Mountain locations

Continents

Napier Mountains, Queen Alexandra Range, Queen Elizabeth Range, Queen Maud Range, Sentinel Range			Antarctica
Mt. Tyree (15,919 ft, 4,852 m) is the second highest point in

Countries

Aconcagua			Argentina
Great Dividing Range, Blue Mountains, Snowy Mountains, MacDonnell Ranges, Flinders Range			Australia
Laurentian Mountains, MacKenzie Mountains			Canada
K2 – the world's second highest mountain – is on the border between			China
			Pakistan
Troodos Mountains			Cyprus
Sangay (5,230 m, 17,159 ft) is the southernmost and most active volcano in			Ecuador
Chimborazo (an inactive volcano) is the highest mountain in
Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, is also in
Mount Sinai			Egypt
Vosges Mountains			France
Swabian Alps			Germany
Also extending into Albania, the Pindus or Pindos mountains are the principal range of			Greece
Kangchenjunga (the world's third highest mountain): its western slopes are in Nepal, its eastern slopes in			India
Nanda Devi (was the highest mountain in the British Empire)
The Eastern and Western Ghats lie close to the respective coasts of
Zagros: most extensive mountain range in (Western Asia and)			Iran
The Alborz mountains include Mount Damavand (5,610 m / 18,410 ft), which is the highest mountain in
Ox Mountains			Ireland (Republic of)
Apennines, Dolomites			Italy
Blue Mountains, Dry Harbour Mountains			Jamaica
Aberdare Mountains			Kenya
Popocatapetl			Mexico
Atlas Mountains (principal peaks)			Morocco
Eight of the world's ten highest mountains (Everest, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Annapurna) are either wholly or partly in			Nepal
Southern Alps; Kaikouras Mountains; The Remarkables (highest point Double Cone, 2319 m); the Hector Mountains (highest point Mount Tuwhakaroria, 2307 m)			New Zealand
Nanga Parbat – the world's ninth highest mountain, and one of only two of the ten highest that aren't in Nepal			Pakistan
Mount Apo is the highest point in			The Philippines
Triglav (2,864m, 9,396 ft) is the highest mountain in the Julian Alps, and in			Slovenia
Drakensberg Mountains			South Africa
Cantabrian Mountains			Spain
The Anti–Lebanon Mountains straddle the border between Lebanon and; the Golan Heights straddle the border between Israel and			Syria
Kilimanjaro			Tanzania
Four of the world's six highest mountains (Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu) are either wholly or partly in			Tibet
Taurus Mountains; Mount Ararat			Turkey

States, Counties, etc.

Seven of the USA's ten highest mountains – including McKinley (Denali)		Alaska
The Brooks Range, the Wrangell Mountains
Mount Whitney – the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states of the USA		California
MacGillicuddy's Reeks (Ireland's highest mountain group): county		Kerry
Mount Washington (National Park)		New Hampshire
Snowy Mountains (including Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mountain); Blue Mountains – both part of the Great Dividing Range (which extends into other states)		New South Wales
The Clee Hills (highest point Brown Clee Hill – 540 metres, 1,770 feet) – English county		Shropshire
Dartry Mountians – including the distinctive Benbulbin (Irish county)		Sligo
Mount Ossa (Australia's second–highest mountain)		Tasmania
Green Mountains (highest point Mount Mansfield, 4,393 ft / 1,339m): US state		Vermont
Mount St. Helens – a volcano that erupted in 1980: US state		Washington

Islands

Mount Usborne, 2312 feet (705m) is the highest mountain in the		Falkland Islands
Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan		Honshu
Carstenz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) – at 4884 m (16,023 ft) the world's highest island peak		New Guinea
The Owen Stanley Range is the south–eastern extremity of the mountain chain that forms the 'spine' of
Mount Etna		Sicily
Cuillin Hills (Scottish island)		Skye
Pico de Teide (Spain's highest mountain)		Tenerife

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