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See also Mountains of the British Isles: Highest Points.
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Everest |
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8,848 |
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29,028 |
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K2 |
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8,611 |
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28,251 |
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Kangchenjunga |
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8,586 |
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28,169 |
Everest is in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and China (Tibet). K2 is in the Karakoram range and wholly in Pakistan, although the Karakoram extends into India and China. Kangchenjunga gives its name to the section of the Himalayas that it belongs to, and is on the border between Nepal and India.
In Part 1 you're given the name of a continent, country, etc., and asked for the name of its highest mountain. Part 2 has the slightly more obscure ones, where you're given the name of the mountain and asked which country (etc.) it's in.
| Q: What is the highest mountain in ... ? | Metres | Feet | A: | |
South America (Argentina, the Andes, the Southern Hemisphere, the Western Hemisphere, and the world outside Asia)
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6,959 | 22,841 |
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Aconcagua |
| North America (USA, Alaska) | 6,194 | 20,320 |
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Denali (Mt. McKinley)
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| Africa (Tanzania) | 5,893 | 19,334 |
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Kilimanjaro |
| Europe (Russia, near the border with Georgia) | 5,642 | 18,510 |
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Elbruz |
| Antarctica | 4,897 | 16,066 |
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Mount Vinson
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| Australasia (New Guinea) | 4,884 | 16,023 |
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Carstenz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) |
| The Alps, France and Italy (and Western Europe) | 4,810 | 15,771 |
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Mont Blanc |
| Q: What is the highest mountain in ... ? | Metres | Feet | A: | |
| Australia
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2,228 | 7,310 |
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Mt. Kosciuszko |
| Austria | 3,798 | 12,461 |
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Grossglockner |
| Canada
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5,959 | 19,551 |
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Mt. Logan |
| Cyprus | 1,952 | 6,404 |
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Olympus |
| Germany | 2,962 | 9,718 |
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Zugspitze |
| Greece | 2,919 | 9,577 |
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Olympus |
| Hawaii | 4,207 | 13,803 |
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Mauna Kea |
| India (Sikkim) | 8,586 | 28,169 |
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Kangchenjunga |
| Ireland | 1,038 | 3,406 |
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Carrauntuohil |
| Japan | 3,776 | 12,388 |
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Fuji, Fujiyama or Fuji–san |
| New Zealand | 3,724 | 12,218 |
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Mt. Cook (Aoraki) |
| Pakistan | 8,611 | 28,251 |
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K2 |
| Spain (Tenerife) | 3,718 | 12,198 |
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Teide (Pico de Teide) |
| Switzerland |
4,634 | 15,203 |
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Monte Rosa |
| Contiguous USA (California)
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4,421 | 14,505 |
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Mt. Whitney |
| Q: ... is the highest mountain in which (country)? | Metres | Feet | A: | ||
| Signal de Botrange | 694 | 2,277 |
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Belgium | |
| Grauspitz | 2,599 | 8,527 |
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Liechtenstein | |
| Kinabalu | Island | 4,095 | 13,435 |
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Borneo |
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Malaysia | |||
| Glittertind | 2,465 | 8,087 |
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Norway | |
| Huascarán (named after a 16th century king of the indigenous people) | 6,768 | 22,205 |
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Peru | |
| Kebnekaise | 2,099 | 6,886 |
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Sweden | |
| Mount Ossa (state, or island) | 1,617 | 5,305 |
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Tasmania | |
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