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By height[edit]
1. Himalaya- Asia: India, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan; highest point- Everest; 8848 meters above
sea level.
2. Karakoram (part of Greater Himalayas)- Asia: Pakistan, China, India; highest point- K2, 8611 meters
above sea level.
3. Hindu Kush (part of Greater Himalayas)- Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indian claim due to Kashmir
dispute); highest point- Tirich Mir, 7708 meters above sea level.
4. Pamirs (part of Greater Himalayas)- Asia: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan; highest
point- Kongur Tagh, 7649 meters above sea level, a peak included in the "Eastern Pamirs"
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more often
than in the Kunlun Mountains, as Kongur Tagh and the Kunlun range are separated by the large Yarkand
River valley; no valley of such significance separates the Pamirs and Kongur Tagh, just political
boundaries.
5. Hengduan Mountains (part of Greater Himalayas)-Asia: China, Myanmar; highest point- Mount
Gongga, 7556 meters above sea level.
6. Tian Shan- Asia: China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan; highest point- Jengish Chokusu, 7439
meters above sea level.
7. Kunlun (part of Greater Himalayas)- Asia: China; highest point- Liushi Shan, 7167 meters above sea
level.
8. Nyenchen Tanglha (part of Greater Himalayas)- Asia; China; highest point- Mount Nyenchen
Tanglha, 7162 meters above sea level.
9. Andes- South America: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; highest
point- Aconcagua, 6962 meters above sea level.
10. Alaska Range- North America: United States; highest point- Mount McKinley, 6194 meters above
sea level.
All of the Asian ranges above have been formed in part over the past 35 to 55 million years by the collision
between theIndian Plate and Eurasian Plate. The Indian Plate is still particularly mobile and these mountain
ranges continue to rise in elevation every year; of these the Himalayas are rising most quickly;
the Kashmir and Pamirs region to the north of the Indian subcontinent is the point of confluence of these
mountains which encircle the Tibetan Plateau on three sides.
By continental area[edit]
Africa[edit]
Ahaggar Mountains
Ahmar Mountains,
Anti-Atlas, Morocco
Rif, Morocco
Mount Cameroon
Mount Nimba
Rwenzori, Uganda
Semien, Ethiopia
Tibesti Mountains
Asia[edit]
Alborz, Iran
Arabian Mountain
Bynar Range
Caraballo, Philippines
Celestial Mountains
Elburiagan Mountains
Fansipan, Vietnam
Gydan Mountains
Akaishi Mountains
Hida Mountains
Kiso Mountains
Greater Khingan
Lesser Khingan
Europe[edit]
See Category:Mountain ranges of Europe
Alps
Ankogel Group
Defereggen Mountains
Grossglockner
Goldberg Group
Granatspitz Group
Hafner Group
Kreuzeck Group
Rieserferner Group
Schober Group
Venediger Group
Albula Range
Bernina Range
Bregaglia Range
Livigno Range
Oberhalbstein Range
Plessur Range
Samnaun Alps
Sesvenna Range
Silvretta
Dachstein, Austria
Adamello-Presanella, Italy
Dolomites, Italy
Vanoise, France
Cairngorms, Scotland
Picos de Europa
Basque Mountains
Carpathian Mountains, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Dinaric Alps, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia,
Slovenia
Gennargentu, Italy
Ben Nevis
Harz, Germany
Karelides, Finland
Owl Mountains
Pennines, England
Pirin, Bulgaria
Rila, Bulgaria
Setesdalsheiene,
Jotunheimen,
Rondane,
Dovrefjell,
Trollheimen,
