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Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to ...
The list of peaks that follows is not complete, but the peaks are all notable. Island high points (whose prominence is equal to their elevation) can be found at the List of islands by highest point; hence most are not included below. Some well-known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence.
The Dolomites (Italy) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Alps ( / ælps /) [a] are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, [b] [2] stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea, forming the fjords of Norway, whereas to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland. To the north they form the border between Norway and ...
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Europe" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Carson Pass. Devil's Gate Pass. Donahue Pass. Donner Pass (pass of the Donner Party and Lincoln Highway) Donner Summit (Euer Saddle, pass of Interstate 80) Ebbetts Pass. Echo Summit (Johnson's Pass, pass of U.S. Route 50) Emigrant Pass (at least 2, one in Tahoe National Forest, another near Mt. Lassen) Forester Pass.
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians ( / kɑːrˈpeɪθiənz /) are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe. Roughly 1,500 km (930 mi) long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at 2,500 km (1,600 mi) and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1,700 km (1,100 mi). The range stretches from the far eastern ...