World Cities by Elevation
This is a list of world cities grouped by elevation (when known).
Cities Located at Below Sea Level Low-Lying Cities: From 0m to 15 m From 15 m to 300 m (~50 ft to ~1,000 ft) From 300 to 1,500m (~1,000 ft to ~5,000 ft) High-Altitude Cities: 1,500 m (~5,000 ft) and higher
Cities Located at Below Sea Level
Here's a list of cities sited in locations below sea level.
Low-Lying Cities: From 0m to 15 m
This is a list of low-lying cities located at average elevations from sea level
to about 15m (approximately 50 ft). Not every city here is a coastal city,
but those that are could be at risk from occassional flooding.
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1m
Arkhangelsk,
Russia
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1m
Miami,
USA
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1m
Osaka,
Japan
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2m
New Orleans,
USA
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3m
Jakarta,
Indonesia
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3m
Sochi,
Russia
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4m
Hong Kong,
China
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4m
Tripoli,
Libya
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5m
Karachi,
Pakistan
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5m
Vladivostok,
Russia
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6m
Boston,
USA
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6m
Mumbai,
India
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8m
Aveiro,
Portugal
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8m
Bangkok,
Thailand
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8m
Donostia-San Sebastian,
Spain
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8m
Hamburg,
Germany
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8m
Luanda,
Angola
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8m
Toulon,
France
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9m
Abu Dhabi,
UAE
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9m
Funchal,
Portugal
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9m
Oranjestad,
Aruba
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10m
Seattle,
USA
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10m
Venice,
Italy
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11m
Cannes,
France
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11m
Chennai,
India
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11m
Larnaca,
Cyprus
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11m
Limassol,
Cyprus
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11m
Shenzhen,
China
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11m
St. Petersburg,
Russia
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12m
Brighton,
UK
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12m
Fukuoka,
Japan
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12m
Ho Chi Minh,
Vietnam
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12m
Lagos,
Nigeria
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12m
Philadelphia,
USA
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13m
Antwerp,
Belgium
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13m
Bari,
Italy
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13m
Copenhagen,
Denmark
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13m
Doha,
Qatar
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13m
Helsinki,
Finland
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13m
Marseille,
France
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14m
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
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14m
Cape Town,
South Africa
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14m
Houston,
USA
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14m
New York,
USA
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14m
Utrecht,
Netherlands
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15m
Kolkata,
India
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15m
Nice,
France
-
15m
Shanghai,
China
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15m
Singapore,
Singapore
From 15 m to 300 m (~50 ft to ~1,000 ft)
This is a list of cities located at altitudes from about 15m (approx. 50 ft)
to 300m (approx. 1,000 ft). Most world cities fall into this
"nothing special" (elevation-wise) category.
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16m
Malaga,
Spain
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16m
Manila,
Philippines
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16m
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
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16m
Riga,
Latvia
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16m
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
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16m
Taipei,
Taiwan
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17m
Dublin,
Ireland
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18m
Bordeaux,
France
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18m
Casablanca,
Morocco
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18m
Guangzhou,
China
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18m
Naples,
Italy
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18m
Seville,
Spain
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18m
Stockholm,
Sweden
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18m
Washington,
USA
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19m
San Francisco,
USA
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19m
Valencia,
Spain
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20m
Colombo,
Sri Lanka
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20m
Hanoi,
Vietnam
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20m
Portland,
USA
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21m
Bilbao,
Spain
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21m
Brisbane,
Australia
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22m
Barcelona,
Spain
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22m
Cairo,
Egypt
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22m
Montreal,
Canada
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24m
Havana,
Cuba
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24m
Oslo,
Norway
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25m
Bangor (North Wales),
UK
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25m
Marbella,
Spain
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25m
Panama City,
Panama
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26m
San Jose,
USA
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27m
Tel Aviv,
Israel
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29m
Brussels,
Belgium
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29m
Tallinn,
Estonia
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30m
Coimbra,
Portugal
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30m
Montevideo,
Uruguay
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30m
Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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31m
Genoa,
Italy
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32m
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,
Spain
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32m
Vancouver,
Canada
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33m
Thessaloniki,
Greece
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34m
London,
UK
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35m
Perth,
Australia
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36m
Glasgow,
UK
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37m
Baghdad,
Iraq
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37m
Melbourne,
Australia
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37m
Rome,
Italy
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39m
Algiers,
Algeria
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39m
Natal,
Brazil
