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Re:High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Den... by TheWoolRug on Saturday July 06, 2024 @09:18PM (#40894528)
Altitude= not connected to the ground.

Elevation= connected to the ground.

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Re:High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Den... by fooker on Saturday July 06, 2024 @09:31PM (#40894587)
High-altitude is a commonly used pair of words to refer to mountain locations.
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Re:High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Den... by AlotOfReading on Saturday July 06, 2024 @10:29PM (#40894824)
I challenge you to find a dictionary that doesn't include "elevation above sea level" in one of the definitions for altitude.
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Re:High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Den... by morbicer on Sunday July 07, 2024 @06:56AM (#40896647)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness
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Re:High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Den... by dboreham on Sunday July 07, 2024 @09:17AM (#40897476)
Cool, but not in the English I learned.
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