Karl Tate over at OurAmazingPlanet has created an amazing infographic showing the highest heights and the deepest depths of our planet. You can see a thumbnail view of the graphic on the right, but I encourage you to view the full image on their site.
Of course, all of these amazing features on our planet look excellent in Google Earth! Here is a list of the places that are mentioned in the graphic so you can go see them for yourself.
• Mount Everest | KML 
• K2 | KMZ
• Aconcagua | KMZ
• Mount McKinley | KMZ
• Kilimanjaro | KMZ
• Mount Elbrus | KML
• Vinson Massif | KMZ
• Puncak Jaya | KMZ
• Lhasa | KMZ
• South Pole | KMZ
• Denver, Colorado | KMZ
• Burj Khalifa | KMZ
• CN Tower | KML
• Empire State Building | KML
• Great Pyramid of Giza | KMZ
• Statue of Liberty | KMZ
• Deepwater Horizon oil rig | KML
• Grand Canyon | KMZ
• Wreck of the RMS Titanic | KMZ
• Puerto Rico Trench | KMZ
• Mariana Trench | KMZ
We live on an amazing planet, and Google Earth is such a great way to explore it all. Thanks to Karl and OurAmazingPlanet for putting together that graphic.
(via Geographic Travels)
About Mickey Mellen
Mickey has been using Google Earth since it was released in 2005, and has created a variety of geo-related sites including Google Earth Hacks. He runs a web design firm in Marietta, GA, where he lives with his wife and two kids.
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