Sunday, September 27, 2009

The highest mountains on the seven continents

The mountaineers ultimate dream of course is to climb the local, if not the country's or the worlds highest peaks. Here's the trivia of the Seven Highest Mountains on the Seven continents.

1. Kilimanjaro (Africa) - 5895 m
2. Denali (North America) - 6194 m
3. Elbrus (Europe) - 5642 m
4. Aconcagua (South America) - 6962 m
5. Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania) - 4884 m
6. Vinson - (Antarctica) - 4897 m
7. Everest (Asia) - 8850 m

From here, you can see that the Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. Mount Everest – also called Sagarmāthā, Chomolungma or Qomolangma or Zhumulangma Zhūmùlǎngmǎ – is the highest point on the Earth's crust, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 8,848 metres (29,029 ft).

The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in Asia, is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, and Tibet, China.

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