Kjolen mountains
Saltfjellet,
Lyngen Alps
Sierra de Guadarrama
Snowdonia, Wales
Table Mountains
Jizera Mountains
Orlicke Mountains
Golden Mountains
Bardzkie Mountains
Rudawy Janowickie
Stone Mountains
Kaczawskie Mountains
Opawskie Mountains
Bystrzyckie Mountains
Owl Mountains
North America[edit]
See Category:Mountain ranges of North America
Canada[edit]
Adam Range
Adamant Range
Asulkan Range
Badshot Range
Baffin Mountains
Battle Range
Beaufort Range
Blackwelder Mountains
Blue Mountains
Bonanza Range
Bonnington Range
Britannia Range
Bruce Mountains
Cadwallader Range
Camelsfoot Range
Cameron Range
Cantilever Range
Cariboo Mountains
Cascade Range
Cayoosh Range
Challenger Mountains
Chilcotin Ranges
Clachnacudainn Range
Clendinning Range
Conger Range
Coquitlam Range
Crease Range
Cunningham Mountains
Dawson Range
Dickson Range
Douglas Ranges
Douro Range
Duncan Ranges
Everett Mountains
Fannin Range
Franklin Range
Garfield Range
Garibaldi Ranges
Genevieve Range
Goat Range
Gowlland Range
Grinnell Range
Haddington Range
Haihte Range
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
Halifax Range
Hankin Range
Hermit Range
Homathko Icefield
Inglefield Mountains
Innuitian Mountains
Jeffries Range
Joy Range
Karmutzen Range
Kitimat Ranges
Kokanee Range
Vermilion Range
Stanford Range
Beaverfoot Range
Krag Mountains
Krieger Mountains
Lardeau Range
Lillooet Icecap
Lillooet Ranges
McKay Range
Nelson Range
Newcastle Range
Niut Range
Norns Range
Osborn Range
Pelham Range
Pierce Range
Precipitous Mountains
Premier Range
Purity Range
Quesnel Highland
Refugium Range
Ruby Range
Scoresby Hills
Selamiut Range
Seymour Range
Shulaps Range
Shuswap Highland
Somerset Range
Sophia Range
Spearhead Range
Stokes Range
Sutton Range
Swiss Range
Tantalus Range
Thorndike Peaks
Tochquonyalla Range
Torngat Mountains
Treuter Mountains
Valhalla Ranges
Valkyr Range
Waddington Range
Windy Range
Mexico[edit]
United States[edit]
Allegheny Mountains
Cascade Range
Catskill Mountains
Chugach Mountains
Ocooch Mountains,Wisconsin
Peninsular Ranges,
Shenandoah Mountains
Central America[edit]
South America[edit]
See also: Category:Mountain ranges of South America and Category:Mountains of South
America
The largest mountain range in the world is the Andes,
Cordillera de
los Andes; Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
Cordillera Real
Serrana de Charagua
Cordillera Nahuelbuta
Cordillera de Mahuidanchi
Cordillera Pelada
Cordillera de Piuchn
Cordillera de Pirulil
Serranas de Santiago
Chapada, Brazil
Caribbean[edit]
Antarctica[edit]
Pensacola Mountains
Transantarctic Mountains
Bush Mountains
Commonwealth Range
Dominion Range
Gothic Mountains
Herbert Range
Hughes Range
Supporters Range
Theron Mountains
Gburek Peaks
Sverdrup Mountains
Gjelsvik Mountains
Mhlig-Hofmann Mountains
Orvin Mountains
Filchner Mountains
Drygalski Mountains
Kurze Mountains
Gagarin Mountains
Conrad Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains
Humboldt Mountains
Gruber Mountains
Hoel Mountains
Weyprecht Mountains
Payer Mountains
Lomonosov Mountains
Pippin Peaks
Pacific[edit]
Ocean[edit]
Emperor Seamounts
Gakkel Ridge
Mid-Atlantic ridge
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
Extraterrestrial[edit]
The Moon[edit]
By IAU convention, lunar mountain ranges are given Latin names.
Montes Agricola
Montes Alpes
Montes Recti
Montes Retacule
Montes Riphaeus
Montes Rook
Montes Secchi
Montes Spitzbergen
Montes Taurus
Montes Teneriffe
Iapetus[edit]
Equatorial ridge