PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
THE HIMALAYAN RANGE
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Mount Everest
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The Alps
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The Urals
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Detailed explanation-1: -at its summit, Everest is indeed the highest point above global mean sea level-the average level for the ocean surface from which elevations are measured.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mount Everest is the highest of the Himalayan mountains, and-at 8, 850 meters (29, 035 feet)-is considered the highest point on Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -K2, Chinese Qogir Feng, also called Mount Godwin Austen, called locally Dapsang or Chogori, the world’s second highest peak (28, 251 feet [8, 611 metres]), second only to Mount Everest.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It can be found between Nepal and Sikkim in India, with three of the peaks on the border and the other two in the Taplejung District of Nepal.
Detailed explanation-5: -That prize goes to Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii. While it towers roughly 14, 000 feet above the island, much of its height lies submerged below sea level. From its base well underneath the Pacific to the summit, Mauna Kea measures in at 33, 484 feet-over 4 thousand feet taller than Mt. Everest.