Rivers have their sources from springs or from the melting of
accumulations of snow. They do not, however, receive their largest
supplies from the actual summits of mountains, for copious springs are
rarely met with in such situations, nor are glaciers formed on the
highest points of mountains, but more usually on slopes of the upper
mountain valleys. It is, accordingly, in the latter localities that many
of the largest rivers take their rise.
WATERSHED. It not unfrequently happens that several rivers take their
rise in one mountain ridge, some flowing in one direction, and others
taking an opposite course. Such a ridge is termed a _watershed_. Thus
the Rhine, the Rhone, and the Danube all take their rise in the Alps,
the first discharging itself into the North Sea, the second into the
Mediterranean Sea, and the last into the Black Sea.
BASIN. The portion of country drained by a river and its tributary
streams is called its _basin_, from its catching the rains which fall
within its circuit, and which the river carries to the sea. The largest
river-basin in Europe is that of the Volga, in Asia, that of the Ganges,
in Africa that of the Nile, in North America that of the Mississippi,
and in South America that of the Amazon.
=THE GREAT RIVERS OF THE WORLD=
+-----------------------------+-------+----------------+-------------+
| |=Length| | =Area of |
| =RIVER= | in | =Emptying Into=| Drainage in |
| |Miles= | |Square Miles,|
| | | | etc.= |
+-----------------------------+-------+----------------+-------------+
|Mississippi-Missouri (United | 4,330 |Gulf of Mexico | 1,245,000 |
|States) | | | |
|Nile (Egypt) | 3,500 |Mediterranean | 1,050,000 |
|Amazon (Brazil): the only | 3,300 |At Ocean on the | 2,700,000 |
|large river with direct | |Equator | |
|latitudinal course | | | |
|Yangtze-Kiang (China) | 3,000 |Yellow Sea | 548,000 |
|Congo (Central Africa) | 2,900 |Atlantic Ocean | 1,430,000 |
|Lena (Russia in Asia) | 2,800 |Arctic Ocean | 856,000 |
|Amur (Russia in Asia) | 2,800 |Gulf of Saghalin| 772,000 |
|Mekong (Indo-China) | 2,800 |China Sea | Nav. 200 |
| | | | miles |
|Yenisei (Russia in Asia) | 2,700 |Bay of Yenisei | 1,000,000 |
|Niger (West Africa) | 2,600 |Atlantic Ocean | 808,000 |
|Hoangho (China) | 2,500 |Gulf of | 376,400 |
| | |Pe-Chi-Li | |
|Obi (Russia in Asia) | 2,300 |Gulf of Obi | 1,125,000 |
|Plata-Parana (Argentina and | 2,300 |Atlantic Ocean | 2,300,000 |
|Brazil) | | | |
|Mackenzie (Canada) | 2,300 |Arctic Ocean | 676,000 |
|Volga (Russia in Europe) | 2,200 |Caspian Sea | 560,000 |
|St. Lawrence (United States | 2,200 |Gulf of St. | 500,000 |
|and Canada) | |Lawrence | |
|Yukon (Alaska) | 2,200 |Behring Sea | 500,000 |
|Indus (India) | 2,000 |Arabian Sea | 373,000 |
|Sao Francisco (Brazil) | 1,800 |Atlantic Ocean | 249,000 |
|Sir Daria (Turkestan) | 1,800 |Sea of Aral | 175,000 |
|Brahmaputra or Burrampooter | 1,800 |Bay of Bengal | Nav. 800 |
|(India) | | | miles |
|Rio Grande del Norte (U. S. | 1,800 |Gulf of Mexico | 240,000 |
|and Mexico) | | | |
|Danube (Austria-Hungary) | 1,780 |Black Sea | 311,000 |
|Saskatchewan-Nelson (Canada) | 1,732 |Hudson Bay | 730,000 |
|Euphrates (Turkey in Asia) | 1,700 |Persian Gulf | 260,000 |
|Zambesi (East Africa) | 1,600 |Indian Ocean | 800,000 |
|Ural (Russia in Europe) | 1,500 |Caspian Sea | 85,000 |
|Arkansas (United States) | 1,500 |Mississippi | 181,000 |
| | |River | |
|Orinoco (Colombia and | 1,500 |Atlantic Ocean | 364,000 |
|Venezuela) | | | |
|Ganges (India) | 1,500 |Bay of Bengal | 409,000 |
|Amu (Turkestan) | 1,400 |Sea of Aral | 174,000 |
