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Roots of Mother Appalachia (mander.xyz)
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https://www.cntraveler.com/story/appalachian-mountains-may-have-once-been-as-tall-as-the-himalayas

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Mountain bases can support a lot. Everest is not terribly tall from its base, true, but Denali is 5500 meters from base to top and Mauna Kea rises to 10000 meters over base.

Its also a bit of an incorrect picure to think of the interior magma as a liquid. It can flow, but it can also sieze up or crack. Its an in-between, like corn starch and water.