What is the (tall) mountain on Earth? Most school children will say the answer is Mount Everest near the border Nepal and Tibet.
There is something that is three hundred four meters taller than Mount Everest. , it is mainly underwater. It begins at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, and (rise) more than seventeen kilometers from the ocean floor. name is Mauna Loa. In the Hawaiian language, Mauna Loa means "Long Mountain." Mauna Loa is more than half of the island of Hawaii, is the largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also the largest and most active volcano on Earth. It (produce) liquid rock called lava more than thirty times since records were first (keep) in eighteen forty-three.
Today, Mauna Loa is quiet. It is not producing lava. However, volcano (expert) say it is only a matter of time before this happens once again.
Mauna Loa is not the only volcano on the island of Hawaii. There are four others. Three of them are no longer active. One of them still is active. It (name) Kilauea.
