Mountain Twice as High as Tallest Building Found 'Hidden Under the Waves'
http://www.newsweek.com/mountain-twice-high-tallest-building-found-hidden-under-waves-1846813
Researchers have uncovered a massive underwater mountain that was previously unknown in the Pacific Ocean.
The mountain, known as a seamount, sits around 13,100 feet below sea level and peaks at a depth of roughly 7,900 feet. Rising 5,249 feet above the ocean floor, the underwater mountain is roughly twice as tall as the world's tallest building—the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Mountain Twice as High as Tallest Building Found 'Hidden Under the Waves'
Fri Nov 24, 8:31pm UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/mountain-twice-high-tallest-building-found-hidden-under-waves-1846813
> Researchers have uncovered a massive underwater mountain that was previously unknown in the Pacific Ocean.
> The mountain, known as a seamount, sits around 13,100 feet below sea level and peaks at a depth of roughly 7,900 feet. Rising 5,249 feet above the ocean floor, the underwater mountain is roughly twice as tall as the world's tallest building—the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.