Describe each as below sea level, at sea level, or above sea level.

Question

Death Valley sits at an elevation of –282 feet.

The elevation of Mount Whitney is 14,494 feet.

The elevation of the Singapore Strait is 0 feet.

Answer 1

• Death Valley sits at an elevation of below sea level (–282 feet).

• The elevation of Mount Whitney is above sea level (14,494 feet).

• The elevation of the Singapore Strait is at sea level (0 feet).