Question 5 - Figure it out (Page 261) - Geographical cross sections - Chapter 10 Class 6 - The other side of Zero (Ganita Prakash)

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Question 5 - Figure it out (Page 261) What is the lowest point with respect to sea level on land or on the ocean floor? What is its height? (This height should be negative).The lowest know point on the Earth is the challenger deep, located in the Mariana trench in the Pacific Ocean. Its depth is approximately -10994 m. DRILL HOLE DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH: The Highest \& Lowest Points on Earth 30000 - 35000 ft Commercial aeroplanes fly at this height 29,035ft - Mount Everest Earth's highest point 5,000FT 26,000 ft - Death Zone Oxygen levels insufficient to sustainhuman life 22,595ft-Ojos del Salado Highest active volcano 20,000FT 18,000ft High clouds (Cirrus, Cirrocumulus) start forming 16,728ft - La Rinconada The World's highest human habitatoon 5,000FT 12,500ft Standard skydiving altitude 12,389ft - Mount Fuji 10,000FT 5,000FT 4,409ft - Ben Nevis UK's highest mountain 2,717ft - Burj Khalifa (Dubai) - World's tallest building 2,073 ft Shanghai Tower 1,004ft The Shard Europe's tallest building 5,000FT Depth of Grand Canyon Depth of Grand Canyon (for scale) 10,000 ft 10,000FT Cuvier's Beaked Whales - deepest diving mammals 12,800ft - Mponeng 12,500ft & TauTona Gold Mines The world's deepest m hes Wreck of the RMS Titanic 15,000FT 20,000FT 25,000FT