Hriston
Dungeon Master of Middle-earth (He/him)
Would that necessarily be the case for a 4,800 m peak at around 37 degrees of latitude surrounded by warm temperate ocean water? If so, the elevation could be somewhat less. I was stating the full height from the abyssal plain to the summit as an upper limit. Of course the plain would be filled with some depth of water and with a deeper sea around Númenor, the height of the Meneltarma could be as little as 3,700 m above sea level if based on the geography of the Josephine Seamount. This would be quite similar in terms of elevation, latitude, and proximity of ocean water to Mount Fuji which is only covered by snow about five months of the year.I can accept that: Numenor is supposed to be a huge island, more like Ireland than a smallish island, and Reunion island has a 3,000 meters peak despite being around 50 km by 50... Hawaii has 4,000 meters peak with Big Island being 100 by 100.
On the other hand the Meneltarma doesn't seem to have eternal icecap on its top, with people gathering there in white robe and garlands, not heavy boots, furs and winter clothes.
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