Major Mountain Range of the World

by - March 27, 2020



1.Himalaya 

in Asian
highest range - mount Everest (Nepal)
elevation - 8850mt
The Himalayas, or the Himalayas, create mountain ranges in Asia, which separates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan Mountains are the highest peaks in the earth, including the highest, Mount Everest.

2.Andes 


South America
highest range - Aconcagua (Argentina)
elevation - 6992mt
Endeavor, running alongside the South American side, is one of the world's longest mountain ranges. Its various areas include glaciers, volcanoes, grasslands, deserts, lakes and jungle. Mountain shelter pre-Columbian archaeological sites and wildlife including Chinchillas and condors. From Venezuela in the north, the border passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.



3.karakoram


 Asia
highest range - Godwin Austin (K2) India (India)
highest elevation - 8,611
The Karakoram, or the Karakoram, is a large mountain range extending across the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, along with the north-west extremity of the border extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.


4.great dividing range 


Australia
highest range - mount Kosciusko (Australia)
highest elevation - 2230mt
The Great Division Range, or East Highlands, is Australia's most important mountain range and is the world's third-longest land-based border.






5.alps


 Europe
highest range -mount blanc - France
highest elevation - 4810mt
Alps (/ ælps /; French: Alps [ALP]; German: Alpen [Alpine]; Italian: Alpi [Alpi]; Roman: Alps; Slovene: Alpe [áːlpɛ]) are the tallest and most comprehensive mountain range systems that lie There are approximately 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) spread across eight Alpine countries (from west to east) in Europe: France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia. The mountains were built-in millions of years as a collision of African and Eurasian tectonic plates. Due to the eventual shocking due to the event, marine sediments rocked by emphasizing the high mountain peak like Mont Blanc and Matterhorn. Mont Blanc spreads the French-Italian border, and 4,810 meters (15,781 feet) is the highest mountain in the Alps. The alpine area covers more than 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) of peak

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