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Originally Posted by spiteface
The Holy Quran states too, that the earth is roundish in shape. Flat? No, it states this earth is vast and spread for the humans, but it specifically states the shape of the earth as almost egg-shaped, which is in fact true.
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The earth is not ovular in shape like an egg is. The "regular" shape that most closely approximates the earth is an ellipsoid, albeit one with a relatively small flattening.
In reality, the earth is actually not flat, spherical, ovular or ellipsoidal. It is what it is, the geoid. An irregular shape that some people spend their careers trying to measure as accurately as possible which in turn has an impact on a wide range of applications.