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List of places on land with elevations below sea level
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This is a list of places on land below mean sea level.
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Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included. Places where seawater and rainwater is pumped away are included. Fully natural places below sea level require a dry climate; otherwise, rain would exceed evaporation and fill the area.
All figures are in meters below mean sea level (as locally defined), arranged by depth, lowest first:
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