What is the highest mountain above sea level?
AnswerMount Everest
Mount Everest in the Himalayas rises nearly 8,850 metres above sea level.
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AnswerMount Everest
Mount Everest in the Himalayas rises nearly 8,850 metres above sea level.
AnswerRussia
Russia stretches across Eastern Europe and northern Asia and is the largest country by area.
AnswerMariana Trench
Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific is nearly 11 km deep.
Answer40,000 km
Earth's equatorial circumference is about 40,075 km.
AnswerThe Dead Sea
The Dead Sea shore in the Jordan Rift Valley lies more than 400 metres below sea level.
AnswerLake Baikal
Lake Baikal in Siberia is over 1,600 metres deep and holds about a fifth of Earth's unfrozen fresh surface water.
AnswerVenezuela
Angel Falls in Venezuela plunges about 979 metres, with an uninterrupted drop of about 807 metres.