2006-11-30 18:07:59 · 16 answers · asked by tash 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Mount Everest in the Himalayas is widely regarded as the tallest mountain in the world. However it's height is only from Sea level.
"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."
2006-11-30 18:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest or Chomolungma is the highest point on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and China.
Elevation
8,848 meters (29,028 feet)
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2006-12-01 17:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is located in the Himalaya Region of Nepal. It is also known as Sagarmatha in Nepali.
2006-11-30 18:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by rewa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Mount Everest is a mountain in South Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 ft. (8848 m).
2006-12-01 10:25:16 · answer #4 · answered by Odio a los Estados Unidos! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest is the highest mountain on the earth and it's height is about more than 8.5 km.
2006-11-30 18:13:41 · answer #5 · answered by Sabrina_007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest
2006-11-30 18:10:55 · answer #6 · answered by philosopherking_99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mount everest, last calibrated height is 8848 meters, but is said to be growing gradually, as himalayas are still a young mountain system which are growing due to the continuing clash of tectonic plates below
2006-11-30 21:45:55 · answer #7 · answered by pravkas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest in the Himalayas.
2006-11-30 18:09:21 · answer #8 · answered by bansri47 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on from where you start measuring
If you measure from the centre of the earth there is a mountain in the Andes which is higher than those mentioned, cannot remember its name
2006-12-01 01:22:37 · answer #9 · answered by wimafrobor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest 8,848m
K2 8,611m
Kangchenjunga 8,586m
2006-11-30 18:23:50 · answer #10 · answered by pigley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