Outline of Geography of Mountains January 2, 2012 Contents SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range...1 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Africa...1 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Americas...1 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Americas>North America...1 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Americas>South America...2 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Asia...2 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Europe...3 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain...3 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Americas...3 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Americas>North America...3 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Asia...4 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Asia>Middle East...4 SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Europe...4 Note: To look up references, see the Consciousness Bibliography, listing 10,000 books and articles, with full journal and author names, available in text and PDF file formats at http://www.outline-of-knowledge.info/consciousness_bibliography/index.html. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range mountain range Mountain ranges {mountain range} are mountain series. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Africa Atlas Mountains {Atlas Mountains} Range is in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Hoggar Mountains {Hoggar Mountains} Range is in south-central Sahara Desert. Tassili Mountains {Tassili Mountains} Range is in central Sahara Desert. Tibesti Mountains {Tibesti Mountains} Range is in east Sahara Desert. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Americas Americas mountains {Americas mountains} Ranges are in North and South America. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Americas>North America Adirondack Mountains {Adirondack Mountains} Range is in northeast New York. Alaska Mountains {Alaska Mountains} Range is in south-central Alaska. Allegheny Mountains 1
{Allegheny Mountains} Range is in west Pennsylvania. Appalachian Mountains {Appalachian Mountains} Range is in east USA. Blue Ridge Mountains {Blue Ridge Mountains} Range is in west Virginia and is Appalachian-Mountain east mountain range. Catskills {Catskills} Range is in southeast New York. Great Smoky Mountains {Great Smoky Mountains} Range is on Tennessee-North Carolina border. Ozarks {Ozarks} Range is in north Arkansas, south Missouri, and northeast Oklahoma. Rocky Mountains {Rocky Mountains} Range is in west North America, from north Alaska to central north Mexico. Sierra Nevada {Sierra Nevada} Range is in east California. It is High Sierras. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Americas>South America Andes Mountains {Andes Mountains} Range is on South-America west coast. Sugar Loaf Mountains {Sugar Loaf Mountains} Range is in southeast Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Asia Altai Mountains {Altai Mountains} Range is in central Asia. Himalayas {Himalayas} Range is in south Asia, north and northeast of India. They divide China from India. Hindu Kush {Hindu Kush} Range is in north India to Afghanistan. Karakorum Mountains {Karakorum Mountains} Range is in Kashmir. Kashmir Mountains {Kashmir Mountains} Range is in north India. Kunlun Mountains {Kunlun Mountains} Range is in south Asia, northeast of Himalayas, south of Takla Makan Desert. Tien Shan Mountains {Tien Shan Mountains} Range is in south Asia, north of Kunlun Mountains, northwest of Takla Makan Desert, and northeast of Pamir Mountains. 2
SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain Range>Europe Alps {Alps} Range is in Switzerland and Italy. Apennines {Apennines} Range is north to south Italy. Auvergne Mountains {Auvergne Mountains} Range is in south-central France. Carpathian Mountains {Carpathian Mountains} Range is in east-central Europe. Caucasian Mountains {Caucasian Mountains} Range is in southwest Russia. Dolomites {Dolomites} Range is in northeast Italy. Highlands {Highlands} Range is in north Scotland. Maritime Alps {Maritime Alps} Range is in southeast France and northwest Italy. Olympia Mountains {Olympia Mountains} Range is in northeast Greece. Pyrenees {Pyrenees} Range is on Spain and France border. Ural Mountains {Ural Mountains} Range is in Russia between Europe and Asia. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain mountain Mountains {mountain} are peaks higher than hills. Mount Kilimanjaro {Mount Kilimanjaro} Mountain is in northeast Tanganyika. Vinson Massif {Vinson Massif} Mountain is highest mountain in Antarctica. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Americas Mount Aconcagua {Mount Aconcagua} Mountain is in central Argentina, near Chilean border, and is highest mountain in Western Hemisphere. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Americas>North America Mauna Loa {Mauna Loa} Volcano is on Hawaii Island. 3
Denali {Denali} Mountain is in central Alaska and is highest mountain in USA. Old name was Mt. McKinley. Mount Diablo {Mount Diablo} Mountain is in central California. Mount Haleakala {Mount Haleakala} Dormant volcano is on Hawaii Island. Mount McKinley {Mount McKinley} Mountain is in central Alaska and is highest mountain in USA. New name is Denali (high one). Mount Rainier {Mount Rainier} Mountain is in west-central Washington. Mount Rushmore {Mount Rushmore} Mountain is in west South Dakota and has sculptures of four Presidents: Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Teddy Roosevelt. Mount Whitney {Mount Whitney} Mountain is in southeast-central California and is highest mountain in continental USA. Pikes Peak {Pikes Peak} Mountain is in east-central Colorado. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Asia K2 {K2} Mountain is in Karakorum Mountains, India, and is second highest mountain on Earth. Mount Everest {Mount Everest} Mountain is on Nepal and Tibet border, in Himalayas, and is Earth's highest mountain. Mount Fujiyama {Mount Fujiyama} {Mt. Fuji} Mountain is in south-central Japan. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Asia>Middle East Mount Ararat {Mount Ararat} Mountain is in east Turkey. Assyrian Urartu (Ararat) kingdom was there [-1100 to -700]. Mount Carmel {Mount Carmel} Mountain is in northwest Palestine. Mount Gilead {Mount Gilead} Mountain is in west Jordan. Mount Horeb {Mount Horeb} Mountain is in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. It is also Mt. Sinai. Mount Sinai {Mount Sinai} Mountain is in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. It is also Mt. Horeb. SOCI>Geography>Land>Mountain>Europe 4
Matterhorn {Matterhorn} Mountain is on Switzerland and Italy border. Mont Blanc {Mont Blanc} Mountain is in southeast France. Mount Elbrus {Mount Elbrus} Mountain is in Caucasian Range, Russia, and is Europe's highest mountain. Mount Etna {Mount Etna} Volcano is in northeast Sicily. It is active and caused enormous avalanche and undersea mudslide [- 6000], making huge tsunami. Mount Kazbek {Mount Kazbek} Mountain is in southwest Russia. Mount Parnassus {Mount Parnassus} Mountain is in central Greece. Mount Vesuvius {Mount Vesuvius} Volcano is near Naples, Italy. 5