It is not known which country has about 40 percent of it's land situated below sea level. Sea level refers to the average level of the surface of the Earth's ocean from which elevation can be measured.
A country where some people live below sea level
Holland has got to be close to that.
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Parts of several countries are below sea level, including Israel, USA, UK, and Netherlands.
Most parts of the Netherlands are below sea level / below the water level of the rivers that flow through the country. If there were no dams and dykes, those lands would be flooded.
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The Netherlands is a coastal country that's very close to water level. Large parts of it is actually below water level. If sea levels were to rise, they would be among those that are struck hardest.
Deserts are overall above sea level but may contain areas below sea level. Death Valley in the Mojave Desert of California is below sea level in some parts.
The Mojave Desert includes Death Valley which has areas well below sea level - 282 feet below sea level to be exact.
All of the above since parts of the state are at sea level, like the coastline. Part of New Orleans is below sea level by as much as 8 feet and Driskill Mountain is about 535 feet above sea level.
The lowest two points in Canada are the False Creek Tunnel in Vancouver, and parts of the city of Richmond. The False Creek Tunnel is 29 meters below sea level. The parts of Richmond are also below sea level.
We all know parts of New Orleans are below sea level.
Many parts of the world fluctuate because of tides, global positioning, and natural phenomenon, but on the average, 70 percent of the earth's surface is below sea level.
The highest peaks of the ridge average about 2500 meters below sea level (2.5 kilometers), while Iceland is part of the ridge above sea level. Parts of the ridge are more than 4000 meters below MSL.