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Kronstadt topographic map

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Name: Kronstadt topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia (59.93736 29.54157 60.08807 29.94981)

Average elevation: 7 ft

Minimum elevation: -33 ft

Maximum elevation: 240 ft

The Kronstadt tide gauge is situated near the former Italian palace. Sea level observations in Saint Petersburg began already in 1703. On Kotlin Island, the main naval fortress of the Russian Empire began observations in 1707. This monitoring was necessary because the water level of the Finnish Gulf could change considerably in a short time, creating problems for shipping. The annual flood also required close monitoring of the water level. The Kronstadt sea-gauge with the tide gauge pavilion is the zero level of the Baltic system of highs and lows. All depths and altitudes (even the heights of spacecraft) in Russia and some other countries of the former Russian Empire are measured according to the Kronstadt sea-gauge. Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, said in 1967 that it was "the Hub of the Universe".

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