[Groop] re relatively highest mountain

[Denis Hackney]

So, Everest is the highest, Chimborazo is the furthest, Mauna Kea is
the tallest.
What controversy...? :-)

-Denis.

On 4/14/05, bj trapp <bjtrapp at sasktel.net> wrote:
> It sounds like the old "Mauna Kea is the highest mountain on earth"
> controversy again.  It all goes to how you measure the highest.  There
> are three main contenders, Everest; the highest above sea level, Mauna
> Kea; measured from its ocean base to summit is actually higher than
> Everest (if you consider sea level the base of the Himalayas) , and the
> point furthest from the centre of the earth, which is Mount Chimborazo
> in Ecuador.  Because of the equitorial bulge of the earth (including the
> level of the sea) its summit is actually just a  little less than 3 km
> further from the center of the earth than the summit of Everest.  I
> think the top poster is referring to Mauna Kea, but since  it tops out
> at almost  14,000 ft above sea level you can leave the swin fins behind
> when you go to plant your Groo poster on top.
> And I know Larry wasn't padding his postings because he didn't  give us
> a weekly  or daily countdown on "Talk like a pirate day".  I completely
> missed it last year.
> Bunny

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