Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.[1] The list is usually Mount Everest (Asia), Aconcagua (South America), Puncak Jaya (Oceania), Mount Elbrus (Europe), Mount Vinson (Antarctica), Kilimanjaro (Africa), and Denali (North America).
Sometimes the list is different, but most of the mountains stay the same. It depends on the definition for each continent. For example, some lists use the continent of Australia, not Oceania. The highest mountain in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko not Puncak Jaya (which is in the country of Indonesia). Other lists change the border of Europe, so the highest mountain is Mont Blanc (in France) not Mount Elbrus (in Russia).
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Tectonic plates (see list of tectonic plates)
Mount Wilhelm - highest mountain in Papua New Guinea. Created and released under GFDL by Nomadtales.
éclaircie fugace lors de la redescente du mont blanc
Chimborazo, the farthest peak from the center of Earth and probably the greatest of the North Andes Plate
Mt. Everest from Gokyo Ri November 5, 2012
Aconcagua mountain, viewed from the entrance of Parque Provincial Aconcagua, Mendoza, Argentina
Taken on a long weekend road trip from Anchorage to Fairbanks in March 2008. I took these shots while traveling on the Parks highway.
- Mt.Kilimanjaro.
View to Elbrus from pass Gumbashi with zoom, Karachay-Cherkessia, Karachayevsky District, near Vеrkhnyaya Mara village
Mount Vinson from NW at Vinson Plateau by Christian Stangl (flickr)
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References
- ↑ Mike Hamill, Climbing the Seven Summits: A Comprehensive Guide to the Continents' Highest Peaks (Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2012), p. 8
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