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The skyline of Detroit in 2015. This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises 727 feet (222 m) along Detroit's International Riverfront.
The highest village on Tutuila island (and American Samoa) is the village of A'oloau [3] — A'oloau is at an elevation of 1,340 feet (410 meters), [2] and had a population of 615 as of 2010. [4] The highest peak in American Samoa is Lata Mountain at an elevation of 3,163 feet (964 meters). [5]
The Detroit River is only 0.5–2.5 miles (0.8–4.0 km) wide. It begins with an east-to-west flow from Lake St. Clair, but curves and runs north to south. The deepest portion of the Detroit River is 53 feet (16.2 m) in its northern portion. At its source, the river is at an elevation of 574 feet (175 m) above sea level.
ASL – above sea level [4] FAMSL – feet above mean sea level [5] FASL – feet above sea level [6] MAMSL – metres above mean sea level [5] MASL – metres above sea level [5] [6] MSL – mean sea level [7] For elevations or altitudes, often just the abbreviation MSL is used, e.g., Mount Everest (8849 m MSL), or the reference to sea level ...
Aerial view of Belle Isle looking north. Belle Isle) is a 982-acre (3.97 km 2) island in the northeastern portion of the Detroit River just north of DowntownBelle Isle sits at an elevation of 574 feet (175 m) above sea level, and the island has also gone by several historic names. [1]
Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.. The heavily forested Upper Peninsula is relatively mountainous in the west. The Porcupine Mountains, which are part of one of the oldest mountain chains in the world, [3] rise to an altitude of almost 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level and form the watershed between the streams flowing into Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
The lake fluctuates from month to month with the highest lake levels typically occurring in summer. The normal high-water mark is 2.00 feet (0.61 m) above datum (577.5 ft (176.0 m)). In October 1986, Lakes Michigan and Huron reached their highest level at 5.92 feet (1.80 m) above datum. [27]
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 26th-most populous city in ...