This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies. First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent. Ranges in the oceans and on other celestial bodies are listed afterwards.
Name | Continent(s) | Country/ies | Highest Point | Highest Point Altitude |
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Himalayas* | Asia | India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Pakistan | Everest | 8,849 metres (29,032 ft) |
Karakoram* | Pakistan, China, India | K2 | 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) | |
Hindu Kush* | Afghanistan, Pakistan | Tirich Mir | 7,708 metres (25,289 ft) | |
Pamirs* | Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan | Kongur Tagh [a] | 7,649 metres (25,095 ft) | |
Hengduan Mountains* | China, Myanmar | Mount Gongga | 7,556 metres (24,790 ft) | |
Tian Shan | China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan; | Jengish Chokusu | 7,439 metres (24,406 ft) | |
Kunlun | China | Liushi Shan | 7,167 metres (23,514 ft) | |
Transhimalaya* | China | Mount Nyenchen Tanglha | 7,162 metres (23,497 ft) | |
Andes | South America | Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela | Aconcagua | 6,961 metres (22,838 ft) |
Hindu Raj* | Asia | Pakistan | Koyo Zom | 6,873 metres (22,549 ft) |
Alaska Range | North America | United States | Denali | 6,194 metres (20,322 ft) |
Saint Elias Mountains | United States, Canada | Mount Logan | 5,959 metres (19,551 ft) | |
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | South America | Colombia | Pico Cristóbal Colón | 5,700 metres (18,701 ft) |
Caucasus Mountains | Europe and Asia | Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan | Mount Elbrus | 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) |
Alps | Europe | Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia, Switzerland | Mont Blanc | 4,806 metres (15,768 ft) |
* Part of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas region
All of the Asian ranges above have been formed in part over the past 35 to 55 million years by the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate. The Indian Plate is still particularly mobile and these mountain ranges continue to rise in elevation every year and this page may need to be updated in a few years; 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. [ citation needed ]
Mountain systems, Himalayan ranges and chains by length (over 500 km):
The longest mountain range in the world (above sea level) is the Andes, consisting of several subranges.
Other ranges in South America include:
By IAU convention, lunar mountain ranges are given Latin names.
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