BUMMER! Mount Everest is not the highest peak in the world !

yellowflash32 (29)in #nature • 7 years ago

Hawaiian Mauna Kea has an altitude of 4,205 m above sea level. However, the biggest part of the volcano rests below sea level. So if measured from the base to the summit, Mauna Kea is 10,203 m high, which is 1,355 m taller than Mount Everest.