highest mountains by continent
Mount Everest: Highest Mountain in Asia. Mount Everest as seen from Everest Base Camp, Tibet. Mount Everest is the highest mountain on the Asian continent and the highest mountain in the world. Its summit is 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) above sea level.It is located on the border of Nepal and China. Image of Mount Everest copyright by iStockPhoto and Holger Mette.ount McKinley (also known as Denali) is the highest mountain on the North American continent. Its summit is 20,237 feet (6,168 meters) above sea level. It is located in the USA, in the state of Alaska.
However, the highest mountain in the Australian continent which includes Australia and New Guinea is Puncak Jaya, 4,884 m (16,024 ft) above sea level, in the Indonesian province of Papua on the island of New Guinea which lies on the Australian continental shelf.ount Kosciuszko is very easy to climb, while Puncak Jaya is difficult. Some sources claim Mount Wilhelm (4,509 m (14,793 ft)) in Papua New Guinea 's Bismarck Range as the highest mountain peak in Australia, on account of Indonesia being part of Asia and Southeast Asia.
The first Seven Summits list as postulated by Bass (The Bass or Kosciusko list) chose the highest mountain of mainland Australia, Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m or 7,310 ft), to represent the Australian continent's highest summit.ount Kosciuszko is very easy to climb, while Puncak Jaya is difficult. Some sources claim Mount Wilhelm (4,509 m (14,793 ft)) in Papua New Guinea 's Bismarck Range as the highest mountain peak in Australia, on account of Indonesia being part of Asia and Southeast Asia.
The highest mountains above sea level are generally not the highest above the surrounding terrain. There is no precise definition of surrounding base, but Denali, Mount Kilimanjaro and Nanga Parbat are possible candidates for the tallest mountain on land by this measure.here are at least 109 mountains with elevations greater than 7,200 metres (23,622 ft) above sea level. All of these mountains are located in southern and central Asia. Only those summits are included that, by an objective measure, may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks.