The line between mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear. A way
popular and intuitive to distinguish between mountains and subsidiary peaks is considered the height above the highest hill that connects to a top superior. This measure is called topographic prominence or re-ascent, and the highest peak, "father mountain". A typical definition is a mountain peak with a prominence of 300 meters (the length of 10 strings of traditional). Alternatively, you can use the relative prominence as a relation of the latter with the height of the mountain (usually between 7% and 8%), reflecting that, at higher ranges, apply a measure of higher prominence, to keep the proportion of lower ranges. The table below lists the 100 highest mountains in the world with at least 500 meters from prominence, approximately 7% relative prominence. A problem of this classification based prominence is that it can exclude well-known mountains that have high connection with a higher top, like the Eiger or Nuptse. It is highly unlikely that all heights in the table are correct, the accuracy of meters. Actually, there are problems to define the height of sea level when the mountain is far from the sea. In that case, different sources differ in several meters. The most extreme example is Mount Ulugh Muztagh, in the north of the Tibetan Plateau, which can be found quoted with heights between 7723 and 7754 meters, but actually has only 6973-6987 meters high. Many Karakoram mountains differ by more than 100 meters in different maps. Finally, Mount Everest, which has been thoroughly measured, has measurements in the range between 8844 and 8850 meters.
Although some areas of the world, especially the most mountainous, have never been mapped in detail, it is unlikely that this altitude mountains have been neglected, among other things because they have used satellite measurements to map these inaccessible areas. Still, altitudes and prominences can be reviewed in the future, and therefore the mountains of the list may change position. Some mountain could even leave the list and be replaced by another. Therefore, the list has expanded to all peaks reaching over 7200 m.
By convention, when speaking of the highest mountains, the height is given relative to sea level. However, we could include those that depart from the seabed, as in Hawaii, where the peak Mauna Kea would have a height of 10 200 m counting from the base, on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and could be considered the highest mountain on Earth .
Those who enjoy extreme sports and especially mountain climbing, you may know what are the highest in the world or perhaps even dream of someday break a record and win one of these peaks are. The world is full of opportunities in this area and each of these mountains represents a different challenge for climbers.
But you need not be a professional climber, a fan of extreme sports, a 'love mountains "much less to enjoy the majestic beauty of these fantastic formations. So take your time and marvel at these great pictures of the 10 highest peaks in the world.
10. Annapurna
Located in Nepal, this mountain reaches 8091 meters.
9. Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat (naked mountain) is located in Pakistan and is 8125 meters high.
8. Mountain Manaslu
Also in Nepal, the mountain Manaslu, which means "mountain spirit", is 8156 meters high.
7. Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is another titan of Nepal. It is 8167 meters high and his name simply means "white mountain".
6. Mountain Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu mountain is 8201 meters high and is located in the Tibet-Nepal border. In Tibetan, its name means "Turquoise Goddess".
5. Mountain Makalu
Also on the border between Tibet and Nepal, Makalu mountain is exactly in the middle of our count, having a height of about 8462 meters. It is located at a distance of 22 km of Mount Everest and is characterized by its solitary peak in a pyramid.
4. Mountain Lhotse
Lhotse Mountain is located in Nepal and is 8501 meters high.
3. Kangchenjunga Mountain
Kangchenjunga mountain on the border between Nepal and India, has a height of 8586 meters. In the local language, their name means something like "the 5 treasures of snow" because it contains 5 huge peaks, which exceed 4 8450 meters high.
2. K2
K2, Pakistan giant, reaches the second position with a height of 8611 meters. It is located in the Karakoram segment in the Himalayas, right on the border between Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan region and Xinjiang, China.
1. Mount Everest
Mount Everest, a classic between Nepal and Tibet, is the highest peak in the world, registering an altitude of 8850 meters. In the Tibetan language, its name means something like "Mother of the universe" while sometimes also is alluded to this as the "Goddess Mother of the Snows".
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