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Mountain Ranges In The World. The Andes ranges stretch for 4300 miles from the southern tip of South America through Colombia Venezuela Ecuador Argentina Peru Bolivia and Chile to the northern coast of the Caribbean. The Himalayan mountain range has some of the highest mountain peaks in the world including the gigantic Mount Everest and is in Asia. It includes K2 which is the second highest mountain in the world at 28251 feet. In the above list of major mountains ranges of the World will enhance the general knowledge of the aspirants mountaineers and travellers.
From the Appalachians Andes and Rocky Mountains to the Alps Pyrenees and mighty Himalayas the planet offers countless ranges to explore. Mountains generally are understood to be larger than hills but the term has no standardized geological meaning. Ojos del Salado has the greatest rise on Earth. First the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent. The Great Dividing Range. Mount Everest is the Earths highest mountain with a peak at 8848 metres 29029 ft above sea level and the 5th tallest mountain measured from the centre of the Earth.
The Amphitheatre is one of the geographical features of the Northern Drakensberg and is widely regarded as one of the most impressive cliff faces on earth.
The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa rising to 3482 metres 11420 ft in height. The Amphitheatre is one of the geographical features of the Northern Drakensberg and is widely regarded as one of the most impressive cliff faces on earth. The highest peak is Mount Aconcagua 6962 m volcanic origin but now its dormant. About 80 percent of the mountains are in South Africa with the remaining portion sprawling into Swaziland. The Andes Mountain Range. Other mountain ranges that are grouped together with the Himalayas include the Hindu Kush Pamirs and Tian Shan.