Above Sea Level

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ASL
Pronunciation
/əˈbəv si ˈlɛvəl/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Ocean Science

Examples in Context

  1. We're probably at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level.
  2. The mountain rises 6000 feet above sea level.
  3. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the world's highest plateau, averaging over 4000 metres above sea level and covering an area of 200,000 square kilometres.
  4. Lake Namco in Tibet is the world's highest-lying saltwater lake, rising 4718 metres above sea level and covering an area of 1940 square kilometres.
  5. It is 2,300 metres above sea level, so a given volume of air contains only about one-third as much oxygen as it would at sea level

Other meanings of ASL