Geography
2 myths in Geography
Geography lessons lean on maps, mnemonics, and “everyone knows” landmarks. A few of those certainties—like what you can supposedly see from space—turned out to be tourist folklore dressed up as fact. This hub covers geography claims that traveled from classroom walls into common knowledge.
What you were taught
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth
What we know now
Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, but Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller when measured from its base on the ocean floor. The difference depends on how "tallest" is defined.
Updated understanding emerged around 1983