Kind of a trivia geography question?

Question

From base to summit where is [not what is the name of] the "tallest"mountain on earth surface?
First person to give correct answer gets the 10 points.

Think anywhere and I mean anywhere on the crust of the planet. Africa..NO Nepal...NO...next...

Answer 1

Under the sea!

Answer 2

At over five miles in height, the tallest mountain would theoretically Mauna Kea, located in the Hawai'ian Islands (which would put it at an approximate latitude and longitude of 19° 49' N; 155° 28' W, right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean).

However, while this is a very popular answer, it's also not technically correct, geologically. Mauna Kea is actually defined as a volcanic ridge, not a mountain.

What's more, it's generally considered geologically unsound to measure from below sea level when taking into account the height of a mountain-- since if you did so, you would also have to determine where the structural base of terrestrial mountains began to determine their true height, rather than simply record the height of their summit above sea level (after all, a stone isn't just considered the part you can see poking out of the dirt, but the entirety of the object which is distinct from its surroundings), a virtually impossible feat to accomplish accurately.

However, as it is generally presumed mountains on land tend to form in mirror images, there should be as much of Mt. Everest's structure underneath sea level as above it, which would make its entire structure much taller than Mauna Kea's (which as an undersea volcano truly begins its structure where its base is located since that's where the lava which formed it began accumulating).

On those criteria, then, Mr. Everest qualifies as the tallest mountain in the world from base to summit, as even though its visible structure peaks out at nearly two thousand feet less than Mauna Kea, its measurable height above sea level is nearly double and it's total structure is very likely over one and one half times as tall.

Mt. Everest, for its part, is located on the border of Tibet and Nepal, with portions of it in both countries and its summit in Tibet, and can be found at an approximate latitude and longitude of 27° 59' N; 86° 56' E.

Answer 3

"Hawaii's Mauna Kea, though, rises an astonishing 33,476 feet (10,203 meters) from the depths of the Pacific Ocean floor. Measuring from base to peak, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on earth."

and another method is measuring from core to the top in this case:-
Chimborazo in the Andes triumphs. Although it stands but 20,561 feet (6,267 meters) above sea level, its peak is the farthest from the earth's center."

"But if you define "tallest" as the farthest distance from the center of the Earth, that would be Mt. Chimborazo, in Equador [sic], at 6,267 meters above sea level.... [I[t's farther away from Earth's center, at 6,384,404 meters; Mt. Everest is 6,381,670 meters from the center of the Earth."

Answer 4

Hawaii

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Nepal
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Answer 7

"White Mountain"a volcano of the "Big Island" of Hawaii

Answer 8

nepal

Answer 9

nepal

Answer 10

is it in venezuela or antarctica?