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Orizaba is the biggest and high volcano in Mexico. This is the third largest crater in North America. The height of this volcano is 5636 meters. About him little know in the countries of the old world, and in America It takes great popularity.

Currently volcano Orizaba Do not worry people. The last eruptions were here in 1687. The period from the XVI to the XVII century is a restless time for residents and an active time for Orizaba. From 1537 to 1687 volcano everacted seven times. It turns out that the eruptions followed one after the other. After such violets, the volcano calmed down. As it turned out - for a long time. But it is not considered finally asleep.


The nature of the character allowed the Orizabe volcano to achieve such heights. In the culture of Aztec mountain Orizaba occupied a significant place. They called Volcano Citlatetet, which means a star mountain.
But not only heavenly luminaries can be seen from the Mountain Orizaba. From the top of this volcano overlooking the wonderful Valley of Orizaba, from which the volcano and got its name.


The volcano is located right in the middle of the valley. He arose, as if by itself. Now stands in proud loneliness in the midst of the plain. Orizaba is the most big top On the territory of Colombia to the state of Yukon. Although there is a volcano rival - Sierra Negra. This mountain is something like an Oribas, only a little does not reach the height itself big Volcano Mexico (4640 m).

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Volcanoes

• Istaxioatl
  The third highest height of Mexico (after Orizab volcanoes, 5,636 m, and popochatetl, 5,426 m). In every way, the mountain is called just Ista. The volcano has four vertices, the highest of which the people rises to 5 230 m above sea level. From the West and East, the silhouettes of these vertices remind their heads, breasts, knees and feet of a sleeping female figure. Istaxioatl is located 70 km southeast from Mexico City, and its snow covered vertex can be seen from the city. Due to the proximity to the capital (at first the Aztec Empire, and now modern Mexico), the image of the volcano is reflected in many literary and artistic works.
• Colima
  Volcano in the west of Mexico, is located in Halisco, in volcanic Sierra, 80 km from the coast Pacific Ocean. Most active volcano Mexico, everacted more than 40 times since 1576. Consists of 2 conical peaks; The highest of them (Nevado de Colima, 4,625 m) is an extinct volcano, most of the year is covered with snow. Other peak - active volcano Colima, or Volkan de Fuego de Colima ("Fire Volcan"), 3,846 m height, called Mexican Vesuvi. Lava in composition is close to basalts.
• Coronado
  Active volcano in the California Gulf (State of Lower California, Mexico). Active stratovol. It consists mainly of basalt and Andesit. The vertex crater, a diameter of 200 meters and a depth of 600 meters, on the edges of the pