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Mauna Kea (White Mountain), the tallest volcano on the "big island" of Hawaii, is likely the tallest mountain on Earth. Measured from its base, it is about 10,000 meters tall, but only 4205 m (13,796 ft) are above water.

There is no standard measurement for seamounts (submerged mountains), but notable is the 4000 m (13100 ft) Gregg Seamount in the Atlantic Ocean, which rises to within 800 m (2600 ft) of the surface. A shallower seamount, the Bowie Seamount off British Columbia, is within 24 m (79 ft) of the surface, meaning that in the roughest waves, its summit can break the surface and threaten shipping.

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