|Columbia (United States) | 1,400 |Pacific Ocean | 260,000 |
|Dnieper (Russia in Europe) | 1,400 |Black Sea | 203,000 |
|Murray (Australia) | 1,400 |Indian Ocean | 351,000 |
|Don (Russia in Europe) | 1,300 |Sea of Azov | 166,000 |
|Orange (S. W. Africa) | 1,200 |Atlantic Ocean | 370,000 |
|Irawaddy (East India) | 1,200 |Indian Ocean | Nav. 800 |
| | | | miles |
|Colorado (United States) | 1,100 |Gulf of | 250,000 |
| | |California | |
|Senegal (West Africa) | 1,100 |Atlantic Ocean | 270,000 |
|Tigris (Turkey in Asia) | 1,000 |Euphrates and |Nav. general-|
| | |Persian Gulf |ly for small |
| | | | boats |
|Ohio (United States) | 970 |Mississippi | 201,000 |
| | |River | |
|Churchill (Canada) | 900 |Hudson Bay | Nav. by |
| | | | canoes |
|Magdalena (Colombia) | 840 |Caribbean Sea | Nav. 600 |
| | | | miles |
|Rhine (Germany) | 800 |North Sea | 76,000 |
|Cambia (West Africa) | 750 |Atlantic Ocean | Nav. 300 |
| | | | miles |
|Elbe (Germany) | 720 |North Sea | 57,000 |
|Fraser (British Columbia) | 650 |Gulf of Georgia |Nav. general-|
| | | |ly for small |
| | | | boats |
|Vistula (Germany, Poland) | 600 |Baltic Sea | 120,000 |
|Sacramento (United States) | 600 |Pacific Ocean | Nav. 300 |
| | | | miles |
|Tagus (Portugal) | 570 |Atlantic Ocean | 32,000 |
|Paranahiba (Brazil) | 530 |Atlantic Ocean | Nav. 400 |
| | | | miles |
|Guadiana (Spain) | 510 |Mediterranean | 32,000 |
| | |Sea | |
|Rhone (France) | 500 |Gulf of Lyons | 38,000 |
|Seine (France) | 480 |English Channel | 30,000 |
|Ebro (Spain) | 470 |Mediterranean | 32,000 |
| | |Sea | |
|Susquehanna (United States) | 450 |Chesapeake Bay | Not |
| | | | navigable |
|Potomac (United States) | 450 |Chesapeake Bay | Nav. to |
| | | | Washington, |
| | | | D. C. |
|Oder (Germany) | 440 |Baltic Sea | 43,000 |
|Po (Italy) | 420 |Adriatic Sea | 29,000 |
|Garonne (France) | 380 |Bay of Biscay | 33,000 |
|Hudson (United States) | 350 |New York Bay |Nav. to Troy;|
| | | | 150 miles |
|Loire (France) | 200 |Bay of Biscay | 25,000 |
|Thames (England) | 200 |North Sea | 5,250 |
+-----------------------------+-------+----------------+-------------+
DELTAS AND ESTUARIES. Owing to local peculiarities at the mouths of
rivers, accumulations of sedimentary matter take place in the middle of
the stream, dividing it into two or more branches. By these depositions
_deltas_ (so called from the Greek letter (Δ) delta) are formed--many of
them, as those of the Mississippi and Orinoco and of the Rhine and the
Ganges, being of great extent. Some rivers fall into the ocean through
_estuaries_ or wide channels, and are subject to a great swell or sudden
rise of the waters when the tide enters.
[Illustration: =PICTURE DIAGRAM GIVING A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE WORLD’S
FAMOUS RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS=
=FIRST: Showing the comparative length of the rivers; where and how they
take their rise; where and how they empty; their chief branches and
connected lakes; and the principal cities located on their banks.=
=SECOND: Comparative height of mountains, arranged in groups by
continents, showing the relative height of both mountains and
continents. See next page for LOCATION and HEIGHT IN FEET of the various
mountain peaks.=]
Most rivers are subject to an occasional, and in some instances to a
periodical increase of volume. These seasons of flood are by no means
regular, being partly dependent on the melting of the snows, and partly
on occasional heavy falls of rain; and hence depend on the climatic
variations of the country in which rivers originate.
=FAMOUS MOUNTAIN AND OTHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WORLD=
NOTE: The numbers refer back to the Picture Diagrams on the
preceding page.
=NORTH AMERICA=
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=Ref. =Name and Location= =Height
No.= in Feet=
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A. *Mount McKinley, Coast Range, Alaska 20,300
1. Orizaba, Cordillera, Mexico 18,310
2. Mount St. Elias, Coast Range, Alaska 18,024
3. Popocatapetl, Cordillera, Mexico 17,748
4. Mount Brown, Rocky Mountains, Canada 15,990
5. Mount Hooker, Rocky Mountains, Canada 15,700
6. Mount Fairweather, Coast Range, Alaska 14,750
7. *Mount Rainier, Coast Range, Washington 14,408
8. *Mount Whitney, Coast Range, California 14,501
9. Mount Elbert, Rocky Mountains, Colorado 14,402
10. Pike’s Peak, Rocky Mountains, Colorado 14,108
11. *Gannett Peak, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming 13,785
12. Fremont’s Peak, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming 13,570
13. *Kings Peak, Utah 13,498
14. *N. Truchas Peak, Rocky Mountains, New Mexico 13,306
15. *E. Peak, White Mountains, Nevada 13,145
16. *Granite Peak, Rocky Mountains, Montana 12,850
17. *San Francisco Peak, Arizona 12,611
18. Mount Assiniboine, Rocky Mts., Canada 11,860
19. *Mount Hood, Coast Range, Oregon 11,225
20. *El Capitan, Texas 9,020
21. Mount Potrillo, Cuba 9,000
22. Cibao Mountains, Hayti, West Indies 8,970
23. *Harvey Peak, South Dakota 7,242
24. Sierra del Cobre, Cuba 7,200
25. *Mount Mitchell, Allegheny Mts., N. C. 6,711
26. *Mount Guyot, Allegheny Mts., Tennessee 6,636
27. Black Mountain, Allegheny Mts., N. C. 6,476
28. *Mount Washington, White Mts., N. H. 6,293
29. Roan Mountain, Allegheny Mts., N. C. 6,038
30. Mount Adams, White Mts., N. H. 5,963
31. Mount Jefferson, White Mts., N. H. 5,725
32. *Mount Rogers, Blue Ridge, Virginia 5,719
33. Mount Monroe, White Mts., N. H. 5,390
34. *Banner Peak, Nebraska 5,350
35. *Mount Marcy, Adirondacks, New York 5,344
36. *Mount Katahdin, Maine 5,273
37. Mount McIntyre, Adirondacks, New York 5,112
38. Mount Hecla, Iceland 5,110
39. Mount Franklin, White Mts., N. H. 5,050
40. Skylight, Adirondacks, New York 4,920
41. Haystack, Adirondacks, New York 4,918
42. Morne Garon, St. Vincent, West Indies 4,800
43. *Spruce Knob, West Virginia 4,860
44. *Brasstown Bald, Georgia 4,768
45. *Cimarron Peak, Oklahoma 4,750
46. Mount Lafayette, White Mts., N. H. 4,723
47. Mount Morris, Adirondacks, New York 4,576
48. Mount Pelée, Martinique 4,300
49. *Mount Mansfield, Green Mts., Vermont 4,364
50. Otter Peak, Allegheny Mountains, Virginia 4,260
51. *Highlands (West Boundary), Kansas 4,135
52. *Big Black Mountain, Kentucky 4,100
53. Killington, Green Mountains, Vermont 4,100
54. Mount Seward, Adirondacks, New York 4,000
55. Table Mountain, Allegheny Mts., Virginia 4,000
56. *Bald Mountain, Allegheny Mts., Virginia 4,000
57. Mount Parnassus, Spitzbergen 3,951
58. Round Top, Catskills, New York 3,804
59. High Peak, Catskills, New York 3,718
60. Mount Misery, St. Christopher, West Indies 3,712
61. Sierra de Luquillo, Porto Rico 3,678
62. Mount Greylock, Taconic Mts., Mass. 3,505
63. *Monadnock, White Mts., New Hampshire 3,450
64. *Bowman Summit 3,500
65. Backbone Mountain, Maryland 3,340
66. *Blue Knob, Allegheny Mts., Pennsylvania 3,136
67. Central Peak, Nevis, West Indies 3,000
68. *Blue Mountain, Arkansas 2,800
69. Kearsarge, White Mts., New Hampshire 2,460
70. *Cheaha Mountain, Alabama 2,407
71. *Bear Mountain, Connecticut 2,355
72. *Rib Hill, Wisconsin 1,940
73. *Mesabi Range Minnesota 1,920
74. High Point, New Jersey 1,809
75. Pringhar, Iowa 1,800
76. Taun Sauk Mountain, Ozarks, Missouri 1,750
77. *Logan Summit, Ohio 1,550
78. West Point, Highlands, New York 1,500
79. Storm King, Highlands, New York 1,389
80. *Charles Mound, Illinois 1,241
81. Carlos Summit, Indiana 1,210
82. Mount Tom, Massachusetts 1,200
83. Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts 1,200
84. Anthony’s Nose, Highlands, New York 1,048
85. Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts 830
86. Palisades of Hudson, New York and N. J. 500
87. Mount Hope, Rhode Island 300
88. Bunker Hill, Massachusetts 62
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* Greatest altitude in the state or territory.
=EUROPE=
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1. Monte Blanc, France 15,782
2. Monte Rosa, Italy 15,217
3. Weisshorn, Switzerland 14,808
4. Matterhorn, or Cervin, Switzerland 14,780
5. Finsteraarhorn, Switzerland 14,026
6. Breithorn, Switzerland 13,685
7. Jungfrau, Switzerland 13,671
8. Mönch, Switzerland 13,465
9. Pic des Ecrins, France 13,462
10. Shreckhorn, Switzerland 13,385
11. Mount Paradis, France 13,300
12. Otherspitze, Austria 12,800
13. Gross Glockner, Austria 12,776
14. Aiguille du Midi, France 12,743
15. Monte Viso, France 12,582
16. The Gallonstock, Switzerland 12,481
17. Aiguille de Sassire, Sardinia 12,346
18. Wetterhorn, Switzerland 12,150
19. Mont Genevre, Sardinia 11,785
20. Monto Gavio, Austria 11,754
21. Cerro de Mulhacen, Spain 11,605
22. Simplon, Switzerland 11,541
23. Wisbach Horn, Austria 11,518
24. La Mormelata, Austria 11,508
25. Mont Cenis, France 11,457
26. Mont Nethou, Spain 11,427
27. Pic Blanc, France 11,190
28. Great St. Bernard, Switzerland 11,080
29. Vignemale, France and Spain 10,980
30. St. Gothard, Switzerland 10,595
31. Mount Calm, France and Spain 10,500
32. Pic Blanc, France and Spain 10,205
33. Splugen, Switzerland and Austria 9,981
34. Peak of Oo, France and Spain 9,730
35. Pic du Midi, France 9,650
36. Mount Etna, Island of Sicily 9,652
37. The Thorstein, Austria 9,630
38. Little St. Bernard, France 9,591
39. Monte Corno, Italy 9,523
40. Canigon, France 9,137
41. Monte Rotondo, Island of Corsica 9,065
42. Guiona, Greece 8,620
43. Lomnitzer Spitze, Austria 8,779
44. Rilo Dagh, Bulgaria 8,300
45. Mount Parnassus, Greece 8,000
46. Mount St. Elias, Greece 7,946
47. Mount Ida, Crete 7,674
48. Col de Ferret, Switzerland 7,641
49. Mount Dinara, Austria-Hungary 7,458
50. Monte Cimone, Italy 7,083
51. Mount Kleck, Austria-Hungary 6,926
52. Pisanino, Italy 6,723
53. Pizzo di Casi, Sicily 6,509
54. Oraefa Yokul, Iceland 6,420
55. Kissovo, Bulgaria 6,407
56. Genargentu Peak, Sardinia Island 6,290
57. Mount D’or, France 6,188
58. Mount Pierus, Bulgaria 6,161
59. P. de Cantal, France 6,093
60. Sulitelma, Sweden and Norway 5,956
61. Monte Amiata, Tuscany 5,792
62. Recullet de Toiry, Switzerland 5,643
63. La Dole, Switzerland 5,509
64. Black Mountain, Island of Cephalonia, Greece 5,356
65. Zagora, Bulgaria 5,310
66. St. Angelo, Lipari Island, Sicily 5,260
67. Schneekoppe, Germany 5,253
68. Feugari, Samothraki Island, Turkey 5,248
69. Feldberg, Black Forest, Germany 4,900
70. Puy de Dome, France 4,846
71. Ballon de Alsace, France 4,688
72. Monte Alto, Italy 4,380
73. Hohenstein, Austria 4,284
74. Brokfeld, Norway 4,188
75. Mount Delphi, Island of Negropont, Greece 4,156
76. Kielburg, Erz Gebirge, Germany 4,074
77. Montserrat, Spain 4,054
78. Vesuvius, Italy 4,260
79. Brocken, Harz Mountains, Germany 3,740
80. Ispario, Thasos Island, Greece 3,428
81. Great Beerberg, Thuringerwald, Germany 3,265
82. Summit, Norway 3,200
83. Great Feldsberg, Germany 2,886
84. Stromboli, Lipari Island, Sicily 3,090
85. Mount Delphi, Skopela Island, Greece 2,295
86. Tonnere, France 2,225
87. Mount St. Oreste, Italy 2,140
88. Peak, Island of Corfu, Greece 1,900
89. Kastri, Island of Thasos, Greece 1,565
90. Gibraltar, Spain 1,437
91. Valdai Hills, Russia 1,200
92. North Cape, Island of Mageroe, Norway 1,161
93. Himmelsberg, Plateau of Denmark, Denmark 928
94. Montmartre, Paris, France 400
95. Observatory, Paris, France 240
96. Heligoland Island, North Sea, Germany 230
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=BRITISH ISLES=
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1. Greenwich Observatory, Kent, England 214
2. Holyhead, Island of Anglesea, Wales 709
3. Carraton, Cornwall, England 1,208
4. Penmaen Maur, Wales 1,540
5. Axedge, Derby, England 1,750
6. Pendlehill, Lancashire, England 1,803
7. Holmernoss, Derby, England 1,859
8. Ingleborough, Yorkshire, England 2,361
9. Whernside, Yorkshire, England 2,384
10. Plinlimmon, Cardiganshire, Wales 2,463
11. Cradle Mountain, Brecknockshire, Wales 2,545
12. Coniston Fell, Westmoreland, England 2,577
13. Caermarthen Vau, Caermarthenshire, Wales 2,596
14. Cheviot, Northumberland, England 2,684
15. Grassmere Fell, Cumberland, England 2,756
16. Cross Fell, Cumberland, England 2,909
17. Bow Fell, Cumberland, England 2,911
18. Cader Idris, Merionethshire, Wales 2,914
19. Arran Mowdwy, Merionethshire, Wales 2,955
20. Skiddaw, Cumberland, England 3,022
21. Helvellyn, Cumberland, England 3,313
22. Carnedd Llewellyn, Caernarvon, Wales 3,471
23. Snowdon, Caernarvon, Wales 3,571
24. Cairn Gorm, Invernesshire, Scotland 4,095
25. Ben Macdui, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4,305
26. Ben Nevis, Inverness, Scotland 4,368
27. Cairntoul, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4,245
28. Ben Lawers, Perthshire, Scotland 3,945
29. Ben More, Perthshire, Scotland 2,944
30. Ben Gloe, Perthshire, Scotland 3,690
31. Ben Cruachan, Argyleshire, Scotland 3,669
32. Ben Deirg, Perthshire, Scotland 3,550
33. Schehallien, Perthshire, Scotland 3,514
34. Macgillicuddy Reeks, Kerry, Ireland 3,404
35. Scarscoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3,402
36. Ben Gurdy, Perthshire, Scotland 3,364
37. Ben More, Sutherlandshire, Scotland 3,231
38. Ben Lomond, Stirlingshire, Scotland 3,180
39. Ben Voirlich, Perthshire, Scotland 3,055
40. Lunaquilla, Wicklow, Ireland 3,039
41. Galtee Mountains, Tipperary, Ireland 3,008
42. Slatterwind, Stromoe, Faroe Islands 2,998
43. Black Larg, Ayrshire, Scotland 2,890
44. Goat Fell, Island of Arran, Scotland 2,865
45. Ben Ledi, Perthshire, Scotland 2,863
46. The Cobbler, Argyleshire, Scotland 2,863
47. Slievedonard, Ulster, Ireland 2,796
48. Broad Law, Peeblesshire, Scotland 2,741
49. Ben Wyvis, Rosshire, Scotland 2,720
50. Hart Fell, Dunfriesshire, Scotland 2,635
51. Mount Battock, Kincardineshire, Scotland 2,600
52. Lowther Hill, Lanarkshire, Scotland 2,522
53. Kippure, Leinster, Ireland 2,473
54. Paps of Jura, Argyleshire, Scotland 2,470
55. Slievenaman, Tipperary, Ireland 2,362
56. The Paps, Kerry, Ireland 2,280
57. Snaefell, Isle of Man, Great Britain 2,004
58. Campsie Hills, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1,850
59. Achil Head, Mayo, Ireland 1,800
60. Pentland Hills, Scotland 1,700
61. Peak, Hoy Island, Orkney Group 1,569
62. Eildon Hills, Roxburgshire, Scotland 1,364
63. Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, Scotland 1,139
64. Dunnose, Isle of Wight, England 792
65. Salisbury Craigs, Mid Lothian, Scotland 550
66. Hill of Howth, Dublin, Ireland 549
67. Edinburg Castle, Mid Lothian, Scotland 434
68. Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland 400
69. St. Paul’s, London, England 404
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=ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS=
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A. Mount Everest, India-China 29,002
1. Godwin-Austin, India-China 28,278
2. Dapsang, Tibet 28,273
3. Kanchanjanga, India-China 28,156
4. Nanga-Parbat, India 26,629
5. Dhawalaghiri, India 26,286
6. Nanda-Devi, India 25,661
7. Bride Peak, India 25,100
8. Chumolhari, India 23,933
9. Kaufmann, Turkestan 23,000
10. Cantas, India-China 22,500
11. St. Patrick, India-China 22,385
12. St. George, India-China 22,240
13. Gemini, India-China 21,600
14. Bunderpooch, India-China 21,155
15. Pyramid, India-China 20,966
16. Peak, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan 20,230
17. Bunderpooch 2d, India 20,122
18. Mount Elburz, Russian Empire 18,526
19. Mount Ararat, Asia Minor 17,160
20. Mount Kasbeck, Russian Empire 16,592
21. Kliontsheoskoi, Kamtschatka 16,512
22. Kassoumba, Sumatra, Malaysia 15,000
23. Australian Alps, Australia 15,000
24. Demavend, Persia 18,500
25. Mouna Kea, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands 13,953
26. Mount Ophir, Sumatra, Malaysia 13,842
27. Mouna Loa, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands 13,600
28. Arjish Dagh, Asia Minor 13,100
29. Sevellan, Persia 13,000
30. Gunong Dempu, Sumatra, Malaysia 12,465
A. Mount Erebus, Victoria Land, Antarctic Continent 12,400
31. Peak, Formosa, Japan 12,000
B. Mount Terror, Victoria Land, Antarctic Continent 11,500
32. Koriatskaia, Kamtschatka 11,215
33. Mount Lebanon, Syria 11,050
34. Mount Bielucha, Russian Empire 11,063
35. Peak, Otaheite, Polynesia 10,895
36. Italitskui, Russian Empire 10,735
37. Kriontskaia, Kamtschatka 10,625
38. Shivelutsh, Kamtschatka 10,591
39. Haleakala, Maui, Hawaiian Islands 10,200
40. Murtchurti Bet, India 10,070
41. Mount Olympus, Asia Minor 9,100
42. Mount Egmont, New Zealand 8,839
43. Arvatskaa, Kamtschatka 8,760
44. Dodabetta, India 8,760
45. Mount St. Catherine, Arabia 8,593
46. Mount Sinai, Arabia 8,300
47. Pedro-talla-galla, Ceylon 8,326
48. Melin, China 8,200
49. Kirrigal Pota, Ceylon 7,810
50. Totta Rella, Ceylon 7,720
51. Peak of Yeddo, Japan 7,680
52. Adams’ Peak, Ceylon 7,420
53. Mount Serbal, Arabia 6,760
54. Quelpaert, Quelpaert Island 6,400
55. Sea View Hill, Australia 6,300
56. Taddiamdamala, India 6,055
57. Subramain, India 5,560
58. Jebel, Akral, Arabia 5,318
59. Abu, India 5,100
60. Mount Ida, Asia Minor 4,960
61. Peak of Teneriffe, Tasmania 4,500
62. Mount Williams, Australia 4,500
63. Corean Mountains, Japan 4,480
64. Baskirian Urals, Russian Empire 4,400
65. Ben Lomond, Tasmania 4,200
66. Mount Wellington, Tasmania 3,795
67. Forest Hill Peak, Australia 3,776
68. Quamby’s Bluff, Tasmania 3,500
69. Karnalighur, India 3,203
70. Mount York, Australia 3,192
71. Mount Exmouth, Australia 3,000
72. Mount Cole, Australia 3,000
73. Mount Field, Tasmania 3,000
74. Peak, St. Paul’s Island, Indian Ocean 2,760
75. Sugar Loaf, Peak, Australia 2,527
76. St. Paul’s Dome, Tasmania 2,500
77. Mount Carmel, Palestine, Syria 2,250
78. Mount Tabor, Palestine, Syria 2,053
79. Bathurst Heights, Australia 1,970
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=AFRICA=
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1. Kilimanjaro, East Africa 19,780
2. Kibo Peak, German East Africa 19,320
3. Mount Kenia, British Africa 17,200
4. Mount Stanley, Central Africa 16,800
5. Abba Yared, Abyssinia 15,200
6. Bushad, Abyssinia, Central Africa 14,364
7. Mongo-ma-Lobah, Central Africa 13,760
8. Peak of Teneriffe, Canary Islands 12,000
9. Mount Miltsen, North Africa 11,400
10. Clarence Peak, Fernando Po Island, Gulf of Guinea 10,655
11. Pic Nieges, Bourbon Island, Indian Ocean 10,355
12. Spitz-Kop, South Africa 10,240
13. Mount Alantika, Central Africa 9,000
14. Tarami, Abyssinia 8,643
15. Peak, Tristan de’Acunha Island, Atlantic Ocean 8,236
16. Peak of Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean 7,013
17. Volcano Fogo, Cape de Verd Islands, Atlantic Ocean 7,884
18. El Cumbre, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean 6,648
19. Jebel Akhal, East Africa 6,500
20. Pico Ruivo, Madeira Island, Atlantic Ocean 6,056
21. Mount Dogen, Central Africa 5,000
22. Table Mountain, South Africa 3,582
23. Devil’s Peak, South Africa 3,315
24. Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean 2,868
25. Mount Tekut, North Africa 2,800
26. Diana’s Peak, St. Helena, Atlantic Ocean 2,692
27. Lion’s Head, South Africa 2,166
28. Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa 1,000
29. Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt 479
30. Pyramid of Chephren, Egypt 456
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=SOUTH AMERICA=
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1. Aconcagua, Chile 23,080
2. Sorata or Illampu, Bolivia 23,000
3. Mercedario, Argentina 22,312
4. Illimani, Bolivia 22,200
5. Tupungato, Chile 21,550
6. Condor, Argentina 21,128
7. Famatina, Argentina 20,680
8. Salcantay, Peru 20,540
9. Chimborazo, Ecuador 20,475
10. Antisana, Ecuador 19,184
11. Santa Morta, Colombia 19,030
12. Tacora, Bolivia 19,000
13. Cotopaxi, Ecuador 18,880
14. Arequipa, Peru 18,370
15. Tolima, Colombia 18,069
16. Maispo, Chile 17,670
17. Peak of Cuzco, Peru 17,525
18. Sangai, Ecuador 17,460
19. Ruiz, Colombia 17,388
20. Tunguraqua, Ecuador 16,690
21. Cotocachi, Ecuador 16,300
22. Cerro de Potosi, Bolivia 16,037
23. Pichincha, Ecuador 15,918
24. Roraima, Venezuela 8,740
25. Silla de Caracas, Venezuela 8,632
26. Duida, Venezuela 8,467
27. Corcorada, Argentina 7,510
28. Minchinmadiva, Argentina 7,046
29. Mount Sarmiento, Tierra del Fuego 7,000
30. Mount Darwin, Tierra del Fuego 6,800
31. Guadarrama, Colombia 6,400
32. Itambe, Brazil 5,960
33. Piedade, Brazil 5,820
34. Itacolumi, Brazil 5,750
35. Morro dos Canudos, Brazil 4,476
36. Macarapan, Guayana 3,500
37. Cape Horn, Argentina 1,870
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