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The "Highest Altitude"
Almost everyone knows that Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world and climbers from everywhere travel to Everest hoping to earn the distinction of climbing the "World's Highest".
The peak of Mount Everest is 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) above sea level. This high elevation gives Mount Everest the distinction of being the mountain with the highest altitude.
An altitude of 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) makes
Mount Everest Earth's highest mountain.
Mauna Kea - observatories in the Hawaiian snow
Mauna Kea:The "Tallest Mountain"
Mauna Kea has an altitude of 4,205 meters (13,796 feet) - much lower than Mount Everest. However, Mauna Kea is an island and if the distance from the bottom of the nearby ocean floor to the peak of the island is measured, then Mauna Kea is taller than Mount Everest.
Mauna Kea is over 10,000 meters tall compared to 8,848 meters for Mount Everest - making it the world's tallestmountain.
Mauna Kea rises over 10,000 meters above
the ocean floor making it taller than Everest.
Chimborazo mountain in Ecuador
Chimborazo:"Highest Above Earth's Center"
Chimborazo in Ecuador has an altitude of 6,310 meters (20,703 feet) which is less than both Mount Everest and Mauna Kea. However, Chimborazo has the distinction of being the highest mountain above Earth's center.
This is because Earth is not a sphere - it is an oblate spheroid. As an oblate spheroid, Earth is widest at it's equator. Chimborazo is just one degree south of Earth's equator and at that location it is 6,384 kilometers from Earth's center or about 2 kilometers farther from Earth's center than Mount Everest.
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Why are himalaya mountains called the roof of the world?
In Nepalese Language: Everest is called as 'Sagarmatha' (in Tibetian Qomolongma- chomolungma), the roof of earth.The Himalays were never called roof of the world! Its Everest - the highest peak of the world is Titled so
What is the highest point on the Himalays?
24000km
Are the Zagors mountains as high as the Himalayas?
No. The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world, so nothing on Earth is as high as them. The highest peak in the Zagros is Zard Kuh at 4548 metres (14 921 feet), while the highest peak in the Himalays (and the world) is Mt. Everest at 8848 metres (29 029 feet).
What type of mountains border and is the highest mountains in the world?
The Himalayas has most of the highest mountains in the world.
Which is one of the highest mountains in the world?
what is one of the highest mountains un the world
The highest mountain range in the world?
The Himalaya Mountains are the highest mountains in the world. Every one of the world's highest 14 mountain peeks are located in the Himalaya Mountains.
What is the two highest mountains in the world?
The two highest mountains in the world are Mount Everest and K2.
Are the Rocky Mountains the highest mountains in the world?
no
Is the Appalachian mountains one of the highest mountains in the world?
It's high, but not recommended as one of the top ten highest mountains in the world.
What are the highest mountains in the world?
That question has not been revealed YET. All they know is the HIGHEST, COLDEST, LOWEST, and ROCKIEST mountains in the world. Scientists have not discovered that yet.
What highest mountains?
The Himalayas are the tallest mountains in the world.
What is the worlds largest mountains?
The Himalayas has the highest mountains in the world.
