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  2. List of highest mountains on Earth - Wikipedia

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    The highest mountains above sea level are generally not the highest mountains above the surrounding terrain, also called the highest free-standing mountains. There is no precise definition of surrounding base, but Denali, [2] Mount Kilimanjaro [3] and Nanga Parbat [4] are possible candidates for the tallest mountain on land by this measure.

  3. List of elevation extremes by region - Wikipedia

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    Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span Arctic: Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland: 3700 m 12,139 ft Arctic Ocean: sea level 3700 m 12,139 ft North Temperate Zone: Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal: 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine: −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft North ...

  4. Lists of highest points - Wikipedia

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    A list of highest points typically contains the name, elevation, and location of the highest point in each of a set of geographical regions. Such a list is important in the sport of highpointing . A partial list of highpoint lists is below:

  5. List of elevation extremes by country - Wikipedia

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    Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at 1,400 metres (4,593 ft). Other countries with high low points include Rwanda 950 metres (3,117 ft) and Andorra 840 metres (2,756 ft). Countries with very low high points include Maldives 5 metres (16 ft), Tuvalu, 5 metres (16 ft) and the Marshall Islands 10 metres (33 ft). These ...

  6. Climbing the world’s other highest mountain - AOL

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    If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Tibet and Nepal, is clearly the world’s highest.

  7. List of mountains by elevation - Wikipedia

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    All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Mount Everest - 8,848 m (29,029 ft) K2 - 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Kanchenjunga - 8,586 m (28,169 ft) Mountain

  8. Mount Kilimanjaro - Wikipedia

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    It is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, at 5,895 m (19,341 ft) above sea level and 4,900 m (16,100 ft) above its plateau base. It is also the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere and the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth.

  9. List of highest features on Earth - Wikipedia

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    Category Highest feature Altitude () Photo Notes References; Point: Mount Everest, China/Nepal: 8,850 Everest's north face from the Tibetan plateau: The altitude officially recognized for both China and Nepal is the former figure of 8,848