sea level
noun
: the level of the surface of the sea especially at its mean position midway between mean high and low water compare ground level sense 1a
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After paying a three-euro (about $3) gate fee at the park’s entrance, visitors then face another 10-minute ride further into the pine and gorse-clad hills along a switchback road that reaches about 1,000 meters above sea level.
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Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
On average, the location sits just 3 feet above sea level.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter about 0 miles east-northeast of The Geysers.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Durango is 6,512 feet above sea level, while Silverton is at 9,305 feet.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
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Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
On average, the location sits just 3 feet above sea level.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter about 0 miles east-northeast of The Geysers.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Durango is 6,512 feet above sea level, while Silverton is at 9,305 feet.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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