Why is mount Everest considered as the highest mountain?
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Mount Everest has a height of 8848 metres and Mauna Kea, a mountain in Hawaii measures 10210 metres from its base to tip. But then why is still mount Everest the highest mountain???
Undoubtedly, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world but Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world.
When we measure height of mountains, 'highest' and 'tallest' mean different. 'Highest' means the measure from mean sea level to the summit whereas 'tallest' means measurement from top to bottom of the mountain.
So most part of Mauna Kea is invisible to us as it is under water. So Mount Everest is regarded as the highest mountain...
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