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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

Perth

Australia > Western Australia > City of Perth

Average elevation: 26 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

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

Geelong

Australia > Victoria

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

Oslo

Norway > Oslo

Average elevation: 186 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

Australia

Average elevation: 35 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

Armidale

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 1,036 m

Redcliffe

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 9 m

Townsville

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 30 m

Bendigo

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 223 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: 32 m

Port Macquarie

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 5 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

Northern Beaches

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 67 m

Torquay

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 32 m

Gympie

Australia > Queensland > Gympie

Average elevation: 124 m

Hobart

Australia > Tasmania > Hobart

Average elevation: 31 m

South Australia

Australia

Average elevation: 110 m

Nördlingen

Germany > Bavaria > Landkreis Donau-Ries

Average elevation: 453 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

Sunshine Coast Regional

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 56 m

Lismore

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 23 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

Lavender Bay

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 29 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

Largo

United States > Florida > Pinellas County

In 2010, Largo's total area was 18.6 square miles (48.1 km2), of which 17.6 square miles (45.6 km2) was land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), or 5.22%, was water. As of 2004, there were 651 acres (2.6 km2) of park lands. The city's lowest elevation is sea level. At its highest, the city's elevation is about 69…

Average elevation: 9 m

Mornington District

Australia > Victoria > Melbourne

Average elevation: 50 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

Gladstone

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 24 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

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

Eltham District

Australia > Victoria > Greensborough

Average elevation: 85 m

Wollongong

Australia > New South Wales > Wollongong

Average elevation: 115 m

Butler

United States > Pennsylvania > Butler County

Average elevation: 339 m

Baltimore County

United States > Maryland

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county covers 682 square miles (1,770 km2), of which 598 square miles (1,550 km2) are land and 83 square miles (210 km2) (12%) are water. It is the third-largest county in Maryland by land area. The larger portion of the terrain is undulating, with bold hills…

Average elevation: 123 m

Sydney

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 23 m

Poltava

Ukraine > Poltava Oblast > Poltava

Average elevation: 120 m

Gold Coast

Australia > Queensland > Gold Coast

Average elevation: 42 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

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

Glan Devon

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 370 m

Noosa Heads

Australia > Queensland > Noosa Heads

Average elevation: 9 m

Mount Waverley District

Australia > Victoria

Average elevation: 100 m

Albury

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 246 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

Collin County

United States > Texas

Average elevation: 191 m

Wondai

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 327 m

Saltwater

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 8 m

Krakow

Poland > Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Average elevation: 258 m

Gold Coast City

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 87 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

Moreton Bay

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 0 m

Ocean County

United States > New Jersey

Much of the county is flat and coastal, with many beaches. The highest point is one of three unnamed hills (one in Jackson Township, the other two in Plumsted Township) that reach at least 230 feet (70 m) in elevation. The lowest elevation in the county is sea level.

Average elevation: 15 m

Windsor

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 12 m

Hervey Bay

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 6 m

Heidelberg

Australia > Victoria > Melbourne

Average elevation: 49 m

Tweed Heads

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 3 m

Byron Bay

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 7 m

Katoomba

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 912 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

Mosman

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 28 m

Sunbury

Australia > Victoria > Melbourne

Average elevation: 275 m

Barrington Tops

Australia > New South Wales

Average elevation: 1,107 m

Darwin

Australia > City of Darwin

Average elevation: 8 m

Ipswich

Australia > Queensland > Ipswich

Average elevation: 73 m

Russell Island

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 8 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

Bundaberg

Australia > Queensland > Bundaberg Region

Average elevation: 18 m

Serfaus

Austria > Tyrol > Bezirk Landeck

Average elevation: 1,787 m

Rylstone

United Kingdom > England > North Yorkshire > Rylstone

Average elevation: 258 m

Hale

United Kingdom > England > Halton

Average elevation: 7 m

Wick

United Kingdom > Scotland > Highland

Average elevation: 20 m

Killin

United Kingdom > Scotland > Stirling

Average elevation: 174 m

Pitlochry

United Kingdom > Scotland > Perth and Kinross

Average elevation: 276 m

Dulverton

United Kingdom > England > Somerset

Average elevation: 243 m

Abington

United Kingdom > Scotland > South Lanarkshire

Average elevation: 309 m

Winchester

United Kingdom > England > Hampshire

Average elevation: 73 m

Elderslie

Australia > Tasmania

Average elevation: 322 m