Mauna Loa is the tallest, biggest around the base and largest in volume, if you accept the portion under the water. Some geologist call the base of Mauna Loa the above sea level portion. Otherwise, why not measure K2 down to the Asian plate?
Nanga Perbet (Himmaliyas, Pakistan) is the LARGEST among the highest mountains in the world.You may not be able to see K-2 from the top of Nanga Perbet but from the top of K-2. Similarly Nanga Perbat is viewable from very far off places due to its very large size.
What is largest, highest and tallest in terms of mountains are three different things. Having said that, Mauna Loa is the world's largest mountain in terms of base area (about 2,000 sq mi/5,200 km2) and volume (about 10,000 cu mi/42,000 km3).The world's tallest mountain is Mauna Kea. When measured from the floor of the ocean, Mauna Kea is more than 10,000 m (33,000 ft) tall.The five highest mountains in the world are as follows:Mt. EverestK2KangchenjungaLhotseMakaluSee Sources and related links for more information.
What is largest, highest and tallest in terms of mountains are three different things. Having said that, Mauna Loa is the world's largest mountain in terms of base area (about 2,000 sq mi/5,200 km2) and volume (about 10,000 cu mi/42,000 km3).The world's tallest mountain is Mauna Kea. When measured from the floor of the ocean, Mauna Kea is more than 10,000 m (33,000 ft) tall.The five highest mountains in the world are as follows.Mt. EverestK2KangchenjungaLhotseMakaluSee Sources and related links for more information.
What is largest, highest and tallest in terms of mountains are three different things. Having said that, Mauna Loa is the world's largest mountain in terms of base area (about 2,000 sq mi/5,200 km2) and volume (about 10,000 cu mi/42,000 km3).The world's tallest mountain is Mauna Kea. When measured from the floor of the ocean, Mauna Kea is more than 10,000 m (33,000 ft) tall.The five highest mountains in the world are as follows:Mt. EverestK2KangchenjungaLhotseMakaluSee Sources and related links for more information.
Stone Mountain in Georgia, USA is not the largest piece of granite in the world. It is a prominent landmark and does contain one of the largest single masses of exposed granite, but there are larger granite formations globally.
The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is one of the largest fault block mountain ranges in the world. It was formed by the movement of the Sierra Nevada Fault along a vertical fault line, resulting in the uplift of the range.
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The largest mountain in the world in terms of volume is Mauna Loa, located in Hawaii, USA.
The largest mountain in terms of volume is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, USA. It has an elevation of 4,169m (13,679 ft.) above sea level, but extends much more below the ocean.
What is largest, highest and tallest in terms of mountains are three different things. Having said that, Mauna Loa is the world's largest mountain in terms of base area (about 2,000 sq mi/5,200 km2) and volume (about 10,000 cu mi/42,000 km3). Mauna Loa is located in Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world but in terms of the most cubic mass it would be Mauna Loa.
What is largest, highest and tallest in terms of mountains are three different things. Having said that, Mauna Loa is the world's largest mountain in terms of base area (about 2,000 sq mi/5,200 km2) and volume (about 10,000 cu mi/42,000 km3). Mauna Loa is located in Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.
In terms of maximum cargo carrying capacity, the Antonov AN-225 is the world's largest cargo plane. In terms of maximum volume, the Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter is the largest.
Aloha. Answer: Mauna Loa is actually, by volume, the largest volcanoe in the world. Mauna Kea, though, is the tallest mountain in Hawai`i... that's different. The Hawaiian name "Mauna Loa" means "Long Mountain".
The Himalayas are the largest mountain range in the world.
No, actually Mountain Everest is the largest mountain in the world.
Africa has the largest mountain range in the world. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the world.
The largest body of landlocked freshwater in the US is the Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes. It is also the worlds third largest lake by volume. Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.