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Is gravity 9. 8 meters per second everywhere?.

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Gravity on the Earth's surface varies by around 0.7%, from 9.7639 m/s2 on the Nevado HuascarĂ¡n mountain in Peru to 9.8337 m/s2 at the surface of the Arctic Ocean. In large cities, it ranges from 9.7806 in Kuala Lumpur, Mexico City, and Singapore to 9.825 in Oslo and Helsinki.
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