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Metres above the Sea (Switzerland)

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Metres above the Sea (German: Meter über Meer (m ü. M.)) is the elevation reference system used in Switzerland. [1]

20 relations: Austria, Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen, French language, Geodetic datum, Geoid, German language, Gravitational acceleration, Gravitational potential, Lake Geneva, Liechtenstein, Metre, Metres above the Adriatic, Normalhöhennull, Orthometric height, Pierres du Niton, Principality, Switzerland, Topographic Atlas of Switzerland, Topographic Map of Switzerland, Zimmerwald Observatory.

Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen

The Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen or BEV (German for Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying) is the body responsible for official surveying, geo-information and weights and measures (metrology) in Austria.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Geodetic datum

A geodetic datum or geodetic system is a coordinate system, and a set of reference points, used to locate places on the Earth (or similar objects).

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Geoid

The geoid is the shape that the surface of the oceans would take under the influence of Earth's gravity and rotation alone, in the absence of other influences such as winds and tides.

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German language

German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.

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Gravitational acceleration

In physics, gravitational acceleration is the acceleration on an object caused by the force of gravitation.

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Gravitational potential

In classical mechanics, the gravitational potential at a location is equal to the work (energy transferred) per unit mass that would be needed to move the object from a fixed reference location to the location of the object.

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Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva (le lac Léman or le Léman, sometimes le lac de Genève, Genfersee) is a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France.

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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Central Europe.

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Metre

The metre (British spelling and BIPM spelling) or meter (American spelling) (from the French unit mètre, from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure") is the base unit of length in some metric systems, including the International System of Units (SI).

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Metres above the Adriatic

Metres above the Adriatic (Metri sopra l'Adriatico, Meter über Adria, Metara iznad Jadrana) is the mean sea level datum used in Austria, in the former Yugoslavian states of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia, in the Kosovo territory, as well as in Albania to measure elevation, referring to the average water level of the Adriatic Sea at the Sartorio mole in the Port of Trieste.

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Normalhöhennull

Normalhöhennull ("standard elevation zero") or NHN is a standard reference level, the equivalent of sea level, used in Germany to measure height.

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Orthometric height

The orthometric height of a point is the distance H along a plumb line from the point to a reference height.

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Pierres du Niton

The Pierres du Niton (French for Neptune's Stones) are two unusual rocks which are visible from Quai Gustave-Ador in the harbor of Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

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Principality

A principality (or princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Topographic Atlas of Switzerland

The Topographic Atlas of Switzerland (German: Topographischer Atlas der Schweiz), also known as the Siegfried Atlas or Siegfried Map (German: Siegfriedkarte; French: Carte Siegfried) is an official map series of Switzerland.

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Topographic Map of Switzerland

The Topographic Map of Switzerland (German: Topographische Karte der Schweiz), also known as the Dufour Map (German: Dufourkarte; French: Carte Dufour) is a 1:100 000 scale map series depicting Switzerland for the first time based on accurate geometric measurements.

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Zimmerwald Observatory

The Zimmerwald Observatory (Observatorium Zimmerwald) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the AIUB, the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metres_above_the_Sea_(Switzerland)

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