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Top 5 Tallest Mountains On Earth

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Mountains are risky to climb but still people try to reach at the top of them. Most commonly, mountains are taller than hills. In Himalaya situated in Asia have the tallest mountains.

Mount Everest

Mount Everest is situated in South East Asia and it is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 8848 meters summit above from sea level and 29028 feet meter higher.

 

K2, Himalaya

K2 is the second tallest mountain in the world which is also known as Godwin Austin. It is located at Karakoram section of Himalaya.

 

Kanchenjunga

Kanchenjunga is the third tallest mountain in this earth. From earth’s surface it is around 8586 meter high.

 

Lhotseis

Lhotseis is the fourth highest mountain on earth and situated in Nepal. Its summit is at 8516 meters over sea level.

 

Makalu

Makalu is fifth highest mountain of the world. In Nepal, Makalu is the only 8000 meter mountain which is not yet climbed during real winter conditions.

 

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