Everyone knows that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain🏔 in the world, right? What if we told you, the answer is NO.😳
Mount Everest stands 29,028 feet tall. From top to bottom, it’s taller than any other mountain -whose bottom is the surface of the earth.🌏
Here comes the twist, if you add what’s underneath, then Mount Everest isn’t the tallest mountain. The winner then is Mauna Kea.🗻
It is a huge, very tall volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea stretches 13,796 feet above water and 19,680 feet underwater, for a total of 33,476 feet! So, if you say that it’s the whole mountain that counts, then Mauna Kea is the tallest.🤩
Fun Facts
👉 Mauna Kea is one of five shield volcanoes that make up Hawaii Island.
👉 The lower slopes of the mountain are used for agriculture, especially for growing coffee beans. It also happens to be a famous spot for skiing⛷ in Hawaii.
👉 Due to the high altitude, dry environment and stable airflow, it is one of the world’s best sites for astronomical observation.🔭
👉 In Hawaiian mythology, the peaks of Hawaii Island are sacred,🙏🏻 and Mauna Kea is considered to be the most sacred; an ancient law mandated that only high ranking ali’i could visit the summit.
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