Highest Mountains
Mount Everest - correct answer Also known as Qomolangma
its the Earth's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea
level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international
border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point.
Aconcagua - correct answer It's the highest mountain in the
Americas at 6,960.8 m (22,837.3 ft). It is located in the Andes mountain range, in
the province of Mendoza, Argentina, and lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) west by north
of its capital, the city of Mendoza.
Mount McKinley - correct answer Also known as Denali
(Koyukon Athabaskan for "The High One"), in Alaska, is the highest mountain peak
in the United States and in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,320 feet
(6,194 m) above sea level.
Mount Kilimanjaro - correct answer It has three volcanic
cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcanic mountain in Kilimanjaro
National Park, Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or
19,341 feet above sea level.
Pico Cristóbal Colón - correct answer It's the highest
mountain in Colombia, with an estimated height of 5,700 metres (18,700 ft).
Mount Logan - correct answer It's the highest mountain in
Canada and the second-highest peak in North America, after Mount McKinley
(Denali).
Pico de Orizaba - correct answer It is a stratovolcano, the
highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. It rises 5,636
metres (18,491 ft) above sea level in the eastern end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic
Belt, on the border between the states of Veracruz and Puebla.
