Mountains 3 To 4 Times Larger Than Everest Found Near Earth’s Core

Using seismology centers in Antarctica, experts have discovered mountains near Earth's core that are 3 to 4 times larger than Everest.

To make sense of how big these mountains are, Mount Everest is around 5.5 miles high (8.8 kilometres) from the surface, while the underground mountains are said to be over 24 miles (38 kilometres) in height. Photograph:(Agencies)

Mountains with peaks three to four times higher than Mount Everest have been discovered deep inside the Earth, scientists said.

Using seismology centres in Antarctica, experts found these astonishingly huge “mountains” in the boundary between the core and mantle, around 1,800 miles deep (around 2,900 kilometres).

Dubbed ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZ), these gargantuan underground mountain ranges had managed to escape the scientists’ gaze all these years until earthquakes and atomic explosions generated enough seismic data to be spotted by them, reported BBC.

To make sense of how big these mountains are, Mo...