There are at least 109 mountains on earth with an elevation of 7,200 meters (23,622 feet) above sea level. Most of these mountains are located on the shores of the Indian and Eurasian plates
Mount Everest
In 1924, Noel Odell was the first to discover marine fossils on Mount Everest, the top rock and sandstone was the submarine sediment rock formed about 450 million years ago. However, geologists believe that Everest has been just a mountain for about 60 million years.
Mount Everest Chinese, Nepali, Romanized is Earth’s highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. Its elevation (snow height) of 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft.).
The summit of Everest is on the border of Nepal and Tibet (China). Nepal owns Everest’s south side and China its north.
Mount Everest is not technically the tallest! Although Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, Hawaii’s Mona Kia is the highest peak at 10,210m (33,500 ft.), but only 4,205 m (13,796 ft.) above sea level.
The mountain is covered with snow and snow all year round, and violent storms with strong winds are rare
K-2 : The Savage Mountain
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain as it is very hard to climb, It is considered to be harder to climb than Mount Everest. K2 The Savage Mountainite is 8,611 meters (28,251 ft.) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth. It is located in the Karakorum Range, part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partly of the Chinese-administered region.
The summit was first reached in 1954 and they are Italian climbers Lino Laced Elli and Achille Compagnoni. It is believed by many to be the world’s most difficult and dangerous climb. This is what lead to the nickname “the Savage Mountain”. As of 2011, only 300 people have climbed the mountain. At least 80 people are trying to climb it. During the winter For the first time, Nepali has climbed it, in 2021. “It’s a savage mountain that tries to kill you.
There are a number of routes on K2, of somewhat different character, but they all share some key difficulties. The first being the extremely high altitude and resulting lack of oxygen, The second is the mountain range that suffers from severe storms over a period of several days, resulting in multiple deaths on the summit. The third is the steps, exposed, and committing nature of all routes on the mountain, which makes retreat more difficult, especially during a storm.
New Zealand , The World’s Longest Mountain
New Zealand Features the World’s Longest Mountain Name, the name is in the Guinness World Record and has 92 characters. The world’s longest place name belongs to a hill near Porangahau in the southern Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand. It is a name given in the Māori language. This hill is 305 meters long and The name of this mountain is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu. When translated into English, the word means “the place where Tamatea”, the man with the big knees. The Tamatia’s investigation into the land is mentioned not only in the Ngāti Kahungunu stories, but also in the iwi traditions of the Northland, where he is said to have explored the ports of Hokyanga and Kipara.
Tallest Mountain in the Solar System is in Mars
This mountain was first discovered in 1971 and was named “Olympus Mons.” It is approximately 15.5 miles tall. As a comparison, Everest is about 5.5 miles tall. The enormous mountain is also often cited as the largest volcano in the solar system.
