Mauna Kea
Hawaiian volcano
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To illustrate Mauna Kea's dry prominence, imagine raising the sea level of the Pacific Ocean to submerge the top of Mauna Kea.
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Mauna Kea silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense sandwicense) growing near the volcano's summit
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A stone structure or ahu facing Mauna Kea, on Saddle Road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
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A pair of māmane (Sophora chrysophylla) trees
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Sunset over four telescopes of the Mauna Kea Observatories. From left to right: the Keck I and II telescopes, and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility