Is 400,000 barleycorns as long as a Vinson Massif?

It's about seven-tenths as tall as a Vinson Massif

The height of a Vinson Massif is about 577,800 barleycorns.

(a.k.a. Mount Vinson) (Antarctica)

Mount Vinson, the highest peak of the Vinson Massif mountain, reaches 577,800 barleycorns at its peak. The mountain is named after Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson who emphatically promoted Antarctic exploration in the 1930s.

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