Sea level

of global warming on sea levels, see global warming The sea level is the average height of the ocean (informally called the sea). The word 'average' must...

The term above mean sea level (AMSL) is the elevation or altitude used by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach. It...

The Dead Sea is a lake between the West Bank and Jordan. It is 418 metres (1,371 feet) below sea level. It is the lowest point on the surface of the Earth...

marine transgressions, when the sea overtops the land. They are caused by either global high ('eustatic') sea level or the formation of large geologic...

sea level, the level of the ocean midway between high and low tide on an average day. Most land has a positive elevation, which means it is above sea...

II. The Solomon Sea includes the New Britain Trench. It reaches its maximum depth at 29,988 feet (9,140 m) below sea level. "Solomon Sea". Encyclopaedia...

of the Cretaceous represent the sea level where the divisions were first defined. In the Lower Cretaceous, the sea level was much lower than in the Upper...

The Mediterranean Sea is the body of water that separates Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow...

south, and 15 miles (24 km) wide from east to west. It is well below sea level, with its surface elevation at −226 feet (−69 m), and its deepest part...

Java Sea is a large shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It is 320,000 km². It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea is...

as it is today... The peak transgressions (sea levels) can be seen world-wide. There were rises of sea level of about 10–90 metres per m.y." In the Upper...

animals and plants may cross over it when the sea level is lower. They cannot easily cross when the sea level is higher, and water covers the land bridge...

Altitude means height above the ground or above the sea level. Common uses include aviation (flying, parachuting, gliding), and geography/surveying. In...

At 209 meters below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth, and the second lowest lake in the world after the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake....

called methane. As the Earth's surface temperature becomes hotter the sea level rises. This is partly because water over 4 °C (39 °F) expands when it...

international waters in the middle of the sea. Most scientists believe that during the most recent ice age, sea level was low enough to let humans and other...

the height of something above sea level. The highest point in the U.S. is Denali at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level. The lowest point on land in...

research to work out what has happened to the strata. When strata rise above sea level they get worn down by erosion, such as weather. This causes gaps in the...

seamount is a mountain rising from the ocean sea floor. It does not reach to the water's surface (sea level), and so is not an island. These are usually...

mountains is measured. The elevation is the difference in height between sea level and the top of a mountain or hill. A peak is a pointed mountain, though...