Eli5: Why Mauna Mea isn’t the tallest mountain as it lies above 10000 meter above the Pacific Ocean bed while Mount everest only around 8500 meter?
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Because about 6000 meters of Mauna Kea are under water and we don’t care about that part.
In general we measure stuff based on how far from sea level they are and by that definition Mauna Kea is just about 4000 meters.
If you talk about the tallest mountain the general understanding is that you mean which mountain has a peak furthest from a sea level.
Mount Everest is the furthest you can get from sea level while still standing on ground.
Because about 6000 meters of Mauna Kea are under water and we don’t care about that part.
In general we measure stuff based on how far from sea level they are and by that definition Mauna Kea is just about 4000 meters.
If you talk about the tallest mountain the general understanding is that you mean which mountain has a peak furthest from a sea level.
Mount Everest is the furthest you can get from sea level while still standing on ground.
Because about 6000 meters of Mauna Kea are under water and we don’t care about that part.
In general we measure stuff based on how far from sea level they are and by that definition Mauna Kea is just about 4000 meters.
If you talk about the tallest mountain the general understanding is that you mean which mountain has a peak furthest from a sea level.
Mount Everest is the furthest you can get from sea level while still standing on ground.
Depends on how you measure “tallness” of a mountain.
(a) Is it the highest above sea level (Everest)
(b) Is it the longest distance from base to top (Mauna Mea)
(c) Farthest from Earths center (Mt Chimborazo, Ecuador)
Depends on how you measure “tallness” of a mountain.
(a) Is it the highest above sea level (Everest)
(b) Is it the longest distance from base to top (Mauna Mea)
(c) Farthest from Earths center (Mt Chimborazo, Ecuador)
Depends on how you measure “tallness” of a mountain.
(a) Is it the highest above sea level (Everest)
(b) Is it the longest distance from base to top (Mauna Mea)
(c) Farthest from Earths center (Mt Chimborazo, Ecuador)
Everest has the highest elevation (distance above sea level). Distance from ground level is a peak’s summit is it’s “height”. You also have prominence and isolation which make mountains look higher than they are. Prominence is the difference of that peak to the peaks around it. Isolation is distance from the closest peak at it’s elevation or higher. Those last 2 measurements are why Pike’s Peak is so famous in Colorado when it’s not the tallest. It’s just easy to see.
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