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- From: parson_r@cubldr.colorado.edu (Robert Parson)
- Subject: Re: When will K2 grow up?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.181837.1@cubldr.colorado.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov10.170536.3921@linus.mitre.org> <1992Nov12.205129.21075@lsil.com> <1992Nov17.011352.18582@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:18:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.011352.18582@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>, mancus@zaphod.JSC.NASA.GOV (Keith Mancus/MDSSC) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov12.205129.21075@lsil.com>, gascan@dcst16.dc (Bill Gascoyne) writes:
- >
- > What is the highest mountain on Earth measured base-to-peak, with underwater
- > height excluded? It may or may not be Everest, since Everest sits on the
- > Tibetan Plateau at around 12000 feet or so. I'd expect it to be a large
- > mountain near sea level.
- >
- I'm sure people will start to argue about where the "base" is.
- McKinley would seem to be one candidate: the north face rises 17,000 feet
- from relatively low tundra/marshes. Awesome!
- I believe Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas is another candidate - I have no
- numbers at hand.
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