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  2. Mount Thor - Wikipedia

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    The mountain is located 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Pangnirtung and features Earth's greatest vertical drop of 1,200 m (4,100 ft), with the cliff overhanging at an average angle of 105 degrees (15 degrees from vertical). [6] Despite its remoteness, this feature makes the mountain a popular rock climbing site. Camping is allowed, with several ...

  3. Extremes on Earth - Wikipedia

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    The fastest point on Earth or, in other words, the point farthest from Earth's rotational axis is the summit of Cayambe [14] in Ecuador, which rotates around Earth's axis at a speed of 1,675.89 km/h (1,041.35 mph) and is 6,383.95 km (3,966.80 mi) from the axis.

  4. List of waterfalls by height - Wikipedia

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    By tallest single drop [ edit ] This list consists of the waterfalls which are known to have a singular individual step with a vertical drop of at least 450 m (1,476 ft).

  5. 26 of the greatest natural wonders of the world to remind you ...

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    BY: BRITTANY VANBIBBER As technology advances and space becomes less of an unknown to the human race, our amazing planet Earth can sometimes seem to take a back seat to the other wonders of the ...

  6. List of cliffs by continent - Wikipedia

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    This is commonly regarded as being the largest vertical drop on Earth [4] at 1,250 metres (4,100 ft). The sheer north face of Polar Sun Spire, Baffin Island, rises 4,300 ft above the flat frozen fjord, although the lower portion of the face breaks from the vertical wall with a series of ledges and buttresses. [5]

  7. Lesser-known ski destinations in the US - AOL

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    Whiteface Mountain offers the greatest vertical drop (3,430 feet) east of the Rockies. Nestled in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, this Wilmington, New York, mountain stands 4,867 feet tall.

  8. List of elevation extremes by region - Wikipedia

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    Elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, ... Earth: Mount Everest [1] 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea [2] −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft

  9. Richard Lewis Mentioned His Will and Death on Last ... - AOL

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    On the episode, titled "Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug," Lewis talked to Larry David about his will and death. The installment aired on Feb. 18, less than two weeks before Lewis died of a heart ...