The highest mountain on Earth is not Mount Everest, but Mauna Kea in the Pacific Ocean. This volcano rises to 10,203 m (33,476ft) from the sea floor to form one of the Hawaiian islands. Mount Everest is the highest mountain on land, at 8,848 m (29.029ft).

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