The height above sea level is called what?

Answer 1

Elevation is the most common word used to reference the height of land above sea level.

Altitude is the word most commonly used to reference the height of an object above the surface.

Answer 2

Most commonly, it is called "altitude", but a more correct surveying term is "Reduced Level" or RL (a more accurate figure denoting height above a standarised 'mean sea level' datum). That is why you might see the notation "53.5 RL on a survey plan, which means "53.5 metres, Reduced Level".

In geophysical terms, the height is taken above the geode (a term describing the earth as a slightly oblate sphere, flattened slightly at the poles because of the effect of rotation). The geode is a geometric figure, and the mean sea level or Reduced Level will vary above and below this theoretical shape because of local variations in the earth's crust (eg, rocks high in magnesium and iron minerals will have a stronger gravity effect than silica rich rocks). This is useful in geophysical prospecting.

Answer 3

Altitude or Elvation above sea level

Answer 4

Altitude

Answer 5

above sea level.

Answer 6

Altitude?

Answer 7

height of the place.

Answer 8

altitude or positive height

Answer 9

Mean Sea Surface (MSS)

Answer 10

elevation