ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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high elevation yet surrounded by mountains at a higher elevation
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in the middle of a rainforest
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on the east coast of Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico
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a high elevation above the Sierra Madre Mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -This valley is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the high plateaus of south-central Mexico. It has a minimum altitude of 2, 200 meters (7, 200 feet) above sea level and is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes that reach elevations of over 5, 000 meters (16, 000 feet).
Detailed explanation-2: -Mexico City’s elevation is 7, 350 feet high, or 2240 meters! Well, Mexico City is even higher than Denver, Colorado-at about 1.5-miles above sea level-a half-mile higher than Denver.
Detailed explanation-3: -Adjusting to being at higher elevations Mexico City, for example, is not only 7, 200 feet above sea level (that’s about a mile and-a-half up in the sky), it’s situated in a valley surrounded by mountains and flanked by two volcanoes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mexico City’s climate is influenced by its high elevation, its limited air circulation owing to the mountains surrounding it on three sides, and its exposure to both tropical air masses and cold northerly fronts. The latter make southward intrusions only during the Northern Hemisphere winter and spring.
Detailed explanation-5: -Located in the Municipio of Zinacantepec, in the State of Mexico, Raíces is the highest town in the country, at an elevation of 3.531m (11, 919ft) above the sea level. It’s one of the highest towns accessible by car on Earth.