2007-02-17 02:58:01 · 18 answers · asked by clare 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
If you measure a mountain from it's base, the tallest is not Mount Everest; it is the Island of Hawaii, which is all mountain. Hawii's topmost peak, Mauna Kea, is 13,784 feet above sea level, but it rises from a sea bottom that is 18,000 feet below sea level. From base to peak, it's height is over 31,000 feet. Mount Everest's peak is 29,000 feet above sea level, but it rises only 17,000 feet from a plateau that is itself 12,000 feet high.
Mount Everest is a foot high today than last century, and it may be growing at an accelerating rate.
2007-02-17 12:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mountains are measured from sea level so Mt Everest is the correct answer. If you want to change the rules to include Mauna Kea then you also have to include a South American mountain, Chimborazo, in the Andes. The top of the mountain is the furthest point from the centre of the Earth because of the bulge around the equator so it is the tallest.
You give me Mauna Kea, I'll give you Chimborazo. Let's go back to the standard definition and agree on Everest.
2007-02-17 06:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest. The tallest in Britain is Ben Nevis
2007-02-17 03:40:46 · answer #3 · answered by chloes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest
2007-02-17 03:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by weezyb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest
2007-02-17 03:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by man with the golden gun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt Everest has the highest altitude - 29,035ft
Mauna Kea, on the big island of Hawaii, is the tallest from base to top at 33,476ft (19,680 of that being underwater)
2007-02-17 03:04:55 · answer #6 · answered by searchpup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are TWO ~!!!!!!
The biggest mountain above land is Mt. Everest, and the biggest mountain is Mauna Loa in Hawaii. This is because it is a shield volcano, and so the mountain starts at the bottom of the ocean, and rises above the sea quite high.
2007-02-17 03:06:39 · answer #7 · answered by steveo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mountain Everest from land
Mountain Maui in Hawaii from the floor of ocean
2007-02-17 03:52:24 · answer #8 · answered by Tyler M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EGO in the brain is the tallest mountain which is hard to conquer in the world.
2007-02-17 15:45:22 · answer #9 · answered by madan747 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest in Nepal in Asia
2007-02-17 03:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by ramin007e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