Question

The residents of a village want to paint a sign that shows the elevation of their village relative to the sea. Their altimeter shows +2,100 feet. What should their signboard read?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Elevation above the sea level is the height of a particular place above the sea level.

If the elevation is positive then the height will above the sea level and if negative then the height will be below the sea level.

Therefore, altimeter reading of +2100 feet means the height of the village is

2100 feet above the sea level.

Answer 2

the plus sign (+) means above seal level

so the sign should say 2100 feet above sea level