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Mauna Kea Is Technically Taller Than Everest

There are so many volcanoes in the state of Hawaii, and while there's no doubt that they're huge, some of them are even bigger than they seem. That's because many of them hide underneath sea level - and that's exactly what Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaiʻi does. And while it certainly doesn't look like it is, Mauna Kea is actually taller than Mount Everest if you measure from the base to the top!

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If you want the specifics, Mauna Kea is technically 4,000 ft or 1,200 m taller than what is often considered to be the tallest mountain in the world. And that's pretty impressive.