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Mountain elevations 1
Position the mountains on the scale by their elevation above sea level.
Discussion points
- What is the difference between elevation and height?
- What would happen to the order of the mountains if, instead of measuring elevation, you measured the increase of height from base to peak?
- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth by elevation, but Mauna Kea is the tallest if measured from its base on the ocean floor.
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