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What serves as the baseline for measuring elevations of earths landforms?
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∙ 15y ago
These days, elevations are measured from the Geoid model, which is a layer near sea level all of whose points have identical force of gravity.
The old terminology that is still popular was "Mean Sea Level". ("Mean" is about the same as saying, "Average").
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoSea Level
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Baseline runs from any point on the earths surface to the north pole?
Which baseline runs from any point on earth's surface to the north pole
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What are facts about landforms -?
landforms are connects the earths surface landforms are all examples of streets, sidewalks, and ports. landforms can be made by sandstones landforms are connented to all sources
What baseline runs from any point on earths surface to north pole?
True North
