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Is the himilayan mountain the highest mountain?

No the Himalayan Mountains are a mountain range which means it is numorous mountains connected.. The Highest in the Himalayan Mountains is Mt. Everest. Mt Everest is the HIGHEST mountain in the world today, and is getting a couple centimeters taller each year.Partially correct. As part of the Himalayan mountain range, Everest (Chomolungma) is the highest peak in the world, but not the highest single mountain as measured from sea level. That honor belongs to our own Mt. McKinley (Denali) in Alaska.


Why is cooler in the highest mountains than down the level of the sea?

Temperatures drop as you gain altitude due to the decrease in air pressure at higher elevations. As air pressure decreases, the air molecules are spread out, causing them to have less energy and thus less heat. This leads to colder temperatures at higher altitudes, such as in the highest mountains.


How tall is Antarctica's mountain Transantarctic?

The Transantarctic Mountain range is not one single mountain but a long, continuous range of mountains that divides East Antarctica from West Antarctica. The highest peak in this range is Mount Kirkpatrick, which is 14,526 feet (4,428 meters) tall.


How tall are the Santa Catalina mountains?

The highest point in the range is the summit of Mt. Lemmon at 9,157 ft above sea level.


Which mountain range is known as the roof of the world?

The Himalayas are known as the roof of the world. They are the highest mountain range in the world, home to the highest peak, Mount Everest.

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Which phenomena is responsible for the formation of the highest mountains?

The phenomenon responsible for the formation of the highest mountains is Tectonism. This is caused mostly as a result the collision movements of various lithospheric plates. The process of formation of the mountains is termed Orogeny.


Which of phenomena is responsible for the formation of the highest mountains?

Orogeny (mountain building process) is responsible for formation of high mountains. Tectonism also helps in facilitating the activities of orogeny.


What region's are the most highest mountains in?

The Himalayan Mountains are the highest!


What Highest mountains are in what region?

The region with highest mountains is the himalayas.southwest


What type of mountains border and is the highest mountains in the world?

The Himalayas has most of the highest mountains in the world.


Does Africa have the highest mountains?

No, the highest mountains are found in Nepal and the Himalayas


What is highest mountains?

The Ural Mountains.


Where are Ireland highest mountains?

The highest mountains are in the Magillacuddy Reeks, in county Kerry. There are other high mountains in the Wicklow mountains.


Which mountain range is longer- the rocky mountains or sierra Nevada mountains?

the rock mountains are the highest of the three. the second highest is the sierra nevada, third highest is the appalachian mountains


What are the highest mountains of the Balkans peninsula?

Rila Mountains are the highest mountains of the Balkan peninsula. The highest peak is Mousala (2925m/9600 ft).


Which is one of the highest mountains in the world?

what is one of the highest mountains un the world


What region are the country's highest mountains region in?

The region with highest mountains is the himalayas.southwest