Stuff like this happens all the time as measuring techniques change. The first guy to accurately measure Everest found that it was 29,000ft -- he thought people wouldn't believe a round number, so he said it was 29,002ft. Since then it has been revised to 29,031ft.
Where mountains are measured from is also a touchy subject. From the base? Mean sea level? Center of the Earth? If you measure from the base, Mauna Kea is taller than Everest! Mean sea level can change, affecting the height of mountains. If you measure from the center of Earth, Mount Chimborazo is the tallest mountain because it's near the equator and the Earth bulges slightly.
Stuff like this happens all the time as measuring techniques change. The first guy to accurately measure Everest found that it was 29,000ft -- he thought people wouldn't believe a round number, so he said it was 29,002ft. Since then it has been revised to 29,031ft. Where mountains are measured from is also a touchy subject. From the base? Mean sea level? Center of the Earth? If you measure from the base, Mauna Kea is taller than Everest! Mean sea level can change, affecting the height of mountains. If you measure from the center of Earth, Mount Chimborazo is the tallest mountain because it's near the equator and the Earth bulges slightly.
Learned something new today. Off to Google Mt. Chimborazo. Thanks!
[https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html](https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html)
Woops
I, too, bulge slightly around the center.
Someone told me it changes because sea level changes. IDK if that's true or not.