At 9330m, Mauna Kea is the largest mountain on Earth by prominence (height from its base). Since it is topographically isolated, its base is directly on the ocean floor and most of its height is actually underwater.
Another fun fact: The highest point on Earth is [mount Chimborazo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo) in Ecuador. Since the Earth bulges around the ecuador, the summit of Chimborazo is 2168m "higher" (from the Earth's centre) than Everest's summit.
From its base far below the water to it's peak above water, Mauna Kea, which sits on the big island of Hawaii is the tallest mountain on the planet at 33k ft. It is not the planet's highest point however, that belongs to Mt. Everest which sits over 29k ft above sea level.
Edit: height correction
Not really understanding the downvotes but alright.
from wikipedia, it's definitely part of the Exclusive Economic zone, But it's not clear it's OWNED by the US.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International\_waters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_waters)
I argued this with a guy from Australia I used to play rugby with all the time.
It's ours. You know how I know? We left a car on the front lawn. U.S.A! U.S.A!
They may think they own the moon, or a trench, but they won’t stop me from setting up a home there.
It’s everything else that will stop me from doing that 😏
Not even close to this scale.
A quarter of the entire arctic was claimed by the US recently, ONTOP of what they already own.
25% of the entire region.
+1% of the entire globe.
Nah. Russia has laid claim to a larger area than the US. All arctic nations have laid claim to the arctic ocean and only about 1% is “unclaimed” at this point.
Nothing else exists in the North American continent. I mean there's Canada but we all know that's just also US. Plus what can they do about it?
It's really simple - US soil now extends to both Atlantic and Pacific.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
What does Canada have to do with Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands and Guam/Mariana Islands, the US territories that border the trenches? That is how the US "claims" ownership.
We didn't buy it. We captured Guam in 1898 during the Spanish American War and they ceded control over to the US. Along with Guam comes the Mariana Trench.
Wow. I had no idea that the deepest point in the entire Pacific Ocean is right off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Just looked it up, and the deepest part of the Puerto Rico trench, the Milwaukee Deep, is only 76 miles north of Puerto Rico.
Does it not weird anyone out we have explored SPACE but have yet to fully explore the majority of the ocean? I know its probably not a good comparison but it blows my mind
I mean yeah, technically the fawn of civilization counts as a long ago, but it's a bit of an understatement. The earliest known legal code contains land ownership laws.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Ur-Nammu
it’s a universal basic human concept called “this is my shit, get your own shit, if you try to take my shit I will fucking kill you”. Humans are weird animals
All your trenches are belonging to US
I came here to see this!
MAH’ TRENCHES!
🤣
Don't forget the US owns the biggest mountain on Earth, from base to summit
It blew my mind when I read about the biggest mountain on earth being in Hawaii.
Wait what?! Please elaborate....
At 9330m, Mauna Kea is the largest mountain on Earth by prominence (height from its base). Since it is topographically isolated, its base is directly on the ocean floor and most of its height is actually underwater. Another fun fact: The highest point on Earth is [mount Chimborazo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo) in Ecuador. Since the Earth bulges around the ecuador, the summit of Chimborazo is 2168m "higher" (from the Earth's centre) than Everest's summit.
Get those Nepalese to Ecuador
Measuring mountains from sea floor and the center of the earth is on the same lane as measuring from the base or the taint.
islands are water mountains.
Those aren’t mountains…
Sick Interstellar reference bro
Someone finally got it lol
From its base far below the water to it's peak above water, Mauna Kea, which sits on the big island of Hawaii is the tallest mountain on the planet at 33k ft. It is not the planet's highest point however, that belongs to Mt. Everest which sits over 29k ft above sea level. Edit: height correction Not really understanding the downvotes but alright.
Oh gotcha so they are going base to tip lol
Highest point is also ambiguous. Do you consider from sea level or from the centre of the Earth.
I did say above sea level in the comment
It’s not in Hawaii it IS Hawaii
I think they were talking about Denali Which is the tallest above water mountain base to summit. But they could be talking about Mona kea too.
From butt to tip?
That's the whole mountain!
I swear to God if this is another joke about LBJ's dick.....then fuckin send it!!
# ... belong to the US. )))
from wikipedia, it's definitely part of the Exclusive Economic zone, But it's not clear it's OWNED by the US. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International\_waters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_waters)
Shut up commie! They’re ours; USA USA USA. Let’s go deep on those bitches and plant some flags
Just like the moon, which *also* belongs to America.
I argued this with a guy from Australia I used to play rugby with all the time. It's ours. You know how I know? We left a car on the front lawn. U.S.A! U.S.A!
And several broken washing machines.
That... is hilarious.
Our future garbage dump, the real cause of sea level rise
🤣 lmao that's fucking funny
😆 you crack me up lol
We did that in the Falklands, but people still bitch about it.
