Everest has the highest altitude above sea level, however, the new Mauna Kea is the highest mountain in the world from the foot to the top.
The mountain has the most absolute height in the world
According to Businiess Insider, in terms of altitude, Everest is the highest mountain in the world. But in terms of absolute height, ie, the height from the base of the mountain to the top of the mountain, Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii is the highest mountain in the world.
Mauna Kea Mountain looks from the Mauna Loa observatory.(Photo: Business Insider)
Mount Everest is 8,848 meters above sea level. Mauna Kea peak is 4,205 m high, but the submerged part of the Pacific Ocean reaches nearly 5,995 m. Thus the absolute height of Mauna Kea is 10,200 m , almost 1,350 m higher than Everest.
Mauna Kea is a dead volcano in the Hawaiian Islands , formed about a million years ago, when Pacific tectonic plates migrated to Hawaii. The last eruption of Mauna Kea 4,600 years ago.
High peaks of continents.(Graphics: Business Insider)
