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10. Wait, now you're talking highest point

Sun May 22, 2016, 05:11 PM

May 2016

When geologists say that Mauna Kea is the talles mountain they mean something different than highest.

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Is Mount Chimborazo In Ecuador The Tallest Mountain In The World? [View all] Judi Lynn May 2016 OP

Mauna Kea = world's tallest pokerfan May 2016 #1

Then there's "topographic prominence" pokerfan May 2016 #3

Maybe not shadowmayor May 2016 #4

Only because it's next to the trench... pokerfan May 2016 #5

The problem with Mauna Kea is defining what is 'that mountain' muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #7

It seems to me pokerfan May 2016 #8

What about the highest point on a continent? muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #9

Wait, now you're talking highest point pokerfan May 2016 #10

'Tallest' is not precisely defined muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #11

Mt Chimborazo is a beautiful mountain. Lucky Luciano May 2016 #6