Which is the highest mountain in the world and what criteria do they use, to specify that it is the highest?

Question

Which is the highest mountain in the world and what criteria do they use, to specify that it is the highest?

Answer 1

Usually the criteria that people say is height above sea level. The answer is, of course, Mt. Everest.

However, if all the water evaporated off the planet, the highest mountains (peak to base) would be in Hawaii.

Answer 2

Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Criteria : Height above the sea level.

Answer 3

Hello to Kboi,

Nepal is a sovereignty country, while Tibet is right now still a province of China. So Nepal is not Tibet and the summit of Mt Everest is within the Chinese territory of the province of Tibet, not in Nepal.

Answer 4

According to the criteria 'above the sea level' the highest mountain is Mt. Everest. It i is approximately 29,035 ft high.

But it is not the tallest mountain according to 'peak to base'

the tallest would be in Hawaii

Answer 5

Mount Everest is the highest.  This is on grounds of it being higher above sea level than any other mountain.  It's not actually the tallest when measured from base to peak.  That one would be in Hawaii, and most of it's under the sea.

Update

<<It is Mt. Everest in Nepal also known as Tibet.>>

Nepal and Tibet are different places, as it happens.

Answer 6

mot,EVEREST

IT CAN BE MEASURED BY LASER AND ALTIMETER.

Answer 7

It is Mt. Everest in Nepal also known as Tibet.

It is in the Himalayas.

They measure it in feet.

It is approximately 29,035 ft high.