UK's highest mountain grew by a metre

Tuesday 22nd March 2016 20:07 EDT
 

A new calculation shows Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis has “grown” by a metre in the past 67 years. With the help of advanced technology that rendered better and more accurate readings, the mountain is now known to stand at 1,345 m (4,413 ft). A GPS receiver at the summit fed data to satellites which was then verified by Ordinance Survey experts.


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