FIGURE1 The world’s main mountains and mountain ranges
Nanga Parbat 8126 m
Elbrus 5642 m
Mt McKinley 6194 m
K2, Chogori/ Godwin Austen 8611 m
Ararat 5165 m
Mt Logan 5951 m
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Mont Blanc 4808 m
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Mt Everest 8848 m
Fuji 3776 m
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Etna 3323 m
Namcha Barwa 7782 m
Orizaba 5610 m
Makalu 8481 m
Popocatepetl 5452 m
Kanchenjunga 8598 m
Mt Kenya 5199 m
Cotopaxi 5897 m
Margherita Peak 5109 m
Mt Chimborazo 6267 m
Mt Kilimanjaro 5895 m
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Ojos del Salado 6880 m
Aconcagua 6960 m
Mt Kosciuszko 2229 m
Atlas Alps Carpathians Balkans Caucasus Zagros Hindu Kush Major mountain ranges
Pamir Altai Himalayas Great Dividing Range Rocky Mountains Appalachians Andes
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Vinson Massif 4897 m
Source: Map drawn by Spatial Vision
1 The Himalayas Located in Asia, the Himalayas (meaning land of snow ) are the highest mountain range in the world. They extend from Bhutan and southern China in the east, through northern India, Nepal and Pakistan, to Afghanistan in the west. The Himalayas are one of the youngest mountain ranges in the world. The 14 highest mountains in the world — all over 8000 metres above sea level — are all in the Himalayas.
TOPIC14 Geomorphological processes and hazards
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