Britain’s highest mountain becomes taller

Q.  Britain’s highest mountain Ben Nevis has gotten taller on paper, according to cartographers. What is its new height?
- Published on 21 Mar 16

a. 1333
b. 1345
c. 1344.527
d. Both b and c
e. None of the above

ANSWER: Both b and c
 
Cartographers have said that Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands is 1345 m high as against 1344 m. Mountain has not physically grown…merely technology has advanced to make an accurate reading possible. The exact reading is 1344.527 which has been rounded off to 1345.

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