Above sea level - above sea level

Japanese: 海抜 - かいばつ
Above sea level - above sea level
〘 noun 〙 Height above mean sea level. Used to express land height or flying altitude. Elevation. Absolute altitude. ※Fuzoku Gaho - Issue 351 (1906) Koishikawa Miyashitacho "The area borders Sugamo in Kitatoshima County to the north and west, and is the highest point in the ward, said to be 90 feet above sea level ."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 平均海水面からの高さ。陸地の高さや飛行高度などを表わす時に用いる。標高。絶対高度。※風俗画報‐三五一号(1906)小石川宮下町「北と西は北豊島郡巣鴨に堺せり、区内の最高地にて、海抜(カイバツ)九十尺といへり」

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