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South Africa

South Africa's topography is characterized by a high central plateau, known as the Highveld, which lies at elevations between 1,200 and 1,800 meters (3,937 to 5,906 feet) above sea level. This plateau is encircled by the Great Escarpment, a prominent mountainous feature that includes the Drakensberg Mountains,…

Average elevation: 221 m

St. Louis

United States > Missouri

Average elevation: 143 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

Sumy

Ukraine > Sumy Oblast

Average elevation: 148 m

Kerrville

United States > Texas > Kerr County

Average elevation: 545 m

City of Cape Town

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 114 m

Maiden's Cove

South Africa > Western Cape > Cape Town

Average elevation: 39 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

Gauteng

South Africa

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

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

Rozelle

Australia > New South Wales > Sydney

Average elevation: 16 m

Madyopuro

Indonesia > East Java > Kota Malang > Malang

Average elevation: 459 m

Karabük

Turkey

Average elevation: 857 m

Şalpazarı

Turkey > Trabzon

Average elevation: 1,151 m

Clacton-on-Sea

United Kingdom > England > Essex > Tendring

Average elevation: 7 m

Hastings

United Kingdom > England > East Sussex

Average elevation: 36 m

Touwsranten

South Africa > Western Cape > George

Average elevation: 202 m

Ship Harbour

Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County

Average elevation: 39 m

L'Alpe d'Huez

France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Isère

Average elevation: 1,799 m

Meanook

Canada > Alberta > Athabasca County

Average elevation: 623 m

Blackdown

United Kingdom > England > West Sussex > Chichester

Blackdown, or Black Down, summit elevation 279.7 metres (918 ft) AMSL, is the highest point in both the historic county of Sussex and the South Downs National Park. It is one of the highest points in the south east of England, exceeded by Walbury Hill, Leith Hill and Pilot Hill. Blackdown is protected as part…

Average elevation: 165 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

Umlazi

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Umlazi is situated on a series of undulating hills at an average elevation of 101 metres above sea level between the uMlaza River to the north and the uMbokodweni River to the south. Another river running through Umlazi is the Siphingo River which also runs towards the south of the township.

Average elevation: 100 m

KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal has a varied yet verdant climate thanks to diverse, complex topography. Generally, the coast is subtropical with inland regions becoming progressively colder. Durban on the south coast has an annual rainfall of 1009 mm, with daytime maxima peaking from January to March at 28 °C (82 °F) with a…

Average elevation: 777 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

Fornaci

Italy > Piedmont > Torino > Beinasco

Average elevation: 262 m

Drakensberg

Lesotho > Mokhotlong District

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

Plettenberg Bay

South Africa > Western Cape > George

Average elevation: 47 m

Western Cape

South Africa

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

Limpopo

South Africa

Average elevation: 887 m

Send

United Kingdom > England > Surrey > Guildford

Average elevation: 32 m

Pujini

Tanzania > South Pemba

Average elevation: 13 m

Beauly

United Kingdom > Scotland > Highland

Average elevation: 71 m

Brunei

Average elevation: 100 m

Northern Cape

South Africa

Average elevation: 969 m

Ostend

Belgium > West Flanders > Ostend

Average elevation: 1 m

Zandvoorde

Belgium > West Flanders > Ieper > Zonnebeke

Average elevation: 29 m

Chirundu

Zambia > Southern Province

Average elevation: 406 m

Sinazongwe

Zambia > Southern Province

Average elevation: 493 m

City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

South Africa > Gauteng

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

Le Haut-Bréda

France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Isère

Average elevation: 1,583 m

Lafayette Parish

United States > Louisiana

Average elevation: 10 m

Sidan

Indonesia > Bali > Gianyar

Average elevation: 157 m

Lough Tunny

Ireland > County Donegal

Average elevation: 26 m

Eungella

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 726 m

Whitbourne

United Kingdom > England > Herefordshire

Average elevation: 77 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

Garland

United States > Kansas > Bourbon County

Average elevation: 259 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

Pavlíkov

Czechia > Central Bohemia

Average elevation: 410 m

Sutjeska

Bosnia and Herzegovina > Republika Srpska

Average elevation: 1,400 m

Treiso

Italy > Piedmont > Cuneo

Average elevation: 334 m

Horsham

Australia > Victoria

Horsham's topography is flat, approximately 128 metres (420 ft) above sea level. The central business district (CBD) is laid out in a grid plan south of the train line and is characterised by wide streets and several roundabouts. Firebrace Street, running north–south through the middle of the CBD is one of…

Average elevation: 129 m

Marble Bar

Australia > Western Australia

Average elevation: 240 m

Plettenberg

Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Märkischer Kreis

Plettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills. The highest elevation of the town area is in the Ebbe Mountains with 663 m above sea level, the lowest elevation with 194 m near Teindeln [de]. The town is spread out between the four valleys of the rivers Lenne, Else, Oester [arz; ceb; cv; de; zh] and…

Average elevation: 378 m

El Salto

Nicaragua > Managua

Average elevation: 187 m

River Thames

United Kingdom > England

Average elevation: 84 m

Makeoane

Lesotho > Mafeteng District > Ha Thahanyane

Average elevation: 1,662 m

Pulane

Lesotho > Berea District > HA Mokhameleli

Average elevation: 1,864 m

Dover

United Kingdom > England > Kent

Average elevation: 39 m

Aldeia da Serra

Portugal > Guarda > Celorico da Beira

Average elevation: 575 m

Umgeni River

South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal > Durban

Average elevation: 366 m