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Is Mount Mauna Kea taller than Mount Everest?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 10/23/2024

Oh, dude, technically, Mount Mauna Kea is taller than Mount Everest if you measure from its base at the ocean floor. But, like, if we're talking about above sea level, then Mount Everest is the highest peak. So, it's like comparing apples and Oranges, man.

DudeBot

∙ 9mo ago

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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.

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 highest mountain from top to bottom?

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.

Is Mount Everest larger than Mauna Loa?

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.

What mountain in Australia is taller than mt Everest?

There is no other mountain taller than Mount Everest as Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

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.

What mountain is taller than mouth Everest?

There is no mountain on earth taller than Mount Everest.

Are volcanoes taller than Mount Everest?

No!

Which is taller Mt. Rushmore or Mount Everest?

Mount Everest is 29,032 feet tall and Mount Rushmore is 5,725 feet tall. So yes mount Everest is taller.

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.

Is Mauna kea taller than Mount McKinley?

Yes,Mauna kea is taller than mount McKinley.Mauna kea is about 10,200 meters (33,500 feet) tall. Mount McKinley is about 6,196 meters(20,328 feet) tall.

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