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For any point on Earth's surface, its height above sea level is called its

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Answer: Elevation

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The altitude of a feature of the earth's surface is usually called its elevation, vertical distance from a datum plane, usually mean sea level to a point above the earth. Often used synonymously with altitude, elevation is the height on the earth's surface and altitude, the height in space above the surface.

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