>You may be surprised to learn that Everest is not the tallest mountain on Earth, either. That honor belongs to Mauna Kea, a volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea originates deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, and rises more than 33,500 feet from base to peak.
Can someone explain this? How do you differentiate "the mountain" from "the rest of the earth that it comes out of"?
(Side note: the issue of "tallest mountain", as discussed here, is a great example of dealing with an ambiguous concept and clarifying it by asking what you're trying to do with the answer.)
Can someone explain this? How do you differentiate "the mountain" from "the rest of the earth that it comes out of"?
(Side note: the issue of "tallest mountain", as discussed here, is a great example of dealing with an ambiguous concept and clarifying it by asking what you're trying to do with the answer.)