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Sunday, February 23, 2020

List of largest mountain ranges on Earth

This post is a list of some of the largest mountain ranges on Earth. The mountain ranges are organized by continent and alphabetically. I have also provided the maximum elevation for each mountain range. There are 19 mountain ranges listed below. Source: Wikipedia

Africa

Atlas Mountains (Northern Africa) - 4,167 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Kobersky

License: CC BY-SA 2.5

Ethiopian Highlands (Ethiopia) - 4,550 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Hulivili

License: CC BY 2.0

Great Escarpment (Southern Africa) - 3,000 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Drakensberg

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Antarctica

Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica) - 4,528 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Andrew Mandemaker

License: CC BY-SA 2.5

Asia

Caucasus Mountains (Caucasus) - 5,642 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Thomas Taylor Hammond

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Hengduan Mountains (China) - 7,556 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Kogo

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Himalayas (Central Asia) - 8,848 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Naveedhamiya

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Karakoram (Central Asia) - 8,611 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Guilhem Vellut

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Kunlun (China) - 7,167 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alliance francaise de Wuhan

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Hindu Kush (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikstan) - 7,708 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force

Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains (China) - 7,090 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, 张骐

Pamir Mountains (Central Asia) - 7,649 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, FrancisTyers~commonswiki

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Tian Shan (Central Asia) - 7,439 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Chen Zhao

License: CC BY 2.0

Australia

Great Dividing Range (Australia) - 2,228 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, fir0002/Flagstaffotos

License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Europe

Alps (Switzerland) - 4,808 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Abaddon1337

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Ural Mountains (Russia) - 1,895 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, O.s.zlatoustovez

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

North America

Alaska Range (North America) - 6,201 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Frank K.

License: CC BY 2.0

Rocky Mountains (North America) - 4,401 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Nmadhubala

License: CC BY-SA 2.5

South America

Andes (South America) - 6,961 m

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Jorge Morales Piderit