Mount Thor has the greatest vertical drop of any mountain on Earth.
Why it is true
Located in the Canadian Arctic archipelago, Mount Thor has a nearly perfectly vertical granite face of one thousand two hundred and fifty metres, the largest on the planet.
Source: Parks Canada
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