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The peak of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea stands below even the base of Everest, which might make it seem an odd choice for this list. The base of the mountain, however (as of its sister-peak Mauna Loa), lies at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean’s abyssal plain, giving it a rise that dwarfs all of the above. Measured from its deep-sea base, Mauna Kea rises over 10000 meters, nearly doubling both Everest and Kilimanjaro, though only a tiny portion of the mountain is above sea level. Nonetheless, it is another claimant.

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