This page contains polls dedicated to Which are the highest mountains in the world?.
If you want to create a poll please feel free to do it by clicking on "Create a Poll" button.
The world's highest mountains are in the Himalaya-Karakoram range to the north of India.
The Andes Mountains in South America cover a larger area but are not so high. The Himalayas contain 79 peaks that are over 7,500 m high. The highest of these is Mount Everest, which is 8,863 m high. At these altitudes, mountains are always covered in snow and ice, and there is little oxygen to breathe.
Although Mount Everest is the tallest mountain when measured from sea level, Mauna Kea in Hawaii is
read more...
Tags: mountain,
snow
Note: All polls have to be approved by the editorial team of FamousWhy before they can appear live on FamousWhy.com.