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Although Mauna Kea has a lower elevation than Mt. Everest (because it's base is below sea level), if you were to compare Mauna Kea and Mt. Everest in their height (from base to crest), Mauna Kea is taller than Mt. Everest.
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∙ 11y agoKangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world standing 8,586m (28,169ft) high while Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world standing at 8,848m (29,029ft)
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What is bigger than Mount Everest?
Mauna Kea it is over 1 lm larger
What volcanoe is bigger than mount Everest?
Mauna Kea it is over 1 lm larger
Is Mount Mauna Kea taller than Mount Everest?
Mauna Kea is 4,205 meters or 13,796 feet high. Mount Everest is 8,848 meters or 29,029 feet high. This makes Mount Everest 4,643 meters higher than Mauna Kea. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
How many feet taller is Mauna Loa than Mount Everest?
no, none of the mountains are taller than Mount Everest. None of the mountains are higher in elevation than Mt. Everest. Mauna Loa is in fact taller, from base to top...it starts well below sea level.
What is the highest moutain in the world?
Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in total from sea floor to summit.Even out of the sea and on land, Mauna Kea still is taller than Mount Everest.
Where is mount Mauna Kea?
It is an inactive volcano located in Hawaii. It is 4,436 feet taller than Mount Everest.
Is mauna kea taller then mt Everest?
If we consider the bottom of Mauna Kea to be the ocean floor, then yes, Mauna Kea is higher than Mount Everest. But if we are talking about elevation above sea level, Mauna Kea is less than half the height of Eveest.
Is mauna kea taller than mount fuji?
no. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. =] No, Mount Fuji is 3,776 metres, Everest is over twice the height at 8,848 metres.
What is the world's second largest mountain?
Actually, the second largest mountain is Mount Everest. Mauna Loa is the worlds largest island, about a mile longer than Everest. Mauna Loa is mostly underwater however.
What high is the worlds highest mountain?
Mount Everest = = Mount Everest is the highest land based mountain that stands 29,035 feet above sea level. Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii is 33,474 feet from the ocean floor which makes it taller than Mount Everest, but Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth. Mauna Kea rises only 13796 feet above sea level. The rest of the mountain is below sea level.
Are there any mountains that are higher than mount Everest?
The summit of Mount Everest is higher above sea level than the summit of any other mountain, but Mauna Kea is the tallest when measured from base to summit. When measuring mountain summits by their height above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Are the mountains on the moon bigger than mount Everest?
The highest mountains in the world are in the Himalyas. Mount Everest is the tallest at over 29,000 feet, approximately 5-1/2 miles. The second highest is K2, also known as Mount Godwin Austen, at over 28,000 feet in height.NotesThe above is the standard information regarding elevations above sea level. However, the Hawaiian volcano Mauna Kea 13,796 feet above sea level, is a volcanic mountain that rises 33,000 feet from base to summit. When measured this way, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. Mauna Loa, with an elevation above sea level that is just a little under Mauna Kea, is also taller than Everest. Mauna Kea is the largest volcano in the world, with an estimated volume of 18,000 cubic miles. The summit of Equador's Mount Chimborazo has the distinction of being the point farthest from the center of the earth at an elevation of 20,700 feet above sea level. This is because of the slight bulge in the planet around the equator. Chimborazo is about one degree south of the equator.Away from EarthThere is a mountain, Mount Olympus Mons, in Mars that is 14 miles tall and is over 3 times taller than Mount Everest.
