Did You Know That These Mountains Are Taller Than Mount Everest?
Mountains are conventionally measured from sea level, thus Mt. Everest at 29,022 ft/8,846 meters above sea level is considered as the world's tallest mountain.
Hawiian volcano Mauna Kea is 13,796 ft/4,206 m tall but has even greater height below sea level, some 19,683 ft/6,000 m, bringing its total height 33,481 ft/10,206 m, or 4,461 ft/1,360 m taller than Mt. Everest.
It's neighbor, Mauna Loa, at 13,681 ft/4,171 m tall with further 18,043ft/5,500 m below sea level is also taller than Mt. Everest and is thought to be the world's most voluminous mountain at 10,076m3/43,000 km3.
The tallest mountain wholly beneath the seas is in the Pacific Ocean's Tonga Trench, rising to 28,510 ft/8,690 meters.
Hawiian volcano Mauna Kea is 13,796 ft/4,206 m tall but has even greater height below sea level, some 19,683 ft/6,000 m, bringing its total height 33,481 ft/10,206 m, or 4,461 ft/1,360 m taller than Mt. Everest.
It's neighbor, Mauna Loa, at 13,681 ft/4,171 m tall with further 18,043ft/5,500 m below sea level is also taller than Mt. Everest and is thought to be the world's most voluminous mountain at 10,076m3/43,000 km3.
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