List of Mountains in the World
Himalayas Mountains
• The Himalayas are the great mountain system of Asia. They form a 1,500-mile broad crescent through Northeastern Pakistan, Northern India, Southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan.
• The Himalayas is one of the youngest mountain ranges in the world.
Alps Mountain
• The Alps is a vast mountain system in south-central Europe.
• The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided.
Andes Mountains
• The Andes Mountains are the longest mountain range in the world. They stretch 4,500 miles (7,200 km) from north to south, along with the west coast of the continent.
• The Andes are the second highest Mountain Range in the world with many peaks rising over 20,000 feet.
Rocky Mountains
• The Rocky Mountains are a vast mountain system in Western North America, extending north-south from Canada to New Mexico
Karakoram Mountains
• The Karakoram is a great mountain range in North-east Pakistan and Northern India, near the Chinese border. It extends 300 miles south-east wardly and includes many of the world's highest peaks and many of the world's longest glaciers.
List of Mountain Ranges, Locations and Highest Peak
Name
|
Location
|
Highest Point
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Alaska Range
|
Alaska JJSA
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Mount Mackinley (southern Peak)
|
Trans-Antarctica Mountains
|
Antarctica
|
Mount Vinson Massif
|
Altai
|
Central Asia
|
Gora Velukha
|
Alps
|
Central Europe
|
Mount Blanc
|
Ural
|
Central Russia
|
Gora Noradnaya
|
Great Dividing Range
|
Eastern Australia
|
Mount Kosciusko
|
Kamchatka
|
Eastern Russia
|
Kluchevskaya Sopka
|
Verkhoyansk
|
Eastern Russia
|
Gora mas Khaya
|
Appalachian
|
Eastern USA-Canada
|
Mount Michel
|
Zagros
|
Iran
|
Zad Kuh
|
Elburz
|
Iran
|
Demaband
|
Appenine
|
Itali
|
Corno Grande
|
Atlas
|
North West Africa
|
Jewel Taubcal
|
Caucasus
|
Russia
|
Mount Elbrus (Western Peak)
|
Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush
|
South Central Asia
|
Mount Everest
|
Tien Shan
|
South Central Asia
|
Pike Poveda
|
Drackensberg
|
South East Africa
|
Dwanayentalenyana
|
Cascade Range
|
USA-Canada
|
Mount Rainier
|
Western Ghats
|
Western India
|
Anaimudi
|
Rockies
|
Western N America
|
Mount Albert
|
Scandinavian Range
|
Western Norway
|
Galdhopijen
|
Cordillera de Los Andes
|
Western S America
|
Aconcagua
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