Feature | Name | Length | Highest Point |
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Mountain range in Europe | The Alps | 1,200 km | Mont Blanc, 4,811 m |
Mountain range in North America | The Rockies | 4,800 km | Mount Elbert, 4,401 m |
Mountain range in South America | The Andes | 7,000 km | Mt Aconcagua, 7,021 m |
Mountain range in Africa | Drakensburg | 1,000 km | Thabana Ntlenyana, 3,482 m |
Mountain range in Australia | The Great Dividing Range | 3,000 km | Mt Kosciuszko, 2,234 m |
Mountain range in Asia | Himalayas | 2,400 km | Mt Everest, 8,848 m |
Mountain range in Asia | Karakoram | 500 km | Mt K2, 8,611 m |
Mountain range in Antarctica | Transantarctic Mountain Range (TAM) | 3500 km | Mt Kirkpatrick, 4,528 m |
Range | Countries |
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The Alps | France, Austria, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany and Switzerland |
The Rockies | The U.S.A., Canada |
The Andies | Ecuador, Chile, Columbia, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela |
Drakensburg | South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland |
Himalayas | Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Bhutan and Myanmar |
Karakoram | India, China and Pakistan |
Hindukush | Pakistan, Afghanistan |