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The summit of Ben Nevis comprises a large stony plateau of about 40 hectares (100 acres). [19] The summit is an example of a felsenmeer, [20] a surface covered by rocks that are not exposed by mass wasting. The highest point is marked with a large, solidly built cairn atop which sits an Ordnance Survey trig point.
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. ... Ben Nevis: 1345 m 4413 ft 209331: 0.00521
Ben Nevis, in the Scottish Highlands, is the highest mountain in The British Isles. Highest point; Elevation: over 600 m (1,969 ft) Prominence: over 30 m (98 ft)
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features. Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings.
Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span Northern Hemisphere: Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal: 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine: −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft Southern Hemisphere: Aconcagua, Argentina: 6960 m 22,835 ft Laguna del Carbón, Argentina: −105 m −344 ft ...
Ben Nevis is the tallest peak in the island Great Britain. ... and List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point for historic county tops. ...
World peaks with 4000 meters of prominence from peakbagger.com; World top 50 most prominent peaks, originally compiled by David Metzler and Eberhard Jurgalski, and updated with the help of others as new elevation information, especially SRTM, has become available. World top 100 most prominent peaks, from the same authors as the top 50.
Ben Nevis: 2= Aberdeenshire: 1309 Ben Macdui: 2= Moray: 1309 Ben Macdui: 4 Perth and Kinross: 1214 Ben Lawers: 5 Stirling: 1174 Ben More: 6 Argyll and Bute: 1126 Ben Cruachan: 7 Angus: 1068 Glas Maol: 8 North Ayrshire: 874 Goat Fell: 9 Dumfries and Galloway: 843 Merrick: 10 Scottish Borders: 840 Broad Law