul. About 70 Roman bronze cauldrons, often used as burial urns, have…

Average elevation: 143 m

Tasmania

Australia > Tasmania

The most mountainous region is the Central Highlands area, which covers most of the central western parts of the state. The Midlands located in the central east, is fairly flat, and is predominantly used for agriculture, although farming activity is scattered throughout the state. Tasmania's tallest mountain…

Average elevation: 220 m

Cairns

Australia > Queensland

South of Smithfield and inland from the Northern Beaches along the edge of the Barron River flood plain are the suburbs of Caravonica, Kamerunga, Freshwater, and Stratford. This area is sometimes referred to as Freshwater Valley, though it is actually the lower part of Redlynch Valley; further up the valley…

Average elevation: 176 m

Melbourne

Australia > Victoria

Melbourne is also prone to isolated convective showers forming when a cold pool crosses the state, especially if there is considerable daytime heating. These showers are often heavy and can include hail, squalls, and significant drops in temperature, but they often pass through very quickly with a rapid…

Average elevation: 185 m

Ipswich

Australia > Queensland > Ipswich

Average elevation: 73 m

Darwin

Australia > City of Darwin

Average elevation: 8 m

Townsville

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 30 m

Geelong

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 42 m

Moss Vale

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 673 m

Byron Bay

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 7 m

Launceston

Australia > Tasmania > Launceston

Launceston is at 41°26′31″S 147°8′42″E / 41.44194°S 147.14500°E / -41.44194; 147.14500 in the Tamar Valley, Northern Tasmania. The valley was formed by volcanic and glacial forces over 10 million years ago. The city is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the Bass Strait, with its closest…

Average elevation: 218 m

Adelaide

Australia > South Australia > Adelaide City Council

South Australia was officially established as a British Province in England in February 1836. The first governor proclaimed the commencement of colonial government in South Australia on 28 December 1836, near The Old Gum Tree in what is now the suburb of Glenelg North. The event is commemorated in South…

Average elevation: 146 m

Ballarat

Australia > Victoria

Ballarat has a moderate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) with four distinct seasons. Its elevation, ranging between 400 and 630 metres (1,310 and 2,070 feet) above sea level, causes its mean monthly temperatures to tend to be on average 3 to 5 °C (5 to 9 °F) below those of Melbourne,…

Average elevation: 470 m

Mount Gravatt

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 70 m

Port Macquarie

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 5 m

Tinbeerwah

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 91 m

City of Perth

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 18 m

Zoom

India > Sikkim > Soreng

Average elevation: 864 m

Newcastle

Australia > New South Wales > Newcastle

Average elevation: 5 m

Wollongong

Australia > New South Wales > Wollongong

Average elevation: 115 m

New Zealand

New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering 268,021…

Average elevation: 399 m

Taree

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 17 m

Penrith

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney > Penrith

Penrith is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain. Its elevation is 32 metres (105 ft).

Average elevation: 34 m

New South Wales

Australia

The climate in the southern half of the state is generally warm to hot in summer and cool in the winter. The seasons are more defined in the southern half of the state, especially as one moves inland towards South West Slopes, Central West and the Riverina region. The climate in the northeast region of the…

Average elevation: 154 m

King County

United States > Washington

Average elevation: 569 m

Obolonskyi district

Ukraine > Kyiv

Average elevation: 136 m

Gawler

Australia > Tasmania

Average elevation: 155 m

Greater Brisbane

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 87 m

Spring Hill

USA > Florida > Spring Hill

Average elevation: 35 m

Fargo

United States > North Dakota > Cass County

Average elevation: 277 m

Poltava

Ukraine > Poltava Oblast > Poltava

Average elevation: 120 m

Mackay

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 13 m

Cessnock

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 142 m

Royal National Park

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 123 m

Bucharest

Romania > Bucharest > Bucharest

Average elevation: 82 m