Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth measured from sea level, at 8,848 metres. It is not the...
Mount Everest is the highest point above sea level, but because the Earth bulges at the equator, the summit of a volcano in Ecuador sits farther from the centre of the planet, making it the closest piece of land on Earth to outer space.
Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth measured from sea level, at 8,848 metres. It is not the point on Earth's surface that sits farthest from the...
Author: Space Daily
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