Top 10 famous mountains in the world
1. Himalayas
The Himalayas mean "home of snow" in Tibetan. Located on the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, it is the highest mountain range in the world, with more than 110 peaks reaching or exceeding 7,350 meters above sea level. It is the natural boundary mountain of the East Asian continent and the South Asian subcontinent, and also the natural border between China and India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and other countries, the main peak is the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, which means the third goddess in Tibetan, with an altitude of 8844.43 meters. According to the latest measurement data, Mount Everest is gaining an average of 1 cm per year.
2. Kunlun Mountains
The Kunlun Mountains, also known as Kunlun Void, China's First Sacred Mountain, Mountain of Ten Thousand Ancestors, Kunlun Hill or Jade Mountain. It is the mountain system of central Asia and the backbone of the mountain system of western China. The mountain range stretches from the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau in the west, across Xinjiang and Tibet, and extends to Qinghai, with a total length of about 2,500 kilometers, an average altitude of 5,500-6,000 meters, a width of 130-200 kilometers, narrow in the west and wide in the east, with a total area of more than 500,000 square kilometers. Kunlun Mountain has a prominent position as the "ancestor of ten thousand mountains" in the cultural history of the Chinese nation, and the ancients called Kunlun Mountain the "ancestor of dragon veins" in China. Ancient mythology holds that the Kunlun Mountains are inhabited by a god "Queen Mother of the West", with a human head and leopard body, served by two blue birds, who is a Taoist god who is in charge of male and female cultivation and introduction with the Eastern Prince.
3. Andes
The Andes Mountains belong to the Cordillera mountain system, also known as the Andes Mountains or Antis Mountains, located on the west coast of South America, with a total length of more than 8,900 kilometers from north to south, making it the longest mountain range in the world. The Andes Mountains form a continuous barrier from the southern tip of South America to the northernmost Caribbean coast. The Andes, which separate the narrow west coast from the rest of the continent, are one of the Earth's important topographical features, having a profound impact on the living conditions of the mountains themselves and the surrounding areas. Located in Argentina, Mount Aconcagua, at 6,962 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres and the highest extinct volcano in the world.
4. The Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also translated as the Rocky Mountains, are the backbone of the American Cordillera Mountain System in North America, composed of many small mountains, known as the "backbone" of North America, the main mountain range from British Columbia, Canada to the southwestern state of New Mexico, north and south stretching more than 4800 kilometers, vast and lack of vegetation. Its name is derived from Indian tribal names. The majestic Rocky Mountains stretch from north to south and stretch for thousands of kilometers. The entire Rocky Mountains are made up of numerous small mountains, 39 of which bear names. With the exception of the St. Lawrence River, almost all major rivers in North America originate in the Rocky Mountains and are an important watershed for the continent.
5. Alps
Located in south-central Europe, the Alps stretch north to Lake Geneva near Nice in France on the subtropical Mediterranean coast and northeast to Vienna on the Danube. The Alps are arc-shaped, 1,200 km long and 130 km to 260 km wide, with an average altitude of about 3,000 m and a total area of about 220,000 square kilometers. There are 82 peaks over 4,000 meters above sea level, the highest being Mont Blanc at 4,810 meters above sea level, on the border of France, Italy and Switzerland. The Alps are the largest mountain range in Europe and a huge watershed, where many of Europe's great rivers such as the Danube and the Rhine originate. The upper reaches of each river have the characteristics of typical mountain rivers, with rapid water flow and abundant hydraulic resources.
6. Tangula Mountains
The Tanggula Mountain Range is located in the northeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China on the border with Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Tibet Plateau), with the boundary mountains between Tibet and Qinghai in the east, and the Yunling and Nu Mountains in the Hengduan Mountains in the southeast. "Tibetan meaning "mountain on the plateau", also known as "Dangla Mountain", Teacher Tan's geography studio comprehensively collated in Mongolian means "high mountain that eagles cannot fly", is a mountain range running nearly east-west in the middle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The height of the mountain range is about 6,000 meters above sea level, with the highest peak, Radindan Dong, at 6,621 meters above sea level, and Mount Tangula (the name of the peak) at 6,099 meters. The vegetation is mainly alpine grassland, mixed with mat-like plants. The Tangula Mountains are the birthplace of the Yangtze River and one of the tourist attractions.
7. The Gundes Mountains
The Gundes Mountains run through the southwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, parallel to the Himalayas, and run northwest-southeast. It is the watershed between inland and Indian Ocean water systems. The north is the cold northern Tibetan plateau, and the south is the cool southern Tibetan valley. Gundes means Lord of the Mountains in Tibetan and is also known as the "axis of the world." To the east, it is bordered by the Nianchentangula Mountains. It is 1100 km long. The altitude is about 6000 meters. The highest peak is Luobo Peak at 7,095 meters above sea level. There are 28 glaciers at the top of the mountain, covering an area of only 88.8 square kilometers, dominated by cirque glaciers and hanging glaciers. Nepalese and Indians use mountains as a paradise for Shiva, one of the three Hindu gods. Emmabonyong is a holy lake. Pilgrims come here to worship.
8. Tian Shan
Tianshan Mountain is one of the world's seven major mountain systems, located in the hinterland of Eurasia, east and west across China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, a total length of about 2,500 kilometers, an average width of 250-350 kilometers from north to south, and a widest point of more than 800 kilometers. On June 21, 2013, the four areas of Tomur Peak, Karajun-Kurdenin, Bayinbrook and Bogda in the Tianshan Mountains in China were successfully applied for the title of "Xinjiang Tianshan" as World Natural Heritage Sites, becoming the 44th World Heritage Site in China.
