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The fourteen eight-thousanders. The summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. K2, the highest summit of the Karakoram. Kangchenjunga, the second-highest mountain of the Himalaya. Lhotse, the third-highest mountain of the Himalaya. Makalu in the Himalaya. 6 Cho Oyu in the Himalaya.
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.
The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. [5] [4] The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of greater North America. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. [6]
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
Mount Logan (/ ˈloʊɡən / LOH-ghən) is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America after Denali. The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park Reserve [6] in southwestern ...
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not differ significantly at high tide and low tide, and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). The tidal amplitude increases, though not uniformly, with distance ...
Borah Peak, also known as Mount Borah or Beauty Peak, is a mountain in the western United States and the highest summit in Idaho. [4] One of the most prominent peaks in the contiguous United States, [5] it is located in the central section of the Lost River Range, within the Challis National Forest in eastern Custer County.
25°31′52″N 94°05′06″E / 25.531°N 94.085°E / 25.531; 94.085. It is located between the inter-state border of Nagaland and Manipur. [5][6] Kerala. Anamudi. Anamalai Hills section of the Western Ghats. 2,695. 8,842. 10°10′12″N 77°03′40″E / 10.170°N 77.061°E / 10.170; 77.061. Anamudi is the highest ...