Question

Badwater Basin, California, has the lowest elevation in North America. It is 279 feet below sea level. New Orleans, Louisiana, is 7 feet below sea level.

Answer 1

Answer:

272 feets

Step-by-step explanation:

Badwater Basin = 279 feets below sea level = - 279 feets (relative to sea level)

New Orleans = 7 feets below sea level = - 7 feets (relative to sea level)

Hence,

New Orleans is higher Than Badwater Basin by :

279 feets - 7 feets

= 272 feets