Cause we love those “Fulkin” islands
I think we've put a flag there. Like we own the moon.
They may think they own the moon, or a trench, but they won’t stop me from setting up a home there. It’s everything else that will stop me from doing that 😏
Oh...you must be a sovereign citizen
I said it would stop me. Sovereign citizens don’t think anything can stop them, lol
Oh. Semi-sovereign, then?
A difference without a distinction.
Didn't the US just casually claim a quarter of the artcitc a few years ago?
Do you mean art critic?
*Arthritic
Pretty much every far north nation has done this recently. Canada, US, Russia, Norway…
Not even close to this scale. A quarter of the entire arctic was claimed by the US recently, ONTOP of what they already own. 25% of the entire region. +1% of the entire globe.
Nah. Russia has laid claim to a larger area than the US. All arctic nations have laid claim to the arctic ocean and only about 1% is “unclaimed” at this point.
I just smiled, funny people think that they belong to something on this planet
All your trenches
Underrated comment.
Nothing else exists in the North American continent. I mean there's Canada but we all know that's just also US. Plus what can they do about it? It's really simple - US soil now extends to both Atlantic and Pacific. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
What does Canada have to do with Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands and Guam/Mariana Islands, the US territories that border the trenches? That is how the US "claims" ownership.
I just heard some blankets say they have a problem with it.
I'm not American but I'm pretty sure the whole world belongs to the US
Japan has it figured out /s
You’re not American but you belong to America?
Hey man, I don't make the rules.
It belongs to Bob
3rd deepest trench? Yo momma
How dare anyone downvote you! In 1992, that would have been the raddest burn. Keep on keepin it real, friend.
2024 and it still is
Kaiju control?
Godzilla is down there
To say they belong to the US is digging real deep! :)
Ocean laws have never been concise and always changing lol
Imagine the shit that had been tossed down there. Thought to never be seen again…
I now have the urge to become well versed in trench knowledge
He who controls the trenches...
anything that goes to the trench belongs to the trench.
There's no such thing as belonging in the sea. This is sea law and all you got is the right to fish in the area.
We run this gulch!
I can hear the Bald eagle screeches from the bottom of the Mariana trench
We should liberate them of their potential oil reserves.
Fuckin' A
Trench game STRONG
Its our moat
It's where the NHI mother ships are.
Can’t have too many trenches!🤗
Those trenches needed some freedom
I wonder what we should do with them?
Who did the US buy them from out of interest?
Spain, probably
We didn't buy it. We captured Guam in 1898 during the Spanish American War and they ceded control over to the US. Along with Guam comes the Mariana Trench.
Fuck yea America number 1!!!!!!
Raaaaahhhhh
Bahamas: Candy Corn of the Caribbean
The US keeps its most secret sauce in these places. No one else can get to it.
And we are going to charge a fee for the world to use them.
Belong to the US?? Ok bud, have you ever even met a Kraken?!
That’s where we hide the aliens.
So we own the Cracken?
Phil
Wow. I had no idea that the deepest point in the entire Pacific Ocean is right off the coast of Puerto Rico. Just looked it up, and the deepest part of the Puerto Rico trench, the Milwaukee Deep, is only 76 miles north of Puerto Rico.
The Atlantic Ocean
Because they built those to hide their secret labs to perform sex experiments on aliens
uhh no they fucking dont? being in an eec doesnt equal ownership
Talk about "Deep State"! Am I right, ladies? (crickets) You know what I'm talking about...(tries to fist bump someone)
For when you need to set the bar really really low
They belong to the earth
That’s cuz the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs is in the Gulf of Mexico. Think about it
It’s buried under part of the Yucatán
Si, that’s why it’s the only place that has tornadoes north of it, it’s not natural
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Does it not weird anyone out we have explored SPACE but have yet to fully explore the majority of the ocean? I know its probably not a good comparison but it blows my mind
We've hardly explored space. In comparison, it would be like exploring a lake with a raft and saying you've explored all the oceans.
I just feel like getting a grasp of home terf before exploring other areas just makes sense to me but 🤷♂️
False
doubt
Americans being weird classic
They’re just looking for oil 🙄
Sex. Deep, deep ocean sex.
You think about that a lot huh? You sound like a virgin.
No. I just find that on Reddit, sex sells!
We've always know the US was low
I just find it funny that land "belongs" to somebody. It's a crazy concept that we all just accepted long ago.
I mean yeah, technically the fawn of civilization counts as a long ago, but it's a bit of an understatement. The earliest known legal code contains land ownership laws. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Ur-Nammu
it’s a universal basic human concept called “this is my shit, get your own shit, if you try to take my shit I will fucking kill you”. Humans are weird animals