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How Mega Is Mauna Kea?

  • February 8, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Hawaii\’s tallest volcano, Mauna Kea, rises 13,796 feet above sea level. But when measured from its base, deep under the ocean, it\’s more than 33,000 feet tall. That\’s higher than some commercial jets fly!

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