List of mountain ranges - Africa. Aberdare Range, Kenya Ahaggar Mountains, Algeria Atlas mountains, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia Cherangany Hills, Kenya Drakensberg, South Africa and Lesotho Ethiopian Mountains Ahmar Mountains Livingstone Mountains Mitumba Mountains, Congo Ruwenzori Range ("Mountains of the Moon"), Uganda Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria Tibesti Mountains Virunga Mountains List of mountain ranges - Antarc ...

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List of mountain passes - Hong Kong. See list of gaps in Hong Kong ...

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List of mountain passes - New Zealand. Arthur's Pass, South Island Burke's Pass, South Island Copland Pass, South Island Dansey's Pass, South Island Haast Pass, South Island Hope Saddle, South Island Lewis Pass, South Island Lindis Pass, South Island Mackinnon Pass, South Island Mamaku Saddle, North Island Porters Pass, South Island Takaka Saddle, South Island Taupeupe Saddle, North Island Waituhi Saddle, ...

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List of mountain passes - Alps. Col de l'Argentiere Arlberg Pass Great St. Bernard Pass Little St Bernard Pass San Bernardino Pass Bernina Pass Brenner Pass - Austria to Italy Flüela Pass Gemmi Pass St. Gotthard Pass Julier Pass Klausen Pass Maloja Pass Semmering Septimer Pass Col de Sestrieres Simplon Pass Splügen Pass Stelvio Pass (Stilfserjoch)< ...

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List of mountain passes - Appalachian Mountains. Cumberland Gap Delaware Water Gap Newfound Gap List of mountain passes - Cascade Range. Blewett Pass (formerly known as Swauk Pass) Cascade Pass Chinook Pass Lolo Pass Naches Pass Old Blewett Pass Snoqualmie Pass Stevens Pass Washington and Rainy Passes (see North Cascades Highway) White Pass See also:

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A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally higher and steeper than a hill, but there is considerable overlap, and usage often depends on local custom. Some authorities define a mountain as a peak with a topographic prominence over an arbitrary value: for example, the Encyclopædia Britannica requires a prominence of 2,000 feet (610 m). 24% of the Earth's land mass is mountainous; 10% of the world's 6 billion people live in mountainous regions. All the world's major rivers are fed from mountain sources, and more than half ...

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Main article: List of mountain ranges of Europe Some of Europe's major mountain ranges are: Ural Mountains, which separate Europe and Asia Caucasus Mountains, which also separate Europe and Asia, and is the namesake of the Caucasian race, not to be confused with Caucasian peoples Carpathian Mountains, a major mountain range in Central and Southern Europe Alps, the famous mountains known for their spectacular slopes Apennines, which run through Italy Pyrenees, the natural ...

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Zhangjiajie(张家界) is in the northwestern part of Hunan province in China. Comprised of the prefectures of Yongding and Wulingyuan as well as the Cili and Sangzhi counties. In 1992, UNESCO listed Zhangjiajie in the World Heritage Directory. Points of interest inculde the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the Tianzishan mountain ranges and the Suoxi Valley. ...

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Achaea (Greek: Αχαΐα, Achaïa; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a province on the northern coast of the Peloponnese, stretching from the mountain ranges of Erymanthus and Cyllene on the south to a narrow strip of fertile land on the north, bordering the Gulf of Corinth, into which the mountain Panachaicus (1,902 m, the northernmost mountain range in the Peloponnese) projects. Achaea is bounded on the west by the territory of Elis, on the east by tha ...

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The Black Forest (German Schwarzwald) is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 meters (4,898 feet). The name Black Forest comes from the general dark color of the numerous pine trees that grow in this region. The Black Forest gateau originated from this region. Black Forest - Geography. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on t ...

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Big Sur is a section of the central California coast, typically considered to run for 90 miles (145km) from Carmel-by-the-Sea in the north to the Hearst Castle at San Simeon in the south. It is characterized by the collision of coastal mountain ranges, locally named the Santa Lucia Range, with the Pacific Ocean. Throughout much of Big Sur, this produces dramatic sea cliffs and undersea kelp forests. The steepest elevation increase from sea level in the lower 48 United States is located here, where Cone Peak stands 5,155 feet (1.57km) ...

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The programme aims to catalogue, name, and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind. Listed sites can obtain funds from the World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The programme was founded with the Conv ...

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Heights of mountains are generally given as heights above mean sea level. The Himalayas average 5km above sea level, whilst the Andes average 4km. Most other mountain ranges average 2-2.5km. The highest mountain on Earth is Everest, 8850 m, set in the world's most significant mountain range, the Himalaya. Other definitions of height are possible. The peak that is farthest from the centre of the Earth is Chimborazo in Ecuador. At 6,272 m above sea level it is not even the tallest peak in the Andes, but because the Earth bulge ...

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The altitude of mountains means that the tops exist in higher cold layers of the atmosphere. They are consequently often subject to glaciation and erosion through frost action. This produces the classic mountain peak shape. Some mountains have glacial lakes, created by melting glaciers; for example, there are an estimated 3000 in Bhutan. Sufficiently tall mountains have very different climatic conditions at the top than at the base, and will thus have different life zones at different altitudes on their slopes. The plants and animals ...

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The altitude of mountains means that the tops exist in higher cold layers of the atmosphere. They are consequently often subject to glaciation and erosion through frost action. This produces the classic mountain peak shape. Some mountains have glacial lakes, created by melting glaciers; for example, there are an estimated 3000 in Bhutan. Sufficiently tall mountains have very different climatic conditions at the top than at the base, and will thus have different life zones at different altitudes on their slopes. The plants and animals ...

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Heights of mountains are generally given as heights above mean sea level. The Himalayas average 5km above sea level, whilst the Andes average 4km. Most other mountain ranges average 2-2.5km. The highest mountain on Earth is Everest, 8850 m, set in the world's most significant mountain range, the Himalaya. Other definitions of height are possible. The peak that is farthest from the centre of the Earth is Chimborazo in Ecuador. At 6,272 m above sea level it is not even the tallest peak in the Andes, but because the Earth bulge ...

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A mountain is usually produced by the movement of lithospheric plates, either orogenic movement or epeirogenic movement. The compressional forces, isostatic uplift and intrusion of igneous matter forces surface rock upwards, creating a landform higher than the surrounding features. The height of the feature makes it either a hill or, if higher and steeper, a mountain. The absolute heights of features termed mountains and hills vary greatly according to an area's topography. The major mountains tend to occur in long linear arcs, indicating te ...

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A mountain is usually produced by the movement of lithospheric plates, either orogenic movement or epeirogenic movement. The compressional forces, isostatic uplift and intrusion of igneous matter forces surface rock upwards, creating a landform higher than the surrounding features. The height of the feature makes it either a hill or, if higher and steeper, a mountain. The absolute heights of features termed mountains and hills vary greatly according to an area's topography. The major mountains tend to occur in long linear arcs, indicating te ...

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Main article: List of rivers of Europe Important rivers of Europe with approximate length: Volga 3,690 km Danube 2,860 km Ural 2,428 km Dnieper 2,290 km Don 1,950 km Pechora 1,809 km Kama 1,805 km Oka 1,500 km Belaya 1,430 km Dniester 1,352 km Rhine 1,320 km Elbe 1,165 km Vistula 1,047 km < ...

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