en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_underground_missile_bases
1 correction found
-500 m
The sources describe the bases as being about 500 meters deep underground, not at a site elevation of −500 meters. This infobox value confuses depth below ground with height above sea level.
Full reasoning
The infobox gives the site’s height as “-500 m”, but the cited reporting does not say these bases are located at an elevation of minus 500 meters. Instead, the sources say the tunnels/bases are at a depth of 500 meters underground.
For example, The Guardian reported that such tunnels existed “at a depth of 500 metres.” That is a statement about depth below the surface, not elevation above or below sea level. Separately, the CIA World Factbook lists Iran’s lowest point as the Caspian Sea at -28 m, which underscores that “-500 m” is not a valid general site-height value for these bases in Iran.
So this infobox entry is incorrect because it converts a reported burial depth into a height/elevation figure.
2 sources
- Iran reveals huge underground missile base with broadcast on state TV | The Guardian
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh ... said numerous such tunnels existed across the country at a depth of 500 metres.
- Iran - The World Factbook
lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m