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What is the highest peak in the Himalayas?
What is the highest peak in the Himalayas?
Which mountain range has the highest elevation?
Which mountain range has the highest elevation?
Where is Mount Elbert located?
Where is Mount Elbert located?
Which mountain range runs through South-Central Asia?
Which mountain range runs through South-Central Asia?
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Which mountain is the highest in Australia?
Which mountain is the highest in Australia?
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Which of these peaks is found in the Alps?
Which of these peaks is found in the Alps?
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What is the elevation of the Ural Mountains?
What is the elevation of the Ural Mountains?
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Which region does the Caucasus mountain range belong to?
Which region does the Caucasus mountain range belong to?
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Study Notes
Mountain Ranges of the World
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Andes: Located in Peru, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, and Bolivia. Highest peak: Aconcagua, elevation 6,961 m.
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Himalayas: Located in Asia. Highest peak: Mount Everest, elevation 8,848 m.
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Hindukush: Located in South-Central Asia. Highest peak: Tirich Mir, elevation 7,690 m.
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Rockies: Located in British Columbia, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. Highest peak: Mount Elbert, elevation 4,401 m.
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Great Dividing Range: Located in Australia. Highest peak: Mount Kosciuszko, elevation 2,228 m.
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Sierra Nevada: Located in the United States. Highest peak: Mount Whitney, elevation 4,421 m.
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Caucasus: Located in Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Abkhazia. Highest peak: Mount Elbrus, elevation 5,642 m.
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Alaska: Located in the USA. Highest peak: Denali, elevation 6,190 m.
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Alps: Located in Italy, France, Germany, and Austria. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, elevation 4,810 m.
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Apennines: Located in Switzerland, Slovenia, and Italy. Highest peak: Corno Grande, elevation 2,912 m.
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Ural: Located in Russia. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, elevation 1,895 m.
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Pennines: Located in the UK. Highest peak: Cross Fell, elevation 893 m.
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Pyrenees: Located in France and Spain. Highest peak: Aneto, elevation 3,404 m.
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Appalachian: Located in North America. Highest peak: Mount Mitchell, elevation 2,037 m.
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Atlas: Located in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Highest peak: Toubkal, elevation 4,167 m.
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Carpathian: Located in Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Serbia. Highest peak: Gerlachovský štít, elevation 2,655 m.
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Karakoram: Located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh, Xinjiang, and the Badakhshan region. Highest peak: K2, elevation 8,611 m.
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Tian Shan: Located in China. Highest peak: Jengish Chokusu, elevation 7,439 m
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Eastern Ghats: Located in Eastern India.Highest peak: Jindhagada peak, elevation 1,680 m
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Western Ghats: Located in Western India and Southern India. Highest peak: Anamudi, elevation 2,695 m.
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Test your knowledge on the major mountain ranges around the globe! This quiz covers key features, locations, and highest peaks of various mountains including the Himalayas, Andes, and Rockies. Explore the heights and significance of these natural wonders.
