Roman Numerals Lesson – Highest Mountains

The Highest Hills & the Deepest Holes

Here are some of the highest and lowest points in the Solar System.

i. The Grand Canyon – Located in Arizona USA it is one of the most well known canyons in the world despite not being the widest, longest or the deepest in the world.

Imperial System – Is CCLVII miles long, XVIII miles wide at its widest point and 6 000 feet deep.
Metric System –  Is CDXLVI kms long, XXIX km wide at its widest point and 1 800 meters deep.

ii. Olympus Mons – Is located on Mars and is the largest volcano in the solar system. 

Imperial System – Is about XIV miles high. That is 2 1/2 times higher than Mount Everest.
Metric System –  Is XXII kms high. That is STILL 2 1/2 times higher than Mount Everest 🙂 

iii. Vallis Marineris – Located on Mars and is the second largest canyon in the solar system.

Imperial System – Is over 2 500 miles long, 120 miles wide at its widest point and 23 000 feet deep.
Metric System –  8,848 kms long ,  200 kms wide at its widest point and 7 kms deep.

iv. Mt Everest – Is the Earth’s highest mountain. It is located between Nepal and Tibet.

Imperial System – 29,029 ft above sea level.
Metric System – 8,848 meters above sea level.

v.  The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the Earth’s oceans and is located roughly south of Japan.

Imperial System – Is 1 580 miles long, XVIII miles wide at its widest point and 36 070  feet deep.
Metric System –  Is 2 500 kms long, LXIX km wide (on average) and 10 994 meters deep.

 

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