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| HIGHEST MOUNTAINS (Heights in feet and metres) | |
| 1. Mount Everest, Nepal 2. Qogir (K2), Pakistan 3. Kangchenjunga, Nepal 4. Lhotse, Nepal 5. Makalu I, Nepal 6. Cho Oyu, Nepal 7. Dhaulagiri, Nepal 8. Manaslu I, Nepal 9. Nanga Parbat, Pakistan 10. Annapurna I, Nepal |
8850m (29035ft) 8611m (28250ft) 8586m (28169ft) 8501m (27920ft) 8462m (27765ft) 8201m (26906ft) 8167m (26794ft) 8156m (26758ft) 8125m (26658ft) 8091m (26545ft) |
| All ten of the world's highest mountains are in Asia, in the Himalayas. Some other important mountains are given below. |
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| Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina 6960m (22,834 ft) | Highest mountain in S. America |
| Mt. McKinley, U.S.A. 6194m (20,320 ft) | Highest mountain in N. America |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 5895m (19,340 ft) | Highest mountain in Africa |
| Mt. Elbrus, Russia 5642m (18,510 ft) | Highest mountain in E.Europe |
| Mt. Blanc, France 4807m (15,771 ft) | Highest mountain in W.Europe |
| Mt. Vinson, Antarctica 5140m (16,864 ft) | Highest mountain in Antarctica |
| Mt. Carstensz, Indonesia 4884m (16,023 ft) | Highest mountain in Oceania |
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