I had an interesting discussion with my 8yo recently about the highest mountain. It had never occurred to me, but "highest" does not have an agreed upon definition. There are actually a few competing definitions[1]:
There's Muana Kea, which is the _tallest_, meaning the furthest distance from the mountain's base to its peak.
There's Mount Everest (which I had assumed was the agreed upon "highest"), which has its peak at the highest altitude.
Chimborazo has the most unexpected definition of "highest", which is a peak that is furthest from the center of the Earth! We don't live on a perfect sphere, so some mountains can be "shorter" but still further from the core!
Would be interesting to see if the "highest websites" differ for each of these definitions!
There's Muana Kea, which is the _tallest_, meaning the furthest distance from the mountain's base to its peak.
There's Mount Everest (which I had assumed was the agreed upon "highest"), which has its peak at the highest altitude.
Chimborazo has the most unexpected definition of "highest", which is a peak that is furthest from the center of the Earth! We don't live on a perfect sphere, so some mountains can be "shorter" but still further from the core!
Would be interesting to see if the "highest websites" differ for each of these definitions!
[1]: https://geology.com/records/highest-mountain-in-the-world.sh...