The furnace creek airport and death Valley California has an elevation of 64 m below sea level the lowest point in New Orleans Louisiana has an elevation of -2 m. What’s the difference between the elevation and New Orleans and the elevation at the Ference Creek airport

A. 66 m.
B. 62 m.
C. 60 m.
D. 68 m.

1 answer

The elevation at Furnace Creek airport is -64 m and the elevation in New Orleans is -2 m.

To find the difference, we subtract the elevation at Furnace Creek airport from the elevation in New Orleans:
-2 m - (-64 m) = -2 m + 64 m = 62 m

Therefore, the difference between the elevation in New Orleans and the elevation at Furnace Creek airport is 62 m.

The correct answer is B. 62 m.