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What does 'height from sea level' means? How it is measured?

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1.) Height above mean sea level (AMSL) is the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of an object, relative to the average sea level datum.

2.)An altimeter is a device that measures altitude—a location's distance above sea level.

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