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The Longest View on Earth

If you stand on the summit of the Kunlun Mountains , which stretch along the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau in China , on a clear you should be able to see Pik Dankova -  a remote peak in the Tian Shan of Kyrgyzstan -  more than 530 km away.  According to the All the Views map this is the longest line of sight on planet Earth. Exploring the World’s Longest Views All the Views is essentially a global visibility map . Click anywhere on the map and it calculates the maximum distance you can see in every direction, highlighting the longest uninterrupted line of sight.  Select a location, and the map draws out radial sightlines, revealing both the direction and distance of visibility. In some places, especially along coastlines or island chains, you get surprisingly long views thanks to the absence of terrain blocking the horizon.  How the Map Works Under the hood, All the Views is built on elevation data from NASA’s SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) ...

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