Mauna Kea Is 10 000 Deep On Ocean Floor

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Mauna kea is 10 000 deep on ocean floor.

Its height above sea level is only 4 205m but the ocean depth here is such that its base is lost in staggering depths fully six kilometres down. The challenger deep on the mariana trench is the deepest point on the earth 10 924 m below sea level. So if you re looking for a mountain to visit you may prefer hiking the trails around mauna kea over the treacherous and often life ending journey to the summit of everest. Mauna kea is over 32 000 km 3 7 680 cu mi in volume so massive that it and its neighbor mauna loa depress the ocean crust beneath it by 6 km 4 mi.

Massive mauna kea is the tallest mountain in the world towering 33 476 feet 10 204 meters above its base on the floor of the pacific ocean. 406 m 10 924 m 11 330 m or so they say. A former summit caldera may have been filled and buried by later summit eruption deposits. Mauna kea s height from its base on the pacific ocean floor to its summit is approximately 10 200 metres estimates vary according to source but most are very close to this figure.

Kohala is the island s oldest volcano and is now extinct. In their creation traditions the earth mother and the sky father created the islands together. If we take the bottom of challenger deep as the base of mount lamlam it suddenly becomes the tallest mountain on earth. Mauna kea olympus mons 10 km from the ocean floor 25 km from the surface of mars 4 2 km above sea level squeezable.

Mauna kea the 13 796 foot summit of mauna kea the world s tallest mountain if measured from its base on the ocean floor is one of the best places on earth for astronomical observations thanks to pollution free skies pitch black nights and a tropical location. It s one of hawaii s most sacred spots while mauna kea is stunning on its own soaring 13 803 feet into the air and rising a whopping 33 000 feet from the ocean floor this is a treasured place for native hawaiians. Customary units mauna kea olympus mons 33 481 feet from the ocean floor 16 miles from the. The math u s.

With 4 205 meters 13 796 feet 2 6 miles above sea level more than half of mauna kea s height falls below the surface of the ocean with its base reaching 5 761 meters 18 900 feet 3 6 miles deep. Mauna kea is dormant having last erupted 4 600 years ago.