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Old 05-07-2007, 05:37 PM   #16
barefoot serpent
go ahead, abbrev. it
 
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Originally Posted by Brianna View Post
The highest mountain? Everest?
Actually it's Mt. Chimborazo in Ecuador... right near the equator and thus the greater radius adds to it's relative height vs. Everest.

a thing on NPR about it
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=9428163
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