The highest peaks of the continents
If compared to the sea level, Everest (also known as Chomolungma) in the majestic Himalayas located between Nepal and Tibet border (China) is the highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,848m.
1. Mount Everest - Roof of the world, 8,848m high
In 1953, two climbers Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Lorgay (Nepal) were the first to conquer this peak.
By 2016, there were more than 4,000 climbers successfully conquering Mount Everest but more than 250 of them permanently sent themselves to the cold snow. That is why Everest is now known as the world's largest "celestial death".
2. Peak Aconcagua 6,959m high - Roof of America
The highest peak in America is Mount Aconcagua, a volcano but no longer active, located in the longest mountain range in the world Andes in Mendoza province in Argentina with an altitude of 6,959m above sea level.
The peak of Aconcagua was first conquered in 1897 by the Swiss Matthias Zurbriggen.
3. High Kilimajaro Peak 5.895m - Roof of the Black Continent
Mount Kilimajaro has a height of 5,895m above sea level is the highest peak in Africa. Unlike other high peaks in the world, Mount Kilimajaro is not located in a mountain system (mountain range) but an independent mountain within Tanzania.
The first time a man reached the top of Kilimajaro was in 1889, by two geographers from Leipzig University (Germany), Hans Meyer, Ludwig Purtscheller, led by Yohanas Kinyala Lauwo, a then native speaker. 18 years old.
4. High Elbrus Peak 5,642m - Roof of the Old Continent's house
Elbrus is an inactive volcano located on a Caucasus mountain range that cuts across the Eurasian continent dividing the continent into two continents: Asia and Europe. This peak is located in the territory of the Russian Federation, part of Europe, becoming the highest peak of the continent.
A native of Kilav Khachirov is said to be the first to conquer this mountain in 1829.
5. Peak of Vinson Massif 4,892m - Roof of Antarctica
This is the highest peak in Antarctica with a height of 4.892m above sea level, it is 21 km long and 13 km wide. Mount Vinson Massif is 1200km from the South Pole of the Earth and named after an American congressman Carl Vinson (1883-1981), who actively supported the Antarctic studies.
American professional climber Nicholas Clinch and his team were the first to conquer this snowy peak in 1966.
6. Kosciuszko peak is 2,228m high - Australian roof
Although only 2,228m above sea level, Mount Kosciouzko, located in Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, has no rival in Australia.
Australia's highest mountain peak was conquered by humans for the first time in 1840 by Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, a Polish adventurer.
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