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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Mount Everest
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Mount McKinley
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Mount Denali
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The Mariana Trench
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mount Everest’s peak is the highest altitude above mean sea level at 29, 029 feet [8, 848 meters]. Mount Chimborazo’s peak is the furthest point on Earth from Earth’s center. The summit is over 6, 800 feet [2, 072 meters] farther from Earth’s center than Mount Everest’s summit.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Earth’s highest elevation point is at the summit of Mt. Everest in Nepal. It measures 8, 848 meters (29, 035 feet). The Earth’s lowest land elevation point is at the Dead Sea, located at the border of Israel and Jordan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Researchers have measured Mount Everest many times over the past few decades, but the latest assessment, announced in November 2021 (opens in new tab), puts it at 29, 031.69 feet (8, 848.86 meters) above sea level, which is almost 5.5 miles (8.8 kilometers) tall.