{"id":768,"date":"2019-09-11T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T07:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maldives.lareef.net\/?page_id=768"},"modified":"2020-02-25T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T05:45:18","slug":"critical-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/index.php\/critical-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"768\" class=\"elementor elementor-768\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0841d2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"0841d2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87a938 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"e87a938\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce50545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce50545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Critical Infrastructure<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d48cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d48cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4045edbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"4045edbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313cd08b elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"313cd08b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4891bf63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4891bf63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":902,\"align\":\"left\",\"width\":510,\"height\":340} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-902\" src=\"https:\/\/maldives.lareef.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/infrastructure_MV2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/infrastructure_MV2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/infrastructure_MV2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Infrastructure close to the coastline<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Critical Infrastructures are the buildings, constructions, structures etc. whose effective functioning is necessary to sustain human health.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over 80% of the islands in the Maldives are barely 1m above mean sea level and are relatively small. Almost 70% of critical infrastructure is less than 100m from the shoreline and within a meter or so of the current high water mark. The combination of high proximity and low elevation makes these infrastructure very vulnerable to impacts of storm surges and sea level rise which will result as a result of climate change. These infrastructure include power plants, waste collection sites, harbours, airports, hospitals, communication towers, sewage systems and schools.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":1005,\"align\":\"right\",\"width\":300,\"height\":225} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" src=\"https:\/\/maldives.lareef.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/infrastructure_MV-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/infrastructure_MV-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/infrastructure_MV-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Infrastructure close to the coastline<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>80% of the powerhouses<\/li>\n<li>75% of communications infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Waste disposal sites of 90% of the islands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>are located within 100 m of coastline of the islands.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More droughts and shorter heavy rainfall and sea level rise may cause physical damage to infrastructure; rise in air temperature will result in heating and rise in water temperature will influence air temperature.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Frequent inundations could destroy the critical infrastructure, severely damaging the economy and threatening the safety and security of the people.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><span style=\"color: #0068ac;\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jauharee A.R. Local Planning and Climate Change. Wetlands Conservation and Coral Reef Monitioring for Adaptation to Climate Change. Climate Change Trust Fund. Ministry of Environment and Energy and Local Government Authority. Republic of Maldives. 2014.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>MHTE, (2009). National Adaptation to Climate Change, Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment, Maldives Partnership Forum (MPF).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pics &#8211; Hartwig Schafer, Bracing for climate change is a matter of survival for the Maldives, World Bank Blogs, January 20, 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/endpovertyinsouthasia\/bracing-climate-change-matter-survival-maldives\">https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/endpovertyinsouthasia\/bracing-climate-change-matter-survival-maldives<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Integrating Climate Change Risks into Resilient Island Planning in the Maldives, 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptation-undp.org\/projects\/ldcf-resilient-island-planning-maldives\">https:\/\/www.adaptation-undp.org\/projects\/ldcf-resilient-island-planning-maldives<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36507cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"36507cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946bec1 elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"946bec1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96de09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e96de09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ad3c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"47ad3c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781e545 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"781e545\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92842b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-custom_html\" data-id=\"92842b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-custom_html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared green1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"background-color: transparent;width:100%;padding:5px\" href=\"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/index.php\/agriculture\/\"><strong><h3>Agriculture<br><\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5628177 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"5628177\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b30857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b30857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bc770 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"a8bc770\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d675bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-custom_html\" data-id=\"2d675bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-custom_html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared green1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"background-color: transparent;width:100%;padding:5px\" href=\"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/index.php\/dengue\/\"><strong><h3>Dengue<br><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c106f28 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"c106f28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cb80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98cb80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0905a elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"8b0905a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9018b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-custom_html\" data-id=\"a9018b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-custom_html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared green1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"background-color: transparent;width:100%;padding:10px\" href=\"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/index.php\/food-security\/\"><strong><h3>Food Security<br><\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88368ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"88368ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d1e2a elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"c5d1e2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f4ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00f4ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae384ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"ae384ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6081703 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"6081703\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377a3ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-custom_html\" data-id=\"377a3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-custom_html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared green1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"background-color: transparent;width:100%;padding:10px\" href=\"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/index.php\/critical-infrastructure\/\"><strong><h3>Infrastructure<br><\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d2860 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"56d2860\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bf94e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"14bf94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed2085 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"6ed2085\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3f214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-custom_html\" data-id=\"da3f214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-custom_html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared green1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"background-color: transparent;width:100%;padding:5px\" href=\"https:\/\/stem.climate.mv\/index.php\/fisheries\/\"><strong><h3>Fisheries<br><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa1ba5 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"9fa1ba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2641b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2641b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09effb6 elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"09effb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical Infrastructure Critical Infrastructures are the buildings, constructions, structures etc. whose effective functioning is necessary to sustain human health. Over 80% of the islands in the Maldives are barely 1m above mean sea level and are relatively small. 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