Sunday, February 23, 2020

List of largest mountain ranges on Earth

This post is a list of some of the largest mountain ranges on Earth. The mountain ranges are organized by continent and alphabetically. I have also provided the maximum elevation for each mountain range. There are 19 mountain ranges listed below. Source: Wikipedia

Africa


Atlas Mountains (Northern Africa) - 4,167 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Kobersky
License: CC BY-SA 2.5



Ethiopian Highlands (Ethiopia) - 4,550 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hulivili
License: CC BY 2.0



Great Escarpment (Southern Africa) - 3,000 m
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Antarctica


Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica) - 4,528 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Andrew Mandemaker
License: CC BY-SA 2.5



Asia


Caucasus Mountains (Caucasus) - 5,642 m
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Hengduan Mountains (China) - 7,556 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Kogo
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Himalayas (Central Asia) - 8,848 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Naveedhamiya
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Karakoram (Central Asia) - 8,611 m
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Kunlun (China) - 7,167 m
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Hindu Kush (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikstan) - 7,708 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force



Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains (China) - 7,090 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, 张骐



Pamir Mountains (Central Asia) - 7,649 m
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Tian Shan (Central Asia) - 7,439 m
License: CC BY 2.0



Australia


Great Dividing Range (Australia) - 2,228 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, fir0002/Flagstaffotos
License: CC BY-NC 3.0



Europe


Alps (Switzerland) - 4,808 m
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Ural Mountains (Russia) - 1,895 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, O.s.zlatoustovez
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



North America


Alaska Range (North America) - 6,201 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Frank K.
License: CC BY 2.0



Rocky Mountains (North America) - 4,401 m
License: CC BY-SA 2.5



South America


Andes (South America) - 6,961 m
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Jorge Morales Piderit

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