It depends on where you are measuring from- it is indeed the tallest mountain since its base is on a spot on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. However, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain from sea level.
Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit. Most of Mauna Kea is underwater, with its base at the bottom of the sea, making it taller than Mount Everest.
No, the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is not in the middle of the ocean. It is located in the Himalayas in Asia. The tallest mountain located in the middle of the ocean is Mauna Kea in Hawaii, but much of it is underwater.
The tallest mountain in the Pacific Ocean is Mauna Kea, located on the Big Island of Hawaii. Although its summit reaches an elevation of 13,796 feet (4,205 meters) above sea level, much of the mountain is submerged beneath the ocean, making its true height from base to summit approximately 33,500 feet (10,210 meters). This makes Mauna Kea the tallest mountain in the world when measured from its base on the ocean floor.
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.
Mauna Kea stands at approximately 13,796 feet (4,205 meters) above sea level. However, if you measure from its base on the ocean floor, it is over 33,500 feet (10,210 meters) tall, making it the tallest mountain in the world.
Mauna Kea, located on the Big Island. The tallest mountain in the world when measured from its base on the sea floor.
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Mauna Loa. It is both the tallest volcano and the tallest mountain in the world (as measured from its base).
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The tallest mountain from below sea level is mt Mauna Kea.
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Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, whereas Mt. Everest is the highest in the world. The difference being that Mauna Kea has a greater overall height from sea floor to peak, but Mt. Everest has the highest point above sea level. Most of Mauna Kea is underwater, whereas all of Mt. Everest is above sea level.
Yes, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano located on the Big Island of Hawaii, and it is considered the tallest mountain in the world when measured from its base on the ocean floor to its summit.
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain above ground. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain underwater.
The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. It reaches a height of 29,029 feet.
Mauna Kea, which is a volcano and a mountain, is the tallest mountain in the world. It rises more than 10,000 meters (32,808 ft) from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It is located in Hawaii, USA.
Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit. Most of Mauna Kea is underwater, with its base at the bottom of the sea, making it taller than Mount Everest.