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Mauna KEA

Mauna Kea is an inactive shield volcano on the island of Hawaii. Its summit is 4,207.3 meters above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the second highest point in the world after New Guinea, the world’s largest tropical island.

Which has many high peaks. The peak is approximately 38 meters (125 ft) taller than its towering neighbor Mauna Loa. Mauna Kea is unusually topographically prominent because of its height: at 4,207.3 meters (13,803 ft) above sea level its prominence is fifteenth among the world’s mountains; Its height above sea level is 9,330 meters (30,610 ft), rivaled only by Mount Everest.

This dry prominence exceeds Everest’s height of 8,848.86 meters (29,032 ft) above sea level, and some authorities have dubbed Mauna Kea the world’s tallest mountain from an underwater base. [A] Mauna Kea ranks 8th in terms of topographic isolation.

The Mauna Kea Observatories are used for scientific research across the electromagnetic spectrum and are the largest such facility in the world. Their construction on a landscape considered sacred by Native Hawaiians remains a subject of debate today.