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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

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

City of Perth

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 18 m

Perth

Australia > Western Australia > City of Perth

Average elevation: 26 m

Australia

Average elevation: 35 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

Gold Coast

Australia > Queensland > Gold Coast

Average elevation: 42 m

Queensland

Australia

Average elevation: 122 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

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

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

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

Royal National Park

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 123 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

South Australia

Australia

Average elevation: 110 m

Sydney

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 23 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

Wollongong

Australia > New South Wales > Wollongong

Average elevation: 115 m

Busselton

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 4 m

Mackay

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 13 m

Ballina

Australia > New South Wales > Ballina

Average elevation: 4 m

Oslo

Norway > Oslo

Average elevation: 186 m

Frampton

Canada > Quebec > La Nouvelle-Beauce

Average elevation: 373 m

Kigali City

Rwanda

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: 1,526 m

Mount Kosciuszko

Australia > New South Wales

Mount Kosciuszko is the highest summit in mainland Australia. Until 1977 it was possible to drive from Charlotte Pass to within a few metres of the summit, but in 1977 the road was closed to public motor vehicle access due to environmental concerns. The road is open from Charlotte Pass for walkers and cyclists…

Average elevation: 2,035 m

Hunter Valley

Australia > New South Wales > Cessnock

Average elevation: 70 m

Port Macquarie

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 5 m

Bowral

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 690 m

Rockhampton

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 48 m

Timișoara

Romania > Timișoara

Average elevation: 97 m

Poltava

Ukraine > Poltava Oblast > Poltava

Average elevation: 120 m

Dubbo

Australia > New South Wales > Dubbo

Average elevation: 307 m

Armidale

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 1,036 m

Guernsey

Guernsey > Guernsey

Average elevation: 18 m

Port Dickson

Malaysia > Negeri Sembilan

Average elevation: 14 m

Kandy

Sri Lanka > Central Province

Kandy is located in the mountainous and thickly forested interior of the island. The city is located in between multiple mountain ranges including the Knuckles mountain range and the Hanthana Mountain Range, giving the city an elevation of 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level. It lies adjacent to the…

Average elevation: 621 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

Hobart

Australia > Tasmania > Hobart

Average elevation: 31 m

Bendigo

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 223 m

Greater Brisbane

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 87 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

Great Dividing Range

Australia

The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs roughly parallel to the east coast of Australia and forms the…

Average elevation: 117 m

Geelong

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 42 m

Toowoomba

Australia > Queensland

The city occupies the edge of the range and the low ridges behind it. Two valleys run north from the southern boundary, each arising from springs either side of Middle Ridge near Spring Street at an altitude of around 680 m. These waterways, East Creek and West Creek, flow together just north of the CBD to…

Average elevation: 458 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

Southport

United Kingdom > England > Sefton

Average elevation: 4 m

Noble Park North

Australia > Victoria > Melbourne

Average elevation: 64 m

Noble Park

Canada > Ontario > Toronto

Average elevation: 116 m

Builyan

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 156 m

Weber County

United States > Utah

The county extends from high in the Wasatch Range in the east into a portion of the Great Salt Lake to the west, where the county's elongated point exists. The Weber and Ogden rivers and their tributaries run through its valleys. The Weber County Surveyor's office divides the county into two regions, the…

Average elevation: 1,722 m

Cervantes

Spain > Galicia > Os Ancares

These elevations are located in the nearby mountain ranges of A Trappe, Lóuzara, O Oribio, O Rañadoiro and O Piornal .

Average elevation: 992 m

Southern California

United States

Most of Southern California has a Mediterranean-like climate, with warm and dry summers, mild and wet winters, where cool weather and freezing temperatures are rare. Southern California contains other types of climates, including semi-arid, desert and mountain, with infrequent rain and many sunny days. Summers…

Average elevation: 579 m

Gold Coast City

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 87 m

Brisbane City

Australia > Queensland

Popular nicknames for the city include "Brissie" and the "River City". An historic nickname for Brisbane was "Queen City", and from the city's topography of hills and great river, was styled "Later Rome" by H.J. Diddams.

Average elevation: 71 m

Northern Beaches

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 67 m

Tamworth

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 489 m

Orange

Australia > New South Wales

Orange is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. It is 254 km (158 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney [206 km (128 mi) on a great circle], at an altitude of 862 metres (2,828 ft). Orange had an estimated urban population of 40,493 as of June 2018 making the city a significant…

Average elevation: 852 m

Mount Hicks

Australia > Tasmania

Average elevation: 122 m

Zoom

India > Sikkim > Soreng

Average elevation: 864 m

Townsville

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 30 m

Beaverton

United States > Oregon > Washington County

As of January 2020, Beaverton covers a total area of 19.7 square miles (51 km2), all of it land except for small creeks, ponds, and lakes. The city is located along the eastern edge of the Tualatin Valley just west of the Tualatin Mountains. It is bordered by Portland to the east, Hillsboro to the west, and…

Average elevation: 106 m

Pitt Town

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 19 m

Taree

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 17 m

Moss Vale

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 673 m

Nowra

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 21 m

Warrnambool

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 19 m

Mornington District

Australia > Victoria > Melbourne

Average elevation: 50 m

Wahroonga

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 159 m

Gympie

Australia > Queensland > Gympie

Average elevation: 124 m

Mount Waverley District

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 100 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

Darwin

Australia > City of Darwin

Average elevation: 8 m

Bunbury

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 14 m

Ipswich

Australia > Queensland > Ipswich

Average elevation: 73 m

Macleay Island

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 3 m

Kalgoorlie

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 360 m

Bundaberg

Australia > Queensland > Bundaberg Region

Average elevation: 18 m

Banksia Peninsula

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 6 m

Valmiera

Latvia

Average elevation: 50 m

Kota Tinggi

Malaysia > Johor

Average elevation: 17 m

Phillip Island

Australia > Victoria > Ventnor

Average elevation: 5 m

Hickory

United States > North Carolina > Catawba County

Lake Hickory was named after the City of Hickory and runs along its northern edge. The lake covers almost 4,223 acres (17.09 km2) with 105 miles (169 km) of shoreline. Full pond elevation is 935 feet (285 m). Lake Hickory is a reliable source of water for the Cities of Hickory and Conover and the Town of Long…

Average elevation: 317 m

Wamuran Basin

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 157 m