sea level

Example Sentences

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Sixty miles from Julian, I turn onto Bannister Road and bump north along a gravel track for three miles into the basin, to a parking lot 164 feet below sea level.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Last year, the global mean sea level was around 11 centimetres higher than when satellite altimetry records began in 1993.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Better understanding these processes will help refine models that estimate future sea level rise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

South Africa, at Johannesburg's Ellis Park - 1,753m above sea level - is England's next, imposing task.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

One would not specify the position of the moon in terms of miles north and miles west of Piccadilly Circus and feet above sea level.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking