I just had to look up the shape of the earth after that depiction of the bulge looked almost comical

https://earthhow.com/shape-of-the-earth/

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# The tallest mountain in the world is NOT Everest if you measure from base to peak 🏔️

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![image](https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.jpg)

> - **Mount Everest**'s peak is the highest altitude above mean sea level at 29,029 feet [8,848 meters].
> - **Mount Chimborazo**'s peak is the furthest point on Earth from Earth's center. The summit is over 6,800 feet [2,072 meters] farther from Earth's center than Mount Everest's summit.
> - **Mauna Kea** is the tallest mountain from base to peak at more than 33,500 feet [10,210 meters].
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> [... read more](https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html)