The tallest mountain isn’t Everest

April 18, 2019
Fun Facts about the World

At 10,210 metres Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the world’s tallest mountain. Mount Everest is 8,848m tall. Surveyors typically measure the height of a mountain from its base.

Mount Mauna’s base extends well below the level of the sea. It is nearly a mile taller than Mount Everest, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Sources:

https://www.livescience.com/32594-which-mountain-is-the-tallest-in-the-world.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea

https://geology.com/records/highest-mountain-in-the-world.shtml