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Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:
What do each of the two numbers (281 printed in black colour and 20 printed in red colour) in the grid square 1818 indicate?
Topic: Heights on toposheets
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281 in black is a spot height — a point 281 metres above sea level. 20 in red is the relative height (depth) of a feature such as a well or embankment in the square.
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