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From: mikes@tekecs.TEK.COM (Michael Sellers)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: The Tallest Mountain (was Re: max. mountain height)
Message-ID: <7966@tekecs.TEK.COM>
Date: Wed, 17-Dec-86 23:04:13 EST
Article-I.D.: tekecs.7966
Posted: Wed Dec 17 23:04:13 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 18-Dec-86 23:17:43 EST
References: <531@weitek.UUCP> <1272@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> <2207@iuvax.UUCP> <153@uhmanoa.UUCP>
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Wilsonville, OR
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Keywords: plate tectonics, continental drift

In article <153@uhmanoa.UUCP>, bob@uhmanoa.UUCP (Bob Cunningham) writes:
> There are other mountains  that---from their base to peak---are higher
> [than Everest] (and there are mountain peaks further from the earth's
> center as well).  Everest is just the mountain with the most elevation
> above ...sea level).

> Bob Cunningham
> bob@hig.hawaii.edu
          ^^^^^^

Given his location, I'm not surprised that Bob is aware that Everest is not 
the tallest mountain from base to summit.  Anyone else catch this? :-)

And 
you 
thought
the 
line
eater
was 
bad. :-(
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			   Mike Sellers
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