However, when the elevation measurement is taken from the center of Earth, the story changes. In this case, the summit of Mount Chimborazo is 3.966,8 miles away from Earths center point, while that of Mount Everest is not as far and lies 3.965,5 miles away.
Carteret Atoll. Carteret Atoll, also known as The Carteret Islands are part of Papua New Guinea located 86 kilometres northeast of Bougainville in the South Pacific at 4Â°45âS, 155Â°24âE.he islands were named after the British navigator Philip Carteret who discovered them in the sloop Swallow in 1767. In 1896 a Samoan-American woman, known locally as âQueenâ Emma Coe, bought the island for four axes and 4.5 kg of tobacco.
Topsail Island is uncrowded and laid-back; we especially enjoyed the beach, kayaking in Stump Sound, getting fresh seafood to cook and take home from Surf City Crab, the Corner Sweet Bake Shop (peach cronuts, wow), the Karen Beasley Turtle Hospital, the Tuesday Farmers Market (with crafts), Shipwreck Mini-Golf and the educational program run by the environmental aquarium, which had children and adults seining in the surf with a naturalist who explained the treasures we found. . . .