Laura Werthmann

The Center of the Earth

• Challenger Deep

• Approximately 11 km

• Found near the southern tip of the Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean

• Distance is greater than that of Mt. Everest.

“Most people have made this mistake of thinking Middle-earth is a particular kind of earth or is another planet of the science fiction sort, but it's just an old fashioned word for this world we live in, as

imagined, surrounded by the Ocean.“

-J.R.R. Tolken

Works Cited • TauTona, Anglo Gold." Mining Technology. Net Rescources. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.

<http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/tautona_goldmine/>.• "Middle-earth." Lord of the Rings Wiki. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Middle-earth>.• www.wikipedia.com/middle-earth

– Golden mean• Universetoday.com• Livescience.com• www.exploreit.org