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mean sea level

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mean sea level [′mēn ′sē ‚levĀ·əl]
(oceanography)
The average sea surface level for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period, usually determined from hourly height readings from a fixed reference level.


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Maldives is vulnerable only from mean sea level point of view; Bangladesh is also vulnerable only from mean sea level point of view.
More than 80 percent of the country's land, composed of coral islands scattered about 850 kilometres (530 miles) across the equator, is less than one metre above mean sea level.
More than 80 percent of the country's land, composed of coral islands scattered about 850 kilometres (530 miles) across the equator, is less than one metre above mean sea level.
 
 
 
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