Weathering is very slow. The height of some mountains is lowered by about 8.6 cm (three and a half inches) every 1,000 years. At this rate a mountain only as tall as the Eiffel Tower would take over three million years to wear right down.

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Weathering is very slow. The height of some mountains is lowered by about 8.6 cm (three and a half inches) every 1,000 years. At this rate a mountain only as tall as the Eiffel Tower would take over three million years to wear right down.

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