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Re:Longest Lines of Sight on Earth by Doradus on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @08:31PM (#14861663)
Depends on the elevation of the horizon.
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Re:Longest Lines of Sight on Earth by a12jun on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @08:33PM (#14861676)
How so? You mean due to sea level?
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Re:Longest Lines of Sight on Earth by Aardwolf on Thursday July 27, 2017 @09:43AM (#14865141)
You would want at least a mountain on (or "behind" instead of "on", with its tip sticking out) the horizon as well. You could see a distant 6km high mountain from another 6km high mountain much farther, than flat horizon from an 8km high mountain (mt Everest)
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