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UPPCS World Geography Gap Sheet: Mountains and Peaks of the World.
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First, the concept
Fold mountains (Himalaya, Alps, Andes, Rockies) rise where plates push together. Block mountains (Vosges, Black Forest, Sierra Nevada) rise between faults. Volcanic mountains (Kilimanjaro, Fuji) build up from lava.
The Andes are the longest range; the Himalaya are the highest. The Appalachians and the Aravalli are among the oldest.
UPPCS asks each continent's highest peak, and a range with its country.
✅ Already asked (26)
Highest peak of each continent
- Everest · Asia (Nepal–China)
- Aconcagua · South America (Argentina); highest outside Asia
- Denali (Mount McKinley) · North America (Alaska)
- Kilimanjaro · Africa (Tanzania); a volcano
- Elbrus · Europe (Russia, Caucasus)
- Vinson Massif · Antarctica
Great ranges
- Andes · South America; the longest range
- Rockies · USA and Canada
- Appalachians · Eastern USA; very old
- Alps (Mont Blanc) · France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria
- Pyrenees · France–Spain border
- Urals · Russia; the Europe–Asia divide
- Caucasus · Between the Black and Caspian Seas
- Atlas · Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
- Drakensberg · South Africa
- Great Dividing Range · Eastern Australia
- Zagros and Elburz · Iran; Damavand is the highest point
- Apennines and Carpathians · Italy; Central and Eastern Europe
- Hindu Kush, Tian Shan, Kunlun · Afghanistan; Central Asia–China; Tibet's northern edge
Block mountains and volcanoes
- Vosges and Black Forest · France; Germany; block mountains on either side of the Rhine rift
- Sierra Nevada · California, USA; block mountain
- Fuji · Japan; a volcano
- Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli · Italy; Stromboli is the 'Lighthouse of the Mediterranean'
- Krakatoa and Pinatubo · Indonesia; Philippines
- Cotopaxi and Ojos del Salado · Ecuador; Chile–Argentina (highest volcano)
- Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa · Hawaii; Mauna Kea is the tallest from base to top
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⚠️ Elbrus, not Mont Blanc, is Europe's highest. Aconcagua is in Argentina, not Chile. The Urals divide Europe and Asia; the Alps do not.
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