List Of Top Highest Mountain Peaks Across The World
By Anshika Verma06, Mar 2024 09:29 AMjagranjosh.com
MOUNT EVEREST
Situated in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth at an elevation of 30,000 feet above sea level.
K2 (Mount Godwin Austen)
K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world. It is the highest point in Xinjiang and Pakistan and the highest point of the Karakoram mountain range.
KANGCHENJUNGA
The third-highest mountain in the world is Kangchenjunga. Its peaks the Main, Central, and South are located right on the boundary between Sikkim, India, and Nepal.
LHOTSE
The world's fourth-highest mountain, Lhotse, is located above sea level. It is situated along the frontier of the Khumbu region of Nepal and TAR, China.
MAKALU
The fifth-highest peak in the world is called Makalu. It is situated on the boundary between Nepal and TAR, China, in the Mahalangur Himalayas.
Cho Oyu
The sixth-highest mountain in the world is called Cho Oyu. Situated 20 km west of Mount Everest, it is the westernmost mountain of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalayas.
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is the highest mountain inside a single nation's borders and the seventh highest mountain in the world above sea level (Nepal).