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39m
Paris,
France
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40m
Sydney,
Australia
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41m
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
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41m
Quebec City,
Canada
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42m
Auckland,
New Zealand
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42m
Istanbul,
Turkey
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42m
Seoul,
South Korea
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43m
Düsseldorf,
Germany
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43m
Macau,
China
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43m
Tokyo,
Japan
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44m
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
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45m
Kyoto,
Japan
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51m
Beijing,
China
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52m
Florence,
Italy
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54m
Berlin,
Germany
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55m
Manchester,
UK
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56m
Valletta,
Malta
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60m
Lisbon,
Portugal
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61m
Beirut,
Lebanon
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62m
Rostov-on-Don,
Russia
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71m
Ottawa,
Canada
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72m
Bucharest,
Romania
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73m
Girona,
Spain
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75m
Edinburgh,
UK
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76m
Bologna,
Italy
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82m
Los Angeles,
USA
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85m
Athens,
Greece
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86m
Chisinau,
Moldova
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90m
Toronto,
Canada
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91m
Porto,
Portugal
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105m
Frankfurt,
Germany
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107m
Tirana,
Albania
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108m
Warsaw,
Poland
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110m
Budapest,
Hungary
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110m
Orenburg,
Russia
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117m
Asuncion,
Paraguay
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123m
Cordoba,
Spain
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129m
Dallas,
USA
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131m
Belgrade,
Serbia
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132m
Milan,
Italy
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148m
Strasbourg,
France
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149m
Birmingham,
UK
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149m
Bratislava,
Slovakia
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149m
Nicosia,
Cyprus
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150m
Novosibirsk,
Russia
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150m
Toulouse,
France
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151m
Moscow,
Russia
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156m
Kiev,
Ukraine
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158m
Lima,
Peru
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181m
Chicago,
USA
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182m
Lyon,
France
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188m
Braga,
Portugal
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188m
Vienna,
Austria
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198m
Sabadell,
Spain
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199m
Cleveland,
USA
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201m
Chongqing,
China
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201m
Prague,
Czechia
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210m
Aix-en-Provence,
France
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215m
New Delhi,
India
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221m
Pittsburgh,
USA
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245m
Stuttgart,
Germany
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247m
Turin,
Italy
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251m
Simferopol,
Russia
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258m
Minneapolis,
USA
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284m
Kinshasa,
DR Congo
From 300 to 1,500m (~1,000 ft to ~5,000 ft)
This is a list of cities located at altitudes from about 300 m
(approx. 1,000 ft) to 1,500 m (just under 5,000 ft).
People traveling to the cities that are toward the higher end of this
range may want to take some precautions. For example, it may be
wise not to schedule any activity requiring physical exertion for
the first few days of your stay in an over-1,000 m (over-3,280 ft)
city, since your body may need to adapt.
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313m
Luxembourg,
Luxembourg
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318m
Atlanta,
USA
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362m
Graz,
Austria
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411m
Geneva,
Switzerland
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411m
Zurich,
Switzerland
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424m
Tbilisi,
Georgia
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457m
Marrakesh,
Morocco
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501m
Lausanne,
Switzerland
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524m
Munich,
Germany
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557m
Sofia,
Bulgaria
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577m
Canberra,
Australia
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585m
Santiago,
Chile
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589m
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
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661m
Madrid,
Spain
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765m
São Paulo,
Brazil
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805m
Salamanca,
Spain
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887m
Caracas,
Venezuela
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910m
Bangalore,
India
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913m
Curitiba,
Brazil
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1,067m
Brasília,
Brazil
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1,082m
Calgary,
Canada
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1,155m
San Jose,
Costa Rica
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1,184m
Tehran,
Iran
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1,473m
Medellin,
Colombia
High-Altitude Cities: 1,500 m (~5,000 ft) and higher
This is a list of high-altitude cities: those
located at altitudes over 1,500 m (aproximately 5,000 ft).
Most people will experience a period of acclimation.
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1,596m
Denver,
USA
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1,762m
Johannesburg,
South Africa
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2,130m
Santa Fe,
USA
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2,242m
Mexico City,
Mexico
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2,546m
Cuenca,
Ecuador
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2,605m
Bogota,
Colombia
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2,806m
Sucre,
Bolivia
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2,815m
Quito,
Ecuador
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3,650m
La Paz,
Bolivia
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