Sentence examples for much higher elevations from inspiring English sources

These intrusions, such as Mount Waga, frequently attain much higher elevations than the surrounding formations.

The much higher elevations in the Catskills compared to the surrounding area are mainly due to the durability of the top layers of sandstone and conglomerate.

Occasionally reported at much higher elevations, however, such as 2600 m in Colombia (Sabana de Bogotá; Hilty and Brown 1986) and even 3600 m in Venezuela Lagunaa Mucubají; Hilty 2003).

The Arabica species grows at much higher elevations, better soil rich areas, and is the source of the worlds finest coffees.

Meanwhile, treelines in the high mountain areas of North American and European temperate regions range between 1000 and 3500 m above sea level (a.s.l)., while trees in the tropical and subtropical mountains of South America are able to develop at much higher elevations (Körner 2003), with Polylepis tarapacana Philippi forming the highest treeline in the world at 5200 m a.s.l.l

The southwestern section, on the other hand, is a narrow depression of much higher elevation.

The region of East Antarctica, which includes the South Pole, is at a much higher elevation and extends farther north than West Antarctica.

Although the precise causes of the ice ages that mark the Pleistocene are controversial, it is known that prior to that succession of glacial stages northern Europe had risen to a much higher elevation than now and that ice formed to great depths there, as in the rest of the Atlantic landmass and the Alpine areas.

In addition, the travel path of this slide is at a much higher elevation than the Jian River.

While landslides are common and frequent in the hilly parts of Enugu because of its unique geology, long-time residents report that the recent landslides at the international tourist town of Obudu in Calabar (Figure 2) are the first known slope failures despite the much higher elevation and steepness of slopes in the area.

A new lake eventually formed on a much higher elevation.