The Himalayas
The Himalayas mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayas mountain range is extended more than 2300 km (1400 miles) and include more than 100 peaks above 7300 km.
The Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains also known as Rockies are major mountain range and largest mountain system in North America, stretching 4800 km (2983 miles) from Canada down to the USA-Mexico border, this range is made up of more than 100 smaller interlinked ranges.
The Pyrenees
The Pyrenees mountain range is a natural border between France and Spain, this range contains 9,946 separate mountains. It is also home to the tallest waterfall in France La-Cascade de Gavarnie.
The Appalachians
The Appalachians Mountains are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians are home to the blue ridge mountains, this range also features one of the largest deciduous forests in the world
The Alps
This range extends across Austria and Switzerland and six other European countries. increased pollution makes it the most threatened mountain system in the world
The Andes
Passing through seven countries, this 7,000 km (4350 miles) long range is the longest in the world. It contains around 150 active volcanos.
The Andes, running along South America’s western side, is among the world’s longest mountain ranges. Its varied terrain encompasses glaciers, volcanoes, grassland, desert, lakes and forest. The mountains shelter pre-Columbian archaeological sites and wildlife including chinchillas and condors. From Venezuela in the north, the range passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert. This mountain range forms a natural barrier between the Sahara Desert and North Africa’s fertile Mediterranean coast.
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a 350 km long and 48 km wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land.
