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For high mountains, nothing comes close to the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges. Here're the top 10 highest mountains in the world. Mauna Kea (4,207 m (13,802 ft) above sea level) is the world 's tallest mountain and volcano, rising about 10,203 m (33,474 ft) from the Pacific Ocean floor. As a child you learn in school that the tallest mountain is Mount Everest, with a height of 8,848 (29,032 ft) meters. It is located in the Himalayan mountains on the border between Nepal and China and was climbed for the first time in 1953. Since then, there have been countless other ascents. Learn about the different ways to measure the height of mountains, and how Mount Everest, Mauna Kea and Chimborazo compare. Find out why Chimborazo is the farthest from the center of the Earth, and see photos of these peaks.
