diff --git a/client/public/countries.geojson b/client/public/countries.geojson
index 8b08c62..b094924 100644
--- a/client/public/countries.geojson
+++ b/client/public/countries.geojson
@@ -20209,28 +20209,6 @@
               [21.268449, 55.190482]
             ]
           ],
-          [
-            [
-              [33.435988, 45.971917],
-              [33.699462, 46.219573],
-              [34.410402, 46.005162],
-              [34.732017, 45.965666],
-              [34.861792, 45.768182],
-              [35.012659, 45.737725],
-              [35.020788, 45.651219],
-              [35.510009, 45.409993],
-              [36.529998, 45.46999],
-              [36.334713, 45.113216],
-              [35.239999, 44.939996],
-              [33.882511, 44.361479],
-              [33.326421, 44.564877],
-              [33.546924, 45.034771],
-              [32.454174, 45.327466],
-              [32.630804, 45.519186],
-              [33.588162, 45.851569],
-              [33.435988, 45.971917]
-            ]
-          ],
           [
             [
               [143.648007, 50.7476],
@@ -24180,10 +24158,17 @@
             [35.823685, 46.645964],
             [34.962342, 46.273197],
             [35.012659, 45.737725],
-            [34.861792, 45.768182],
-            [34.732017, 45.965666],
-            [34.410402, 46.005162],
-            [33.699462, 46.219573],
+            [35.020788, 45.651219],
+            [35.510009, 45.409993],
+            [36.529998, 45.46999],
+            [36.334713, 45.113216],
+            [35.239999, 44.939996],
+            [33.882511, 44.361479],
+            [33.326421, 44.564877],
+            [33.546924, 45.034771],
+            [32.454174, 45.327466],
+            [32.630804, 45.519186],
+            [33.588162, 45.851569],
             [33.435988, 45.971917],
             [33.298567, 46.080598],
             [31.74414, 46.333348],
diff --git a/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/RealtimeGlobe/RealtimeGlobe.tsx b/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/RealtimeGlobe/RealtimeGlobe.tsx
index efbe062..6106512 100644
--- a/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/RealtimeGlobe/RealtimeGlobe.tsx
+++ b/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/RealtimeGlobe/RealtimeGlobe.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useWindowSize } from "@uidotdev/usehooks";
 import { scaleSequentialSqrt } from "d3-scale";
 import { interpolateYlOrRd } from "d3-scale-chromatic";
-import { memoize } from "lodash";
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import { memoize, debounce } from "lodash";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useCallback } from "react";
 import Globe from "react-globe.gl";
 import { MeshPhongMaterial } from "three";
 import { useGetLiveSessionLocations } from "../../../../api/analytics/useGetLiveSessionLocations";
@@ -53,6 +53,44 @@ export const World = ({ width }: { width: number }) => {
     }
   }, [globeEl.current]);
 
+  const [hexAltitude, setHexAltitude] = useState(0.001);
+
+  // Debounced updateAltitude handler: fires once, 200ms after the last 'end' event
+  const updateAltitude = useCallback(
+    debounce(() => {
+      if (!globeEl.current) return;
+  
+      const controls = globeEl.current.controls();
+      const distance = Math.round(controls.getDistance());
+  
+      const low = 0.001, mid = 0.005, high = 0.02;
+      const near = 300, far = 600;
+      const nextAlt =
+        distance <= near ? low :
+        distance >= far ? high :
+        mid;
+  
+      // set only if changed
+      if (nextAlt !== hexAltitude) {
+        setHexAltitude(nextAlt);
+      }
+    }, 200),
+    [globeEl, hexAltitude, setHexAltitude]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!globeEl.current) return;
+    const controls = globeEl.current.controls();
+    // Limit distance maximal distance
+    controls.maxDistance = 900;
+    // Subscribe on change event
+    controls.addEventListener('end', updateAltitude);
+    return () => {
+      controls.removeEventListener('end', updateAltitude);
+      updateAltitude.cancel(); // cancel any pending call
+    };
+  }, [globeEl, updateAltitude]);
+
   const oceanBlueMaterial = useMemo(
     () =>
       new MeshPhongMaterial({
@@ -106,6 +144,7 @@ export const World = ({ width }: { width: number }) => {
         hexPolygonMargin={0.2}
         hexBinResolution={3}
         hexBinPointsData={liveSessionLocationsData}
+        hexPolygonAltitude={hexAltitude}
         hexBinMerge={true}
         hexBinPointWeight={"count"}
         backgroundColor="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"
diff --git a/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/page.tsx b/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/page.tsx
index e9fcc97..fac5448 100644
--- a/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/page.tsx
+++ b/client/src/app/[site]/realtime/page.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export default function RealtimePage() {
   return (
     <div
       className="relative overflow-hidden"
-      style={{ height: "calc(100vh - 36px)" }}
       ref={ref}
     >
       <World width={width ?? 0} />