The sea cliffs of Moloka’i Hawaii [OC] [6003 x 4007]Submitted by crankyape1534 t3_10ny5ui in EarthPorn
PA2SK t1_j6eenb4 wrote
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Every source says molokai has the highest sea cliffs in the world. Mitre Peak is higher but maybe more of a peak than a sea cliff?
KiwieeiwiK t1_j6eiy26 wrote
The inclination from the summit of Mitre Peak to the sea is steeper than the cliffs in Moloka'i. The Moloka'i cliffs are also a summit, they're from a mountain that falls into the sea, same as Mitre Peak. There's really no metric that says Moloka'i is a sea cliff and Mitre Peak isn't. Mitre Peak is taller, and steeper.
PA2SK t1_j6ek114 wrote
I'm not going to get pulled in to a debate about what counts as a "sea cliff". This sounds like one of those things where among the locals in Milford Sound it's an accepted truth that their Mitre Peak is the highest sea cliff in the world, but literally everyone else in the world, including lots of smart geologists, says it's the sea cliffs at molokai. You live your truth, the rest of us will live ours.
KiwieeiwiK t1_j6emc3k wrote
The smart geologists being... Who?
PA2SK t1_j6entf2 wrote
All of them as far as I can tell.
KiwieeiwiK t1_j6enwee wrote
Can you name any? Or a source to any? By the sound of it you've found quite a few
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