MvdV> Not so. It will not be the highest mountain above earth's center, but
 MvdV> the highest mountain above main sea level that will be submerged last.
 MvdV> And that is Mt Everest.

   Now you are wrong. Mt. Everest is the highest point above the *present* sea 
level. It will no longer be if you raise it by 8840m.

   Because of the centrifugal force that causes the Earth to be "flattened" as 
you call it -- more accurately become an ellipsoid -- the sea level will be 
raised equally much more, the closer to the equator you get.

   How can you not understand such elementary physics...?



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