Mountain Range
Mountain Range The Himalayas Peaks kie K2 (8,611 m), Kanchenjunga (8,598 m), Lhotse (8,511 m) and Everest (8,848 m) are found in the Himalayas. What are the world's highest mountains? The world's highest mountains are the Himalayas in Asia to the north of India. The world's ten tallest mountains are found here, including the Mount Everest. It is 8,848 m high. But the other continents too have their high mountain ranges. The Andes are in South America, where there are many peaks over 6,000 m; the Rocky Mountains in North America and the Alps in Europe. What is the period of mountain formation? Mountains are being created all the time-although if takes many millions of years. Most of the world's highest mountains were formed quite recently. The Himalayas have formed within the last 40 million years –and they are growing even today . How do mountains form? Some mountains are created by volcanic eruptions. But most mountains are thrown up by the tremen...