Hello Bj”rn,
On Wednesday August 14 2019 15:58, you wrote to me:
BF>>> It's the highest mountain above Earth's center, and since the
BF>>> sea level will follow the gravity, it means that this peak
BF>>> eventually will be the last to be submerged.
MvdV>> Not so. Sea level follows a surface of equal potential energy.
MvdV>> The earth rotation comes into play and causes that surface to
MvdV>> flatten at the poles.
BF> Okay, okay, okay. So it's the centrifugal and not the gravitational
BF> force that causes it, but the end result is still the same.
Not so. It will not be the highest mountain above earth's center, but the
highest mountain above main sea level that will be submerged last. And that is
Mt Everest.
Cheers, Michiel
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