The depth of Challenger Deep is about 1.24 times the elevation above sea level of Mount Everest. Selected basis: approximate values.
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8.849 km - Height; rounded landmark reference.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China.
A rounded modern elevation anchor of 8,848.86 m above mean sea level. This is elevation, not the mountain’s height above its local base. The illustrated silhouette uses an implied sea-level baseline; it is not a surveyed mountain cross-section.
Defined examples — our methodology10.94 km - Depth; approximate.
Challenger Deep is the deepest known point in the Earth's oceans, located in the Mariana Trench.
About 10,935 m below the ocean surface in the Mariana Trench. Depth estimates vary by survey. The line shows depth, not the trench’s width.
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PlacesMount Everest8.849 kmMount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China.
PlacesChallenger Deep10.94 kmChallenger Deep is the deepest known point in the Earth's oceans, located in the Mariana Trench.
Built worldBurj Khalifa828 mBurj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed in 2010.
Built worldEiffel Tower330 mThe Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice structure in Paris, France, and a famous global landmark.
PeopleHuman1.75 mA human is a primate of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished by habitual upright walking, language and complex tool use.
SpaceEarth12,740 kmEarth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
PlacesEarth’s oceans1.338 × 10⁹ km³Earth’s oceans are the interconnected bodies of salt water that cover most of the planet’s surface.Side by side
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