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Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades , and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades .
The landforms of Earth are generally divided into physiographic regions, consisting of physiographic provinces, which in turn consist of physiographic sections, [1] [2] [3] though some others use different terminology, such as realms, regions and subregions. [4]
2 Asia. Toggle Asia subsection. 2.1 Afghanistan. ... 5.4 Cascade Range. 5.5 Coast Mountains. ... (European route E6)(689 m) Sognefjell ...
US (New Hampshire) – One of the most frequently climbed in the world: Mount Pirongia: 959: 3,146: Hakarimata Range New Zealand Tai Mo Shan: 957: 3,140 Hong Kong – Highest in Hong Kong: Chimneytop: 950.1: 3,117: Bays Mountain Range Tennessee, US Helvellyn: 950: 3,117: Eastern Fells England (Cumbria) Mount Gimie: 950: 3,117 Saint Lucia ...
While Novaya Zemlya was variously grouped with Europe or with Asia in 19th-century maps it is now usually grouped with Europe, the continental boundary considered to join the Arctic Ocean along the southern shore of the Kara Sea. The Russian Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land farther north is also associated with Europe.
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.
Carpathian Mountains, a major mountain range in Central and Southern Europe Southern Carpathians, Romania; Tatra Mountains, Slovakia and Poland; Caucasus Mountains, which also separate Europe and Asia; Crimean Mountains; Maja Jezercë in Albania at 2,694m high is the highest peak of the Dinaric Alps. Dinaric Alps, a mountain range in the Balkans