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Mauna Kea is the highest mountain on earth

The highest mountain on earth is Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea is a volcano in Hawaii. It rises 4,205 m above sea level, compared to the Mount Everest rising 8850 meters up in the air this seems like peanuts. But the secret of Mauna Kea‘s hight, is under water;
Measured from its base at the bottom of the Great Ocean, Mauna Kea is 10,203 meters high!
So this makes this the highest mountain on earth

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Posted by chrisvdberge - May 18, 2008 at 10:41 am

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