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The World Mountain ranges

This is a list of mountain ranges organized alphabetically by continent. Ranges on other astronomical bodies are listed afterward.

See also: Category:Mountain ranges by continent

Contents

1 Earth
- 1.1 By length
- 1.2 By Continent
2 The Moon
3 Iapetus
4 See also
5 References

Earth

By length

Mid-ocean ridge - 65,000 km (40,389 mi)^[1]
Andes - over 7,000 km (4,350 mi)
Rocky Mountains - 4,800 km (2,983 mi)
Himalayas - approximately 3,800 km (2,361 mi)^{[citation needed]}
Great Dividing Range - 3,700 km (2,299 mi)
Transantarctic Mountains - 3,500 km (2,175 mi)

By Continent

Asia

See Category:Mountain ranges of Asia

Alborz (Iran)
Al Hajar Mountains (Oman, UAE)
Altai Mountains (Russia, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan)
Annamite Range (Laos, Vietnam)
Anti-Lebanon (Lebanon, Syria)
Arabian Mountain
Bynar Range
Caraballo (Philippines)
Cardamom Mountains (Cambodia)
Caucasus (Southern Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Northern Iran)
Celestial Mountains
Cherskiy Range (Siberia)
Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh)
Cordillera Central (Philippines)
Dzhugdzhur Mountains (Siberia)
Eastern Ghats (India)
Elburiagan Mountains
Fansipan (Vietnam)
Gydan Mountains
Haraz Mountains (Yemen)
Himalaya (Nepal, Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan)
- Mahabharat Range or Lesser Himalaya
- Siwalik Range or Churia Hills, Subhimalaya
Hindu Kush (Afghanistan, Pakistan)
Japanese Alps (Japan)
- Akaishi Mountains
- Hida Mountains
- Kiso Mountains
Jayawijaya Mountains (Indonesia)
Karakoram (Pakistan, China, India)
Khingan Mountains (China)
- Greater Khingan
- Lesser Khingan
Khibinsky Mountains (Russia)
Kirthar Mountains (Pakistan)
Knuckles Mountain Range (Sri Lanka)
Koryak Mountains (Siberia)
Kunlun Mountains (Tibet)
Kurai Mountains (Russia)
Owen Stanley Range (New Guinea)
Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan)
Safed Koh (Afghanistan, Pakistan)
Salt Range (Pakistan)
Sayan Mountains (Siberia)
Sierra Madre (Philippines)
Sikhote Alin Mountains (Siberia)
Stanovoi Range (Siberia)
Sulaiman Mountains (Pakistan, Iran)
Taurus Mountains (Turkey)
Toba Kakar Range (Afghanistan, Pakistan)
Tian Shan (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan)
Thaila,
Titiwangsa Mountains (Malaysia),
Zagros Mountains (Iran,Iraq)

