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Here’s a list of the 10 tallest mountains in the world, when measured from sea level. All mountains are in Asia. As you can see, most of them are in Nepal.

1. Mount Everest in China, Nepal. It’s peak is 8,850 meters above sea level (29,035 feet)
2. K2 in China, Pakistan. It’s peak is 8,611 meters above sea level (28,251 feet)
3. Kangchenjunga in India, Nepal. It’s peak is 8,586 meters above sea level (28,169)
4. Lhotse in China, Nepal. It’s peak is 8,516 meters above sea level (27,940 feet)
5. Makalu in China, Nepal. It’s peak is 8,485 meters above sea level (27,838 feet)
6. Kangchenjunga South in India, Nepal. It’s peak is 8,476 above sea level (27,808 feet)
7. Lhotse Middle in Nepal. It’s peak is 8,430 meters above sea level (27,657 feet)
8. Kangchenjunga West in Nepal. It’s peak is 8,420 meters above sea level (27,625 feet)
9. Lhotse Shar in Nepal. It’s peak is 8,400 meters above sea level (27,559 feet)
10. Cho Oyu in China, Nepal. It’s peak is 8,201 meters above sea level (26,906 feet)

As mentioned, these are the tallest mountains in the world as measured from sea level.

If you count all the mountains in the world - even the ones that rise up out of the ocean, these are not even close to being the tallest!

If you measure the mountain from it’s base to it’s summit, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. In total, Mauna Kea is 10,005 meters tall. More than half of it’s height is under water though. Only 4,205 meters (13,796 feet) is above sea level. The rest, 5,800 meters (19,000 feet), is under the ocean.

Mitre Peak in Milford Sound, New Zealand is often referred to as the tallest peak to rise directly from the sea. Basically, Mitre Peak comes straight up out of the sea, and continues until it’s summit. Mitre Peak is 1,692 metres tall (5,551 feet).

Tags: k2, mauna kea, mitre peak, mount everest, tallest mountains

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