Sentences with phrase «mile above sea level»

Those prior complaints relied on projections of future sea - level rise to estimate the damages they seek from the energy companies — a risk unlikely to affect a population located a mile above sea level.

E.g., take Denver Colorado — the troposphere starts at a mile above sea level, where the ground ends.

With an elevation about one mile above sea level, see first - hand why Denver is nicknamed the Mile High City.

Swim in a river at exactly 1 mile above sea level, surrounded by the Drakensberg mountains, whose highest point is 3482 meters and stretch 1000 kilometres in length.

The city earned its nickname, The Mile High City, because its elevation (measured at the gold step on the state Capitol building) is one mile above sea level (5,280 ft / 1, 609 m).

Today we arrive in Denver, nicknamed the «Mile High City» as it is exactly a mile above sea level.

St. Lucia's iconic landmarks are the two Pitons that rise about a half - mile above sea level on its southwest coast.

While the 228i is down on power compared to the 2015 Audi S3, the 228i Coupe proves its worth in straight - line acceleration at a mile above sea level.

I am located in Denver Colorado, roughly mile above sea level.

If you're doing it right, you walk everywhere in Telluride, taking the free gondola service over the longer stretches up and down the mountain, and feeling the sharp constriction in your chest when your body, even one acclimated to a mile above sea level, discovers there's noticeably less oxygen to breathe at such great heights.

In December the five of us traveled to the Vail Mountain Lodge and Spa for a weekend of skiing for the big kids and my husband, and mountain adjustment for baby and I. Even though we live at 5280, a mile above sea level, it's still an adjustment for everyone, especially when the air is icy and crisp.

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Five miles above sea level she taught «the boys» the intricacies of etiquette: napkin on the lap, this is the fish fork, this is the grapefruit spoon, don't drink from the finger bowl, etc. «I didn't want them to be embarrassed or uncomfortable,» she says.

Also, because of Quelccaya's high elevation (about 3.5 miles above sea level), only significant air pollution can reach the ice cap.

(Be sure to bring extra water and a jacket; when you're nearly 2 miles above sea level, the weather can turn cold very quickly.)

At 29,028 feet, some say it is now 29,035, Mount Everest stands about 5 1/2 miles above sea level!

High Altitude Areas: In high - altitude areas like Mexico City (elevation 7,600 feet, approximately 1.5 miles above sea level); most people need a short adjustment period as long as several days.

The Upper Engadin slices through about 35 miles of the southeastern Swiss Alps, where altitudes soar to over two and a half miles above sea level.

Her video centers on a crater situated almost two miles above sea level, which houses the world's largest sulfuric lake.

Lapis lazuli was found only at the end of a serious detour off the Afghan Silk Road, in mines three miles above sea level in the remote mountains of Badakshan.

Even the highest parts of the island, two miles above sea level at the Summit Station, underwent melting, an occurrence shown to happen every 150 years by ice core data.

The issue, beyond the core data representing but a single geospacial location and thus by itself not representative of the whole (and much larger) region in which it resides, is that the core is near the Greenland summit (in order to get the deepest profile of the ice possible) and therefore at an elevation of over 2 miles above sea level.

Not exact matches

Mexico City, with its population of 4,500,000, is a crowded, rambling metropolis that occupies a great part of the Valle Méjico, an open, flat area some 50 miles wide, surrounded by a crown of mountains that extends up to 3,000 feet in the air over the valley floor, itself some 7,500 feet above sea level.

It's clear from the percentages that both sharp and public bettors felt that the Cubs» marathon game hurt their chances in tonight's game, and that was compounded by the fact that they're playing a mile above sea - level.

The glacial streams descending through the depressions among the mountain slopes constituted the usual lines of travel, and the route developed was new and independent, passing among mountain peaks rising to the height of 15,000 and 18,000 feet above the sea and gradually mounting to a maximum level before the Pole was reached and thence descending very gradually for 140 miles over a vast plateau to the position which was occupied on December l5th and 16th, 1911, and determined to be the South Pole.

After checking in at our hotel, take a stroll or relax by the pool, enjoying great views of the cone - shaped volcano rising more than a mile (1,600 m) above sea level.

Electricity produced by a fuel cell by combining hydrogen and oxygen powered an electric motor to turn the two - seat test glider's propeller and enabled it to fly for roughly 20 minutes at 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) at about 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) above sea level.

It's sort of hard to define exactly where the atmosphere ends and outer space begins (since the atmosphere gradually falls off as you go up in altitude), but one popular choice is the so - called «Karman line» at a height of 100 km (or around 62 miles) above sea level.

The region where the outcroppings were found was re-submerged as the Gulf waters rose but are now above sea level and about 100 miles from the Gulf coast, due to later geologic movement known as Tectonic activity, which would have reopened the passage between the Gulf and the world's oceans.

Radar observations find that about 80 percent of the surface is covered by lava flows with a few Australia - size uplands of two to five km (1.2 to 3.1 miles) high, and there are large shield volcanoes that rise above the plains as high as 11 km (6.8 miles)-- higher than Mount Everest's eight km (five miles) above Earth sea - level.

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (to give it its full title) stretches over 28 miles and 36 hairpins, and reaches a height of 2504m above sea level.

Assuming you live less than 10 miles [one way] from your intended destinations - live in an area no more than 3,000 ft above sea level - and in a climate that does not regularly go above 80f or below 42f * - not to mention having ready access to charging stations at the majority of your intended destinations

The 550 - mile (885 - km) race offers a variety of rough terrain, from salty desert wallows, to dry lake beds and mountain passes as high as 8,000 ft (2,438 meters) above sea level.

Vehicles climb a 12.4 - mile course to the top of Colorado's Pikes Peak, which sits 14,000 feet above sea level.

Pikes Peak is an unforgiving Hill Climb, spanning 12.42 miles and 156 corners, rising to 4,300 meters above sea level with oxygen levels at the -LSB-...]

The elevation is around 1,600 feet above sea level and the city has a total area of approximately two square miles.

Did you know: The reason for Denver's nickname, the «Mile - High City,» is that it is literally located 5,280 (1 mile) above sea level.

At present the «Kona Coffee Belt» — an area extending about 22 miles long and two miles wide from North Kona through South Kona at elevations of between 700 ′ to 2400 ′ above sea level — is home to more than 650 coffee farms with an average size of about 5 acres.

From Salta station it takes 15 hours to complete the 434 km (270 miles) round trip to the Polvorilla viaduct, located 4,220 m (13,850 ft) above sea level.

Napali (or Na Pali), which literally translates to «The Cliffs,» are sea cliffs which stretch for 11 miles down the coastline of Kauai, Hawaii, USA and at points rise as high as 4,000 feet above sea level.

Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long and almost 1900 metres above sea level — higher than most European resorts, so the snow comes early and stays late.

Water sports and walks Lake Titisee lies 2,789 feet (850 metres) above sea level, is more than a mile long long, just over half - a-mile wide and approximately 131 feet (40 metres) deep.

Hike the Reef Bay Trail, which starts 900 feet above sea level at Centerline Road, five miles east of Cruz Bay, and descend toward the sea through a tropical forest.

Mountains rise to almost 5,000 feet above sea level; lush rainforests cover 60 percent of the island; an 115 - mile hiking trail runs the length of the island.

HALEAKALĀ Known as the «House of the Sun,» Haleakalā majestically rises 10,023 feet above sea level and offers a winding odyssey of 36 miles of hiking trails, which open to fascinating landscapes.

The railroad depot is the starting point for the 20 - plus - mile train ride with dramatic panoramas of glaciers, cliffs, gorges, waterfalls, and the impressive White Pass Summit, 2,865 feet above sea level.

The LARGEST ORGANIC COFFEE FARM in the United States is located 3,200 feet above sea level in a mist - cooled rainforest about 7 miles from Kailua - Kona.

During four hiking days you cover 39 km / 24 miles, starting at 3,224 m / 10, 575», and finishing at 2,840 m / 9, 315» above sea level.

This lookout point is set 475m above sea level in the north of the island and offers incredible panoramic views which stretch on for miles.

At a half a mile wide and nearly 2 - miles long, picturesque Peyto Lake is over 6100 feet above sea level.