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Is Mt. Everest really the top of the world? Or we are just running in circles?
Or somewhere in the Arctic Circle? Or there is no such thing as top of the world?
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Mt. Everest is the highest mountain, counting feet above sea level (29,029 ft). It can be considered the "top" of the world in that no one else is physically higher in elevation than you are, if you're standing at the top.
In contrast, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain when measuring from its base (6.3 mi), but is only 13,796 ft tall when counting the portion above sea level. You could be at the "top" of the world standing on Mauna Kea in the sense that you're the highest person above the Earth's crust.
The literal "top of the world" is the North Pole, the most northernly point on Earth (not to be confused with the North Magnetic Pole, or North Pole, Alaska). The location of this point constantly changes as Earth wobbles slightly in its orbit.
In contrast, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain when measuring from its base (6.3 mi), but is only 13,796 ft tall when counting the portion above sea level. You could be at the "top" of the world standing on Mauna Kea in the sense that you're the highest person above the Earth's crust.
The literal "top of the world" is the North Pole, the most northernly point on Earth (not to be confused with the North Magnetic Pole, or North Pole, Alaska). The location of this point constantly changes as Earth wobbles slightly in its orbit.
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