GEOGRAPHY MOUNTAINS of the WORLD

Planet earth is uniue in all the universe for its abundance and variety of animals, every one of which should be protected

 

 

 

 

 

HIGHEST AND LARGEST MOUNTAINS ON EARTH

 

 

mountain

range

country

elevation

distinction

Mount Everest

Himalaya

Nepal
  China 1

8,850 m

The summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on the Earth's surface as measured from sea level at 8,850 meters above the Geoid.2 Mount Everest continues to rise at an average rate of about 40 millimeters per year as the Indian Tectonic Plate slides north under the Eurasian Plate.

Chimborazo

Andes

Ecuador

6,310 m

The summit of Volcán Chimborazo is the farthest point on the Earth's surface from the Earth's center of mass at 6,384,404 meters.3

Mauna Kea

Hawaiian 

Volcanos

United 

States

4,205 m

Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit, with a total height of 10,203 meters. The base of Mauna Kea on the floor of the Pacific Ocean is 5,998 meters below mean sea level and its summit is 4,205 meters above mean sea level.

Mauna Loa

Hawaiian 

Volcanos

United 

States

4,169 m

Mauna Loa is the most voluminous mountain on Earth with a volume of 74,000,000,000,000 cubic meters (74 Tm3), enoungh material to fill the Grand Canyon more than 18 times. Though 36 meters lower than neighboring Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa is the most massive mountain on Earth.

 

Note 1: The People's Republic of China has absorbed the nation of Tibet.
Note 2: A geoid is a mathematical model of the Earth used to define global mean sea level.
Note 3: The Earth is oblate, i.e., fatter around the equator than at the poles.

 

 

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS

 

 

rank

peak

range

region

elevation

1

Mount Everest

Himalaya

Nepal & Tibet 1

8,850 m

2

K2

Karakoram

Kashmir 2

8,611 m

3

Kanchenjunga

Himalaya

India & Nepal

8,586 m

4

Lhotse I

Himalaya

Nepal & Tibet 1

8,516 m

5

Makalu I

Himalaya

Nepal & Tibet 1

8,463 m

6

Cho Oyu

Himalaya

Nepal & Tibet 1

8,201 m

7

Dhaulagiri

Himalaya

Nepal

8,167 m

8

Manaslu I

Himalaya

Nepal

8,163 m

9

Nanga Parbat

Himalaya

Kashmir 3

8,125 m

10

Annapurna I

Himalaya

Nepal

8,091 m

11

Gasherbrum I

Karakoram

Kashmir 2

8,068 m

12

Broad Peak

Karakoram

Kashmir 2

8,047 m

13

Gasherbrum II

Karakoram

Kashmir 2

8,035 m

14

Shisha Pangma

Himalaya

Tibet 1

8,013 m

15

Gasherbrum III

Karakoram

Kashmir 2

7,952 m

 

 

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RANGES

 

 

 

 

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON EACH CONTINENT

 

 

 

 

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN EACH LATITUDE ZONE

 

 

rank

latitude zone

highest peak

country

elevation

6

Arctic Zone

Gunnbjornsfjeld

Greenland 1

3,708 m

1

North Temperate Zone

Mount Everest

Nepal
China

8,850 m

4

North Tropical Zone

Chimborazo

Ecuador

6,310 m

3

South Tropical Zone

Huascarán

Perú

6,768 m

2

South Temperate Zone

Aconcagua

Argentina

6,962 m

5

Antarctic Zone

Vinson Massif

Antarctica 3

4,900 m

 

Note 1: Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) is a self-governing administrative division of the
Note 2: Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty of 1959.

 

 

HIGHEST MONTAIN PEAK IN EACH HEMISPHERE

 

 

hemisphere

highest peak

country

elevation

Northern Hemisphere

Mount Everest

Nepal
China 1

8,850 m

Southern Hemisphere

Aconcagua

Argentina

6,962 m

Eastern Hemisphere

Mount Everest

Nepal
China 1

8,850 m

Western Hemisphere

Aconcagua

Argentina

6,962 m

Note 1: The People's Republic of China has absorbed the nation of Tibet.

 

 

 

 

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

 

 

 

Adelaide 

Aden - Yemen

Africa

Alaska

Amsterdam

Antarctic

Argentina

Athens

Atlantis - Plato's Lost City

Australia

Austria

Aztecs - Mexico

Bangladesh

Beachy Head, England

Belgium

Berlin

Black Rock Desert, Nevada

Bonneville, Utah - History

Brazil

Brighton - West Pier

British Columbia

Bulgaria

Canada

Canary Islands

Cape York - Au

Caribbean - Central America

Cayman Islands

Chichester Harbour

China

Columbia - S. America

Columbo - Sri Lanka

Cowes, Isle of Wight

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czechoslovakia

Darwin - Australia

Daytona Beach - Florida USA

Denmark

Eastbounre Pier, England

Earthquakes

Egypt

Equator

Europe

Falmouth, Cornwall

Fiji

Finland

Florida

France

Galapagos Islands

Geography Links

Geography Records

Geography Resources

 

 

Geography Statistics

Germany

Gibraltar - Links

Greece

Greenland

Hawaii

Holland the Nertherlands

Hollywood, California, LA

Hong Kong

Hungary

Hurricanes

Iceland

India

Indonesia Links

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Isle of Man

Isle of Wight - The Needles

Israel

Italy

Jakarta - Java

Jamaica

Japan

Kent, England

Korea

Kuwait

Life on Earth

London - Big Ben

London Eye

London Houses Parliament

London - Buckingham Palace

London - Old Bailey

London - Overview

London - The City

London - Tower Bridge

London - Trafalgar Square

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Maya Empire - Central America

Melbourne, Australia

Mexico

Mountains

Naples- Italy

National Geographic

New York

New Zealand

Norway

Oceans and Seas

Pakistan

Palermo - Sicily

 

 

Palma - Malorca

Panama Canal - Links

Paris

Pendine Sands - Carmarthen

Planet Earth

Poland

Port Moresby - PNG

Port Said - Egypt

Portugal

Romania

Rome

Russia

Salt Lake City - Utah

Saudi Arabia

Scotland

Singapore

South Africa

South America

Southampton

Spain - Espana

Sri Lanka - Links

Stonehenge

Suez Canal

Sussex, England Index

Sweden

Switzerland

Sydney, Australia

Tahiti - Polynesia - Links

Taiwan

Thailand

Tokyo, Japan

Tonga - Polynesia

Toronto

Trinidad - Lesser Antilles

Tsunami

Tunbridge Wells, England

Turkey

UAE - United Arab Emirates

UK Statistics

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United Kingdom - Gov

USA

Venice

Vienna

Vietnam

Volcanoes

Wales

Washington D.C.

Wealden iron industry

Wendover, Utah

World Peace Supporters

 

 



 

 

Solar Cola drinkers care about planet earth

 

.. Thirst for Life

 

Planet Earth Solar Cola can 330 mil

 

(330ml Planet Earth can)

 

 

 

 

This website is Copyright © 1999 & 2024.   The bird logo and name Solar Navigator are trademarks. All rights reserved.  All other trademarks are hereby acknowledged.       Max Energy Limited is an educational charity.