9. Mount Everest (Nature Conservation)
Mount Everest is the main peak of the Himalayas, located on the border between China and Nepal, and in Tibetan, "Everest" means goddess and "Langma" means third. Because there are four more peaks near Mount Everest, Mount Everest is in third place, so it is called Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a rock face height of 8,844.43 meters measured by China's National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in 2005, and Nepal using a traditional snow cover height of 8,848 meters, and the two countries have officially recognized each other's measurements since 2010. In addition to being the highest mountain, Mount Everest is also the fifth farthest from the center of the earth.
10. Kilimanjaro
Located in northeastern Tanzania and about 160 kilometers south of the Great Rift Valley, Mount Kilimanjaro is the watershed between Tanzania and Kenya, the highest mountain range in Africa, and is also volcanic and snow-capped mountain. The main body of the mountain stretches nearly 80 kilometers in an east-west direction, mainly composed of three extinct volcanoes, Kibo, Mavinci and Hira, covering an area of 756 square kilometers, and its central volcanic cone, Hulu Peak, at 5,895 meters above sea level, is the highest point in Africa. The Kilimanjaro area was established as a national park in 1968, with wildlife in hot, warm and cold zones and wildlife inhabiting hot, warm and cold zones. It was inscribed on the World List of Cultural and Natural Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1981.
Top 10 mountains in the world
1, Mount Everest (Qomolangma) is referred to as Mount Everest, also translated as Mount Everest, Nepal is called Sagarmata Peak, Tibetan "Everest" means "third goddess". Located on the Himalayas on the border of the People's Republic of China and Nepal, the peak is covered with snow and low temperatures all year round. Mount Everest is the main peak of the Himalayas.
Mount Everest is 8848.86 meters above sea level, and grows 1.2 cm per year, making it the world's highest peak and an approximately east-west arc-shaped mountain system, located in the middle of the Himalayas, on the border between China and Nepal and directly south of Dingri County in Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet. The mountain is in the shape of a giant pyramid with huge glaciers and is up to 26 kilometers long. At the foot of the mountain is Rongbuk Temple, the highest temple in the world.
2. Chogory Peak, the highest peak in Pakistan and the second highest peak in the world, with an altitude of 8611 meters. It is the main peak of the Karakoram Mountains.
Chogory Peak is located on the border between Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, China, and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. It belongs to the Karakoram Mountains
3. Kanchenjunga, 8586 meters above sea level, located in the middle of the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and India, is known as the "Five Great Snow Treasures", which is derived from its five peaks, and four of them are more than 8450 meters high. On May 25, 1955, the British mountaineering team of G. Bender, N. Hardy, J. Brown and T. Strycel made their first ascent.
Kanchenjunga is the second highest peak in the Himalayas.
4, Lhotse, English name Lhotse, 8516 meters above sea level, is the fourth highest peak in the world, located 3 kilometers south of Mount Everest, its east side is in the territory of Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and the west side belongs to the Kingdom of Nepal. Lhotse means "southern peak" because it is located 3 kilometers south of Mount Everest, separated by a col, commonly known as the "South Col". In Tibetan, Luozfeng called it "Ding Jie Xie Sangma", which means "fairy with cyan beauty".
5. Makalu Peak is 8463 meters above sea level, located in the middle of the Himalayas, and the south side is in Nepal. The peak is covered with thick ice and snow all year round, and there are huge glaciers in the slope valley, and there are many abyss-like ice cracks on the glaciers, and ice avalanches and avalanches are very frequent.
In 1955, nine members of the French mountaineering team first reached the summit. On February 9, 2009, at 1:53 p.m. local time in Nepal, Italian Simone Moro and his Kazakh partner Denis Urubko successfully climbed the summit of Makaru along the regular route, achieving the first winter summit of Makalu.
6. Zhuo Aoyou Peak: altitude (m) 8201; Mountain range: Himalayas; Country or region: China, Nepal
Cho Ao You, also known as "Jouya Peak", is the sixth highest peak in the world at 8201 meters above sea level. Located on the border between China and Nepal at 86.6 degrees east longitude and 28 degrees north latitude, the mountain peak is bounded by the northeast ridge and the southwest ridge, the north side is in the territory of Dingri County of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the south side belongs to the Kingdom of Nepal.
"Zhuo Ao You" means "chief teacher" in Tibetan. He stands majestically in the middle of the Himalayas, 100 kilometers east of Mount Everest, the summit of the world. Zhuo Ao You Peak mainly has five ridges of northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast and west mountains, and the peak body is covered by perennial snow and countless glaciers. The Gabra Glacier on the north side is more than 10 kilometers long, the Lamba Glacier on the south side is 14 kilometers long, and the Gezhongba Glacier is more than 20 kilometers long. The types of glaciers are mainly valley glaciers, followed by flat-topped glaciers, cirque glaciers and so on.
7. Daulagiri Peak is 8172 meters above sea level.
Mountain range: Himalayas.
Country or region: Nepal.
8. Manaslu Peak is 8156 meters above sea level.
Mountain range: Himalayas.
Country or region: Nepal.
9. Nanga Peak is 8125 meters above sea level.
Mountain range: Himalayas.
Country or region: Kashmir.
10. Anna Burna Peak is 8091 meters above sea level.
Mountain range: Himalayas.
Country or region: Nepal.