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altitude
Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure). Although the term altitude is commonly used to mean the height above sea level of a location, in geography the term elevation is often preferred for this usage.
Vertical distance measurements in the "down" direction are commonly referred to as depth.
Yesterday we popped up to Sierra Nevada for an afternoon's skiing in the MG4. If it's of any interest here are the consumption stats from home on the coast at sea level, up to Pradallona at 2078m alt and back again - a round trip of 223km with 2px and skis, boots chucked in the back with the...
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