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world's highest mountains
| MOUNTAIN | APPEARANCE | RANGE | HEIGHT metres/ feet |
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| Everest |  |
Himalyas (Asia) |
8848 m | 29,028 ft |
| K2 |  |
(Pakistan) | 8611 m | 28,251 ft |
| Mount Kailash |
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Trans-Himalyas (Tibet) |
6638 m | 21,778 ft |
| Mt Kilimanjaro |  |
Tanzania | 5895 m | 19,341 ft |
| Elbrus |  |
Caucasus (Russia) |
5642 m | 18,510 ft |
| Mount Ararat |  |
Doğubayazıt, Ağrı Province, (Turkey) |
5137 m | 16,845 ft |
| Popocatépetl |  |
Mexico-Puebla-Morelos (Mexico) |
5426 m | 17,802 ft |
| Mont Blanc |  |
Alps (W. Europe) |
4807 m | 15,771 ft |
| Mount Fuji |  |
Honshu Island (Japan) |
3776 m | 12,385 ft |
| Mount Cook |  |
South Island (New Zealand) |
3754 m | 12,316 ft |
| Mount St. Helens |
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Washington State (USA) |
2550 m | 8,365 ft |
| Mount Ngauruhoe |  |
North Island (New Zealand) |
2291 m | 7,520 ft |
| Ben Nevis |  |
Cairngorms (Scotland) |
1344 m | 4,409 ft |
| Snowdon |  |
Cambrian Mountains (North Wales) |
1085 m | 3,560 ft |
| Scafell Pike |  |
Cumbrian Mountains (Lake District) |
978 m | 3,209 ft |
| Slieve Donard |  |
Mourne Mountains (N.Ireland) |
849 m | 2,786 ft |
