List of highest mountains
For mountains there depending on your perspective and frame of reference different approaches to designate one of them as the Highest Mountain.
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- 3.2 ... by State
- 3.3 ... in mountaineering
- 3.4 ... by continent
Highest mountain in the world
Highest mountain measured from the ocean surface
As the highest mountain above sea level and, therefore, " the highest mountain in the world " per se generally the Mount Everest ( Chomolungma ) is called. The peak is located 8848 m above sea level and is the highest peak overlooking the sea. In addition to the Mount Everest surpass 13 other mountains, the 8000 meter mark.
The 187 highest mountains in the world are in Asia. The highest mountain is Aconcagua except Asian, with 6962 m the highest mountain in South America.
Highest mountain measured from the center of the earth
Taking the center of the Earth as a reference point exceeds the Chimborazo in Ecuador with 6384.557 km Mount Everest ( 6382.414 km ) by more than two kilometers and is the point of maximum geocentric distance.
The difference results from the fact that the earth is not a sphere is due to the rotation and the centrifugal force resulting, but a spheroid whose radius at the poles ( 6356.752 km ) and smaller at the equator ( 6378.137 km ) is larger. The difference of the radii is about 21 km.
After this measurement method, the Mount Everest must even be content with sixth place in the rankings since the Himalayas is relatively far north (29 ° north latitude). Thus, another five-and six-thousand in the Central American Andes and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania African place before the total of 14 eight-thousanders in the Asian mountain range.
Highest mountain measured from the base of the mountain ( submarine )
If you take your foot of a mountain as a reference, so Mauna Kea is the highest elevation in the world. The largest part of the mountain is located here below sea level. The island formed by Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa Hawaii its neighbor can be seen also in terms of the rock mass as the largest mountain in the world.
Highest mountain measured from the base of the mountain (Mainland)
A listing of the mountains, the most that are immediately above their surroundings, would lead to interesting results. However, be used for this data are difficult to obtain, since the exact height at the lowest point of the foot of a mountain is often inaccurately determine. It is certain, however, that in these statistics of Mount Everest in no way comes first: He rises, although some 3500 feet above its immediate surroundings (ie he " stands 3500 m from the relief on " ), but compared to many other mountain forms comparatively is little. To the mountains, the most rise out of their environment, including:
- The Rakaposhi in Pakistan: its north face falls in a train without side valleys and stems within 12 km horizontal distance 5980 meters to the Hunza Valley from.
- The Damavand in Iran: He rises despite its " low " altitude of 5671 m on its northeast side up to 4700 meters above its immediate surroundings and is seen as one of the " highest " mountains in the world.
- Mount St. Elias in Alaska: A source called the Mount St. Elias as the - in this respect - the highest mountain on Earth, as it is 5489 meters high and is located only 16 kilometers away from the coast.
- The Nanga Parbat in Pakistan: one to the examples with high relief energy and Nanga Parbat, which, with its 8125 meters above its Rakhiot edge almost 7000 meters above the semi -desert valley slopes of the upper Indus rises at a distance of only about 27 kilometers.
- Kilimanjaro: He is often referred to as the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. Its main peak, Kibo, with its 5895 meters, rising above 4000 m from the Massai. The nearest neighboring mountains of similar stature are just the significantly lower Mount Kenya with 5199 meters in more than 300 km away, and the even lower Mount Meru 4562 m in about 65 km distance.
Highest mountain when measured to its dominance
The distance to the next higher mountain called its topographic dominance, a measure of how detached he is. The highest dominance, the Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, which is only surpassed in 16.52 thousand kilometers from a mountain in the Himalayas. Mathematically, of course, achieved the Mount Everest the highest value because it is not dominated. In addition, calculated for Mount McKinley, 7451 km away from Yanamax in China, a high dominance, followed by the Kibogipfel of Kilimanjaro with 5562 km for the first overtopping of Central Asia.
Highest mountain when measured to its Vertical separation
The prominence of a summit ( also called topographical prominence ) indicates the height difference between a mountain and the highest saddle, over which one can reach a higher peak. This definition implies that the saddle height of the highest peak of a continental land mass is identical to its height, since one must descend from him even to the sea, only to reach another continent a higher summit, provided there are on another continent a higher summit. The topographic " prominent " peak on earth are the following:
Highest mountain in the solar system
The largest and highest known mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars. This shield volcano reaches a height of 22 km above the Martian middle level and 26 kilometers compared with the surrounding surface of Mars with a diameter of about 600 kilometers. At the edges of the mountain high escarpments have occurred up to six kilometers. The crater at its summit has a diameter of 80 kilometers. The cause of the height of the Martian volcanoes increased in comparison to the earth eruption activity and a lower impact force of attraction will be accepted.
With 22 km of similar height of the central peak of the crater Rheasilvia (compared to the level of interest ) on the asteroid Vesta ..
Overviews: Highest mountain ...
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List of the largest mountains in the world, with the highest peak
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- Andes Andes mountains
- Himalaya: List of mountains in Asia
From state to state ...
List of highest points by country
- List of highest mountains of Germany
- List of highest mountains of Austria
- List of mountains in Switzerland
In mountaineering ...
- List of first ascents, an overview
- Climb all eight-thousanders
- Highest to unanswered ascended the mountain
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