October 11, 2009
Drain the Ocean
The highest mountain on the Earth’s surface from ground level is the Himalayas’ Mount Everest at approximately 29,029 feet, but Hawaii’s Mauna Kea rises to a height of 33,476 feet from the ocean floor, making it from base to peak the world’s tallest mountain. What amazing sights we would see if we could remove all the water from our oceans, the earth’s last frontier. Using CGI animation and the latest scientific research National Geographic presents a whole new world that defies the imagination as the oceans are drained and the unexplored landscapes of two-thirds of our planet are exposed.