Europe

See Category:Mountain ranges of Europe

Alps (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland)
- Eastern Alps
  - Central Eastern Alps (Austria, Switzerland, and Italy)
    - Bergamo Alps
    - Hohe Tauern
      - Ankogel Group
      - Defereggen Mountains
      - Glockner Group
      - Goldberg Group
      - Granatspitz Group
      - Hafner Group
      - Kreuzeck Group
      - Rieserferner Group
      - Schober Group
      - Venediger Group
    - Kitzbühel Alps
    - Niedere Tauern
    - Ötztal Alps
    - Rhaetian Alps
    - Stubai Alps
    - Tux Alps
    - Verwall Alps
    - Zillertal Alps
  - Northern Limestone Alps (Austria and Germany)
    - Allgäu Alps
    - Berchtesgaden Alps
    - Dachstein
    - Ennstaler Alpen
    - Karwendel
    - Lechtal Alps
    - Rätikon
    - Totes Gebirge
    - Wetterstein
    - Wilden Kaiser
  - Southern Limestone Alps (Austria, Italy, and Slovenia)
- Western Alps (France, Switzerland, and Italy)
Apennines, Italy
Belasitsa, Bulgaria, Greece and Republic of Macedonia
Black Forest, Germany
Black Mountains, Wales
Brecon Beacons, Wales
Cairngorms, Scotland
Cantabrian Mountains, Spain
- Picos de Europa
- Basque mountains
Carpathian Mountains, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania
- Tatra Mountains
- Beskidy Mountains
- Bieszczady Mountains
- Transylvanian Alps
Caucasus Mountains (Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan)
Dentelles de Montmirail, France
Dinaric Alps (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia and Albania)
Grampian mountains - Scotland
- Ben Nevis
Harz, Germany
Jura mountains, Switzerland
Karelides, Finland (ancient)
Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland
Măcin Mountains, Romania
Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), Germany and Czech Republic
Osogovo, Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia
Pennines, UK
Pindus Mountains, Greece
Pirin, Bulgaria
Pyrenees, Spain, France and Andorra
Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria and Greece
Rila, Bulgaria
Rhön Mountains, Germany
Scandinavian Mountains, Norway,Sweden and small area in Finland'
- Setesdalsheiene
- Jotunheimen
- Rondane
- Dovrefjell
- Trollheimen
- Kjølen mountains along the Norwegian-Swedish border
- Saltfjellet
- Lyngen Alps
Sierra Morena, Spain
Sistema Bético, Spain
Sistema Central, Spain
- Sierra de Guadarrama
Sistema Ibérico, Spain
Sistema Penibético, Spain
Snowdonia, Wales
Sredna Gora, Bulgaria
Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria and Serbia
Strandzha, Bulgaria and Turkey
Svecofennides, Finland and Sweden (ancient)
Sudetes (Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland)
- Table Mountains
- Giant Mountains (Krkonoše)
- Jizera Mountains
- Orlicke Mountains
- Golden Mountains
- Bardzkie Mountains
- Rudawy Janowickie
- Stone Mountains
- Kaczawskie Mountains
- Opawskie Mountains
- Bystrzyckie Mountains
- Owl Mountains
Šumava (Bavarian Forest, Bohemian forest), Czech Republic and Germany
Swabian Alb, Germany
Tatras, Slovakia and Poland
Ural Mountains, Russia
Vogelsberg Mountains, Germany
Vosges mountains, France
Wicklow Mountains, Ireland

North America

See Category:Mountain ranges of North America

Central America

See also Category:Mountain ranges of Central America and the Caribbean and Category:Mountains of Central America

Maya Mountains (Belize)
Sierra Madre de Chiapas (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador)
Eje Volcánico Transversal, Mexico
Chichinautzin or Sierra del Ajusco, Mexico
Sierra Madre Oriental (Mexico)
Sierra Madre Occidental (Mexico)
Sierra Madre del Sur (Mexico)
Tuxtla Mountains, Mexico
Cordillera Isabelia (Nicaragua, Honduras)
Cordillera Los Maribios (Nicaragua)
Sierra de Chinajá (Guatemala)
Sierra de Chuacús (Guatemala)
Sierra de los Cuchumatanes (Guatemala)
Sierra del Lacandón (Guatemala, Mexico)
Sierra del Merendón (Guatemala, Honduras)
Cordillera Central (Costa Rica) (Costa Rica)
Cerros de Escazú (Costa Rica)
Cordillera de Guanacaste (Costa Rica)
Cordillera de Talamanca (Costa Rica, Panama)
Cordillera de Tilarán (Costa Rica)

South America

See also: Category:Mountain ranges of South America and Category:Mountains of South America

Africa

Cederberg (South Africa)
Drakensberg (South Africa)
Magaliesberg (South Africa)
Swartberg (South Africa)
Outeniqua (South Africa)
Atlas Mountains (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia)
Kilimanjaro & Meru (Tanzania)
Mt. Kenya (Kenya)
Rwenzori (Uganda)
Simien (Ethiopia)
Piton des Neiges & Piton de la Fournaise (Reunion Island)

Antarctic

Australia

Great Dividing Range

Pacific

Southern Alps, New Zealand

Ocean

Mid-ocean ridge (the longest mountain range on Earth)^[1]^[2]
Ninety East Ridge
Emperor Seamounts

The Moon

By IAU convention, lunar mountain ranges are given Latin names.

Iapetus

Equatorial ridge

See also

References

^ ^a ^b Ocean Facts, National Ocean Service, http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/midoceanridge.html
^ Mid-ocean ridge, Science Daily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/m/mid-ocean_ridge.htm

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