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South Africa
South Africa is in southernmost Africa, with a coastline that stretches more than 2,500 km (1,553 mi) and along two oceans (the South Atlantic and the Indian). At 1,219,912 km2 (471,011 sq mi), South Africa is the 24th-largest country in the world. Excluding the Prince Edward Islands, the country lies between…
Average elevation: 221 m
Brunei
Average elevation: 100 m
Pretoria
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Pretoria is situated approximately 55 km (34 mi) north-northeast of Johannesburg in the northeast of South Africa, in a transitional belt between the plateau of the Highveld to the south and the lower-lying Bushveld to the north. It lies at an altitude of about 1,339 m (4,393 ft) above sea level, in a warm,…
Average elevation: 1,363 m
Cape Town
South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town
The Cape Peninsula is 52 km long from Mouille Point in the north to Cape Point in the south, with an area of about 470 km2, and it displays more topographical variety than other similar sized areas in southern Africa, and consequently spectacular scenery. There are diverse low-nutrient soils, large rocky…
Average elevation: 53 m
Johannesburg
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of South Africa known as the Highveld, at an elevation of 1,753 metres (5,751 ft). The former Central Business District is located on the southern side of the prominent ridge called the Witwatersrand (English: White Water's Ridge) and the terrain falls to the…
Average elevation: 1,615 m
Bloemfontein
South Africa > Free State > Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Situated at an elevation of 1,395 m (4,577 ft) above sea level, the city is home to approximately 520,000 residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431. It was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Average elevation: 1,374 m
Table Mountain
South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town > Cape Town
Table Mountain is at the northern end of a sandstone mountain range that forms the spine of the Cape Peninsula that terminates approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) to the south at the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. Immediately to the south of Table Mountain is a rugged "plateau" at a somewhat lower elevation…
Average elevation: 583 m
Western Cape
The province is topographically exceptionally diverse. Most of the province falls within the Cape Fold Belt, a set of nearly parallel ranges of sandstone folded mountains of Cambrian-Ordovician age (the age of the rocks is from 510 to about 330 million years ago; their folding into mountains occurred about 350…
Average elevation: 581 m
Gauteng
Gauteng's southern border is the Vaal River, which separates it from the Free State. It also borders on North West to the west, Limpopo to the north, and Mpumalanga to the east. Gauteng is the only landlocked province of South Africa without a foreign border. Most of Gauteng is on the Highveld, a high-altitude…
Average elevation: 1,405 m
Torres del Paine
Chile > Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region > Provincia de Última Esperanza
Average elevation: 637 m
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > uMgungundlovu District Municipality
Average elevation: 853 m
United States
The Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges run close to the Pacific coast. The lowest and highest points in the contiguous United States are in the State of California, about 84 miles (135 km) apart. At an elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190.5 m), Alaska's Denali is the highest peak in the country and…
Average elevation: 309 m
Vaal Dam
South Africa > Free State > Fezile Dabi District Municipality > Metsimaholo Local Municipality > Deneysville
Average elevation: 1,481 m
Roodepoort
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,593 m
Randburg
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,569 m
Franschhoek
South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Winelands District Municipality > Stellenbosch Local Municipality
Average elevation: 502 m
Hoopstad
South Africa > Free State > Lejweleputswa District Municipality > Tswelopele Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,251 m
Winburg
South Africa > Free State > Lejweleputswa District Municipality > Masilonyana Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,449 m
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
China > Yunnan > Lijiang City
The view of the massif from the gardens at the Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan) in Lijiang is noted as one of China's finest views. The mountain is part of Yulong Snow Mountain National Scenic Area and National Geological Park, an AAAAA-classified scenic area. The Park operates a tourist cable car that climbs…
Average elevation: 4,829 m
Renoster River
South Africa > Free State > Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality > Nketoana Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,587 m
Mountain Zebra National Park
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Chris Hani District Municipality > Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,228 m
Umsobomvu Ward 2
South Africa > Northern Cape > Pixley ka Seme District Municipality > Umsobomvu Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,424 m
Melodie
South Africa > North West > Bojanala Platinum District Municipality > Madibeng Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,240 m
Drakensberg
The Drakensberg (Zulu: uKhahlamba, Sotho: Maloti, Afrikaans: Drakensberge) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – 2,000 to 3,482 metres (6,562 to 11,424 feet) within the border region of South…
Average elevation: 3,286 m
Kempton Park
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,654 m
Soweto
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,638 m
Durbanville
South Africa > Western Cape > City of Cape Town
Durbanville is situated in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, approximately 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) north-east of the city, bordered by Bellville to the south, Brackenfell to the south-east and Kraaifontein to the east. It lies at an altitude of between 100 m (328 ft) to 240 m (787 ft), in the vast rolling…
Average elevation: 157 m
Hillcrest
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Hillcrest is situated in the Upper Highway Area of Durban, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the city and is bordered by Gillitts and Everton to the east, Waterfall to the north-east and Botha's Hill and Assagay to the north-west. It lies at an altitude of approximately 680 m (2231 ft) above…
Average elevation: 625 m
Stellenbosch
South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Winelands District Municipality > Stellenbosch Local Municipality
Stellenbosch is 53 km (33 mi) east of Cape Town via National Route N1. Stellenbosch is in a hilly region of the Cape Winelands, and is sheltered in a valley at an average elevation of 136 m (446 ft), flanked on the west by Papegaaiberg (Afrikaans: Parrot Mountain), which is actually a hill. To the south is…
Average elevation: 287 m
Bulawayo Province
Under the Köppen climate classification, Bulawayo features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Due to its relatively high altitude, the city has fairly moderate temperatures despite lying in the tropics. The mean annual temperature is 19.16 °C (66.49 °F), similar to Pretoria at a similar altitude but almost 600…
Average elevation: 1,321 m
Free State
The Free State is situated on a succession of flat grassy plains sprinkled with pastureland, resting on a general elevation of 3,800 feet only broken by the occasional hill or kopje. The rich soil and pleasant climate allow for a thriving agricultural industry. With more than 30,000 farms, which produce over…
Average elevation: 1,499 m
Madikwe
South Africa > North West > Bojanala Platinum District Municipality > Moses Kotane Local Municipality
Average elevation: 1,050 m
Mozambique
The country is divided into two topographical regions by the Zambezi River. To the north of the Zambezi, the narrow coastal strip gives way to inland hills and low plateaus. Rugged highlands are further west; they include the Niassa highlands, Namuli or Shire highlands, Angonia highlands, Tete highlands and…
Average elevation: 485 m
Siyabuswa
South Africa > Mpumalanga > Nkangala > Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality
Average elevation: 935 m
Groblershoop
South Africa > Northern Cape > ZF Mgcawu District Municipality > !Kheis Local Municipality
Average elevation: 884 m
Mossel Bay
South Africa > Western Cape > George
To the east, the land slopes upwards towards the wave-cut platform (average elevation 245 metres) that characterises the more lush all-year-round rainfall area of the Garden Route. Here the land is mostly covered by grass and farmlands. The deep sandy soils of the western portion of the municipal area also…
Average elevation: 16 m
Midrand
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,542 m
Dikgatlong Local Municipality
South Africa > Northern Cape > Frances Baard District Municipality
Average elevation: 1,253 m
Suffolk
The west of the county lies on more resistant Cretaceous chalk. This chalk is responsible for a sweeping tract of largely downland landscapes that stretches from Dorset in the south west to Dover in the south east and north through East Anglia to the Yorkshire Wolds. The chalk is less easily eroded so forms…
Average elevation: 35 m
Compensation
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > iLembe District Municipality > KwaDukuza Local Municipality
Average elevation: 73 m
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Ekurhuleni lies on the highveld plateau at about 1600 metres in altitude above sea level (asl). The highest elevation is at the Gillooly's Ridge – Bill Stewart Side – Fisher's Hill at 1772 metres asl. The lowest point is at 1552 metres asl. The city is rich in wetlands, pans, streams and rivers. The city…
Average elevation: 1,588 m
Johannesburg Ward 58
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,725 m
Buffalo
United States > New York > Erie County
The Buffalo metropolitan area is on the Erie/Ontario Lake Plain of the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands, a narrow plain extending east to Utica, New York. The city is generally flat, except for elevation changes in the University Heights and Fruit Belt neighborhoods. The Southtowns are hillier, leading to the…
Average elevation: 185 m
Randburg
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,567 m
Johannesburg Ward 69
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,715 m
Gansbaai
South Africa > Western Cape > Overberg District Municipality > Overstrand Local Municipality
Average elevation: 34 m
Johannesburg Ward 89
South Africa > Gauteng > City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 1,637 m
Puebla
Most of the mountains of Puebla belong to the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The first is locally called the Sierra Norte del Puebla, entering the state from the northwest and then breaks up into the smaller chains of Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Sierra de Huauchinango, Sierra de…
Average elevation: 1,532 m
Querétaro
Three of Mexico’s geographic zones cover parts of the state. The Mesa del Centro is in the center-west of the state, and mostly consists of small mesas with an average altitude of 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) above sea level (ASL). A few elevations reach over 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). The Sierra Madre Oriental…
Average elevation: 1,881 m
Denton
United States > Texas > Denton County
Denton is on the northern edge of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. These three cities form the area known as the "Golden Triangle of North Texas". According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 89.316 square miles (231.33 km2), of which 87.952 square miles (227.79 km2) is land…
Average elevation: 195 m
Gqeberha
South Africa > Eastern Cape > Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Average elevation: 37 m