How high is Mount Ararat in Turkey?

Many people know the story of Noah’s ark. The three major world religions believe that God told a man named Noah to flu a boat with two animals from every species on Earth. According to the Bible, Noah was protecting the animals from a great flood.
   There are a lot of stories about the final resting place of Noah’s ark. Many historians think that Noah’s ark came to rest on the top of Mount Ararat in Turkey. At 17,000 feet (5,165 meters), Mount Ararat is the highest point in this area.
   A group of scientists and historians believe that they have actually found the ark using satellite pictures. They have al so planned a trip to the top of Mount Ararat. "We’ re telling people we’ re 98 percent sure, "Daniel McGivern of the Ha waii Christian Coalition said. "In one image we saw the beams, the wood."
   Not everyone is convinced that Noah’s ark has been found. "We think that, with the hundreds of explorers who have visited the region, if the ark was jutting out of the ice, it would be obvious, "said Rex Geissler, president of ArcImagining, an organization that has surveyed Mount Ararat.