It has hitherto been supposed that the highest mountain in the world was Mount Everest, one of the Himalayas (29,000 feet , highl but this honour is now claimed for Mount Hercules, in New Guinea, which rears to the tremendous altitude of 82,783 feet.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 4552, 24 November 1887, Page 2
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43Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 South Canterbury Times, Issue 4552, 24 November 1887, Page 2
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