2007-05-23 14:56:11 · 8 answers · asked by qqintomysoul 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
If you say that "tallest" means the greatest distance above sea level, that would be the mountain you expect, Mt. Everest, at 8,848 meters above sea level.
And if you define "tallest" as the distance between the base and the top of a mountain, you get yet a third tallest mountain, most of which is under the sea: Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. It's 10,204 meters from its base on the sea floor to its tip.
But if you define "tallest" as the farthest distance from the center of the Earth, that would be Mt. Chimborazo, in Equador, at 6,267 meters above sea level. It'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.
2007-05-23 18:05:47 · answer #1 · answered by marcelino angelo (BUSY) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest in Nepal which is 8850 meters and 29035 feet.
There are about 450 mountain peaks over 7000 meters (430 peaks over 23,000 feet) tall. Most of these are located in the following mountain ranges: Himalaya, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush, Hengduan, Pamir, Tanggula, Nyain'a. All of these ranges are in Asia, specifically in Nepal, China, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
2007-05-23 22:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by Pete D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are measuring from the center of Earth the highest point would be Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. This is due to the slight bulge in the Earth at the equator. Measuring form sea level it would be Mount Everest.
2007-05-23 23:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by Dubs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest, Asia
2007-05-23 22:09:32 · answer #4 · answered by Eric D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest, Nepal/Tibet
29,035 feet (8850 meters)
2007-05-23 22:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by jr95112 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest, in the borders of India ans Nepal.....
2007-05-23 22:48:30 · answer #6 · answered by Sehr_Klug 50 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean what is the highest point on the surface of the planet, it would be K2, which is slightly higher than Everest.
2007-05-23 23:22:28 · answer #7 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i think it is Mt. Mckinley. i dunno. : o
2007-05-23 22:03:29 · answer #8 · answered by taylor b 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