Innerworld@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoElevation of U.S. states (2012)www.visualcapitalist.comimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down12
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minus-squarePman@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoHow is California less flat than Colorado? Or am I misreading the whole thing?
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s not really a measure of flatness, it’s the difference between highest and lowest point. Coastal states with mountains will score higher than a state farther above sea level.
minus-squarePman@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat and Death Valley being below sea level and having the Sierra Nevada mountain range makes sense. Thanks.
How is California less flat than Colorado? Or am I misreading the whole thing?
It’s not really a measure of flatness, it’s the difference between highest and lowest point. Coastal states with mountains will score higher than a state farther above sea level.
That and Death Valley being below sea level and having the Sierra Nevada mountain range makes sense. Thanks.