BF>> It's the highest mountain above Earth's center, and since the sea
BF>> level will follow the gravity, it means that this peak eventually will
BF>> be the last to be submerged.
MvdV> Not so. Sea level follows a surface of equal potential energy. The earth
MvdV> rotation comes into play and causes that surface to flatten at the
poles.
Okay, okay, okay. So it's the centrifugal and not the gravitational force
that causes it, but the end result is still the same.
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