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Mount Elbrus [a] is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in the supercontinent of Eurasia , as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. [ 7 ]
Such definition would render Elbrus entirely in Asia, making it the highest volcano of that continent (see below) and making Mount Etna (a 3350-metre active stratovolcano in Sicily, Italy) the highest volcano in Europe. Mount Teide in the Canary Islands, while active, taller than Etna and within the territory of a European country, would not be ...
⦁ Europe Mount Elbrus, Russia 5642 m 18,510 ft Caspian Sea, Russia, et al. −28 m −92 ft: 5670 m 18,602 ft ⦁ British Isles: Ben Nevis, Great Britain, Scotland, UK 1343 m 4,406 ft The Fens, Great Britain, England, UK −4 m −13 ft: 1347 m 4,419 ft ⦁ Africa Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: 5892 m 19,331 ft
It is the highest point of Africa. Mount Meru; Mount Hanang; ... Kuril Islands, Sakhalin oblast; Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus. It is the ... Largest volcano in Europe ...
Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
The first one is Mont Blanc versus Mount Elbrus for Europe, which depends on whether the crest of the Greater Caucasus Mountains is taken to define the Greater Caucasus watershed which marks the continental boundary between Asia and Europe for the region between the Black and Caspian seas; this classification would place Mount Elbrus in Europe. [3]
Some couples such as Denmark , Netherlands , Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores Islands) have part of their territory and their high points outside of Europe; their non-European high points are mentioned in the Notes. For more details about Serbian and Kosovan highest points and ranks, see list of mountains in Kosovo.
The most isolated major summits of Europe by topographic isolation are located in the European continent and its tectonic and geographic boundaries.This includes major mountain peaks of fold and fault-block mountains, and also volcanoes, [1] located not only in the European Mainland, but also those located on lands and islands on the limits of Europe, like the North Atlantic Ocean islands of ...