Mauna Loa vs Mauna Kea

Mauna Loa may be Earth's largest volcano, but nearby Mauna Kea is taller (13796 ft vs 13677 ft) and has the cool telescopes.

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Mauna Loa last erupted in 1984. I guess Kilauea (which is erupting now, and has been, more or less, for the last ten years, at least, I think), isn't counted as part of Mauna Loa?

Nature magazine (25 May 2006) says that Mauna Loa isn't dead, just sleeping, and that "its 1877 underwater eruption, which made the waters of a nearby bay boil, was much larger than was thought [...] contradicting the theory that this volcano is dying."

I still like Mauna Kea the best, even though I started gasping from the thin air up there.