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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: List of mountains, List of mountain ranges, List of mountains by elevation, Ore Mountain passes, List of highest mountains, List of mountains in Taiwan, Fourteener, List of peaks by prominence, Mountains of Catalonia, List of ribus, Thirteener, List of mountains in the Andes, Eight-thousander, List of mountains of Saxony, Mountains of the Valencian Community, List of mountains in Seoul, Four-thousand footers, Highest mountains of Tasmania, List of Ultras of Tibet and East Asia, List of Ultras of Indonesia, List of the highest mountains in Austria, Latin names of mountains, List of Ultras of Southeast Asia, List of the highest mountains in the German states, List of mountains in the Ore Mountains, Highest mountain peaks of Africa, List of past presumed highest mountains. Excerpt: This is an incomplete list of mountains on Earth arranged by elevation in metres above sea level. For a complete list of mountains over 7200 m high with at least 500 m of prominence, see List of highest mountains. See also a list of mountains ranked by prominence. There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) and are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. All are located in the two highest mountain ranges in the world: Himalayas and the Karakoram. Mt. Everest - 8,848 m (29,029 ft) K2 - 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Left to right: Gasherbrum IV, VII, V, VI Nanda Devi - 7,816 m (25,643 ft) Rakaposhi - 7,788 m (25,551 ft) Annapurna I and South (left) Muztagh Tower - 7,273 m (23,862 ft) Baruntse - 7,220 m (23,688 ft) Pumori - 7,161 m (23,494 ft) Machapuchare - 6,993 m (22,943 ft) Ama Dablam - 6,812 m (22,349 ft) Huascaran - 6,768 m (22,205 ft) Chimborazo - 6,267 m (20,561 ft) Imja Tse - 6,160 m (20,210 ft) Mitre Peak - 6,010 m (19,718 ft) Mount Logan - 5,959 m (19,551 ft) Alpamayo - 5,947 m (19,511 ft) Kilimanjaro - 5,895 m (19,341...