Altitude
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For the usage in astronomy, see Altitude angle. For other uses, see Altitude (disambiguation).
For broader coverage of this topic, see Vertical position.
Not to be confused with Attitude.
Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure). Although the term altitude is commonly used to mean the height above sea level of a location, in geography the term elevation is often preferred for this usage.
Vertical distance measurements in the "down" direction are commonly referred to as depth.