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The fact that Maldives will meet its watery grave in about a century is not surprising, considering that the highest point on this island nation is just 2.4 meters or 7.8 feet above sea level. More importantly, its average height is just 1.5 meters above sea level, which means that a rise of just 1.5 meters in the ocean level will submerge 80 percent of the island.lThe government of Maldives has acknowledged the threat and has started working on the mission to save their land from the encroaching sea, but with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $1.713 billion (according to the report by International Monetary Fund, as of 2008), there is nothing much this island nation can do against the herculean water body.
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What is the total land area of maldives?
Maldives is about 99% water and total land area is about 300km
What word means the height of land above sea level?
Elevation is the word that means the height of land above sea level.
What term means the shape or height of the land?
Topography refers to the shape or height of the land. It includes features such as mountains, valleys, and plateaus.
What word means the changes in land's height?
Elevation
What is the saying Land of Nod means?
I think it means you are going off to a peaceful land of sleep.
What is the height of a land form in relation of sea level?
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What does it mean when the change of the fertile land is to dry for crops to grow on?
i think it means big lands towards us or it means a grassy land
How does choropleth mapping help show the height of the land?
the height of land
How big are the maldives?
Approximately 90,000 km2 Out of which, only 1% is land. The remaining 99% is sea.
How small is the Maldives?
Approximately 90,000 km2 Out of which, only 1% is land. The remaining 99% is sea.
What is mean by the elevation of the land is 500 feet?
The elevation of the land being 500 feet means that the height of the land above sea level is 500 feet. This measurement indicates how high the land is in comparison to sea level.
What is the wildlife of Maldives?
Hello! There are not many animals in Maldives, (on land). But in the sea, there are lots of marine life. There are reef fish like stonefish, lionfish, reef sharks, etc.... There are lots of tunas also in the oceans.
