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Almost all mountains in the list are located in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges to the south and west of the Tibetan plateau. All peaks 7,000 m (23,000 ft) or higher are located in East, Central or South Asia in a rectangle edged by Noshaq (7,492 m or 24,580 ft) on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border in the west, Jengish Chokusu (Tuōmù'ěr Fēng, 7,439 m or 24,406 ft) on the Kyrgyzstan ...
All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Mount Everest - 8,848 m (29,029 ft) K2 - 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Kanchenjunga - 8,586 m (28,169 ft) Mountain
List of the highest points of the German states. List of Indian states and union territories by highest point. List of Indonesian provinces by highest point. List of Irish counties by highest point. List of Italian regions by highest point. List of Nigerian states by highest point. List of highest points of Norwegian counties.
The Seven Summits consist of the highest mountain peak on each of the continents. Different lists include slight variations, but generally, the same core is maintained. The seven summits depend on the definition used for a continent – in particular the location of the border of that continent. This results in two major points of variation.
Waugh concluded that Peak XV was "most probably the highest in the world". [20] Peak XV (measured in feet) was calculated to be exactly 29,000 ft (8,839.2 m) high, but was publicly declared to be 29,002 ft (8,839.8 m) in order to avoid the impression that an exact height of 29,000 feet (8,839.2 m) was nothing more than a rounded estimate. [30]
K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). [6] It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.
The high point of the Annapurna Circuit, it connects the Manang District to the Mustang District in Nepal. Mana Pass: 5,632 18,478 On the border between Tibet and Garhwal, Uttarakhand State of India.Highest motorable Road in India and in the world. Khardung La
The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at 9,002 metres (29,534 ft). The elevation ranges are also great in Nepal 8,789 metres (28,835 ft), Pakistan 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), and India 8,588 metres (28,176 ft). Monaco 's elevation range is among the greatest relative to surface ...