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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

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

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

St. Louis

United States > Missouri

Average elevation: 143 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

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

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

Limpopo

South Africa

Average elevation: 887 m

Vidaillat

France > Nouvelle-Aquitaine > Creuse

Average elevation: 535 m

Joinville

Brazil > Santa Catarina

Joinville has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification data). In some rare cases, Joinville gets hit by South Atlantic cyclones, the most notable being Cyclone Catarina in 2004. Although Joinville lies outside the tropic zone, because of its low altitude and proximity to the…

Average elevation: 162 m

Pristina

Kosovo

By the early Iron Age, the distinctly Dardanian local variant of the Illyrian Glasinac-Mati culture appears in Kosovo with a particular spread in hilltop settlements. In the area of Pristina, a hilltop settlement appears since the 8th century BCE at an elevation of 685 metres near the village Teneshdoll,…

Average elevation: 650 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

Maistaller Lacke

Austria > Tyrol > Bezirk Kufstein > Kufstein > Morsbach

Average elevation: 587 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

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

Santa Caterina

Italy > Lombardy > Sondrio > Valfurva

Average elevation: 2,152 m

David

Panama > Chiriquí > Distrito de David

Average elevation: 58 m

Colón

Panama > Colón > Distrito de Colón

Average elevation: 29 m

Rockhampton

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 48 m

City of Cape Town

South Africa > Western Cape

Average elevation: 114 m

Fontainebleau

France > Ile-de-France > Seine-et-Marne

Average elevation: 95 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

Secunda

South Africa > Mpumalanga > Gert Sibande

Average elevation: 1,619 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

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

Le Pesset

France > Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes > Savoy > Saint-Offenge

Average elevation: 823 m

Kuranda

Australia > Queensland

Average elevation: 355 m

Pico del Teide

Spain > La Orotava

Teide, or Mount Teide, (Spanish: El Teide, Pico del Teide, pronounced [ˈpiko ðel ˈtejðe], 'Peak of Teide') is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its summit (at 3,715 m (12,188 ft)) is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic. If…

Average elevation: 3,200 m

Butterworth

Malaysia > Penang

Average elevation: 3 m

Krakow

Poland > Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Average elevation: 258 m

Bishkek City

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek is situated at an altitude of about 800 metres (2,600 ft), just off the northern fringe of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range, an extension of the Tian Shan mountain range. These mountains rise to a height of 4,895 metres (16,060 ft). North of the city, a fertile and gently undulating steppe extends far north…

Average elevation: 755 m

Astana

Kazakhstan

Astana is located in central Kazakhstan on the Ishim River in a very flat, semi-arid steppe region which covers most of the country's territory. It is at 51° 10' north latitude and 71° 26' east longitude. The city encompasses 722.0 square kilometres (278.8 sq mi). The elevation of Astana is 347 metres (1,138…

Average elevation: 363 m

Free State

South Africa

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

Travis County

United States > Texas

Travis County straddles the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Texas Coastal Plain to the east. The western part of the county is characterized by the karst topography of the Texas Hill Country, while the eastern part exhibits the fertile plains and farmlands of the…

Average elevation: 231 m

Northern Cape

South Africa

Average elevation: 969 m

Los Amigos

Philippines > Davao City

Average elevation: 192 m

Bin El Ouidane

Morocco > cercle d'Ouaouizeght

Average elevation: 1,142 m

Mangaka

Tanzania > Mtwara Region

Average elevation: 358 m

Bandar Seri Begawan

Brunei

Average elevation: 29 m

Parit

Brunei > Bandar Seri Begawan

Average elevation: 13 m

Marion County

United States > Illinois

Average elevation: 163 m

Sopore

India > Jammu and Kashmir > Sopore

Average elevation: 1,583 m

Kolda Region

Senegal

Average elevation: 43 m

Bakong River Village

Brunei

Average elevation: 4 m

Waterford Township

United States > Michigan > Oakland County

Like the rest of Southeast Michigan, Waterford Township has a continental climate. It has a higher elevation than Detroit (982 feet (299 m) compared to 585 feet (178 m)), and therefore the township is somewhat cooler than Detroit and other nearby cities. It is moderately cold in the winter with varied snowfall…

Average elevation: 294 m

Turkey

Turkey's topography is a diverse tapestry of mountains, plateaus, and coastal plains that create a strikingly varied landscape. The country is predominantly characterized by the Anatolian Plateau, a semi-arid highland that stretches across central Turkey, with elevations ranging from 700 to 2,000 meters. This…

Average elevation: 487 m

Damascus

United States > Oregon > Clackamas County > Damascus

Average elevation: 160 m

Buriton

United Kingdom > England > Hampshire > East Hampshire > Buriton

Average elevation: 125 m

Manzase

Tanzania > Dodoma Region

Average elevation: 938 m

Gentry

United States > Texas > Potter County

Average elevation: 1,060 m

Keith

United Kingdom > Scotland > Moray

Average elevation: 180 m

Exeter

United Kingdom > England > Devon

The city of Exeter was established on the eastern bank of the River Exe on a ridge of land backed by a steep hill. It is at this point that the Exe, having just been joined by the River Creedy, opens onto a wide flood plain and estuary which results in quite common flooding. Historically this was the lowest…

Average elevation: 56 m

Keith County

United States > Nebraska

Average elevation: 1,044 m

Lossiemouth

United Kingdom > Scotland > Moray

Average elevation: 3 m

Bintangor

Malaysia > Sarawak > Meradong

Average elevation: 5 m

Town Hill

Bermuda > Smith's

Average elevation: 18 m

Kampong Luak

Malaysia > Sarawak > Miri

Average elevation: 15 m

Maradi

Niger > Madarounfa

Average elevation: 373 m

Marapong

Botswana > Central District

Average elevation: 1,103 m

Knysna

South Africa > Western Cape > George

Average elevation: 95 m