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The fourteen eight-thousanders. The summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. K2, the highest summit of the Karakoram. Kangchenjunga, the second-highest mountain of the Himalaya. Lhotse, the third-highest mountain of the Himalaya. Makalu in the Himalaya. 6 Cho Oyu in the Himalaya.
The Seven Summits consist of the highest mountain peak on each of the continents. Different lists include slight variations, but generally, the same core is maintained. The seven summits depend on the definition used for a continent – in particular the location of the border of that continent. This results in two major points of variation.
Everest and Lhotse from the south (Nepal): in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dablam. Mount Everest(also Mount Sagarmatha or Mount Qomolangma)[ note 4 ] is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. [ 3 ]
Denali. Denali (/ dəˈnɑːli /; [5][6] also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) [7] is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. It is the tallest mountain in the world from base-to-peak on land, measuring 18,000 ft (5,500 m), [8] With a topographic prominence ...
With three volcanic cones — Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira — it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 m (19,341 ft) above sea level and 4,900 m (16,100 ft) above its plateau base. It is also the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Mount Fuji is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山, Sanreizan) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites. [7] It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. [7]
The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at 9,002 metres (29,534 ft). The elevation ranges are also great in Nepal 8,789 metres (28,835 ft), Pakistan 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), and India 8,588 metres (28,176 ft). Monaco 's elevation range is among the greatest relative to surface ...
The Dolomites (Italy) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Alps (/ ælps /) [ a ] are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, [ b ][ 2 ] stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. [ c ...