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What is the highest point in the world's oceans?
Answer
Mauna Kea from sea floor
Mauna Kea in Hawaii, when measured from the ocean floor, rises approximately 10,200 meters (33,500 feet), making it taller than Mount Everest from base to peak. However, Mauna Kea's summit sits only 4,207 meters above sea level. If measured strictly as an underwater feature, various seamounts extend higher from the ocean floor, but Mauna Kea represents the highest mountain from base to peak in the world.
💡 Did you know?
Mauna Kea is taller than Mount Everest when measured from the seafloor; it's a shield volcano created by Hawaiian hotspot volcanism.
Other options people guess
- Mariana Trench depth reference
- Mount Everest under water
- The peak of Loihi seamount
Topics
- geography
- mountains
- records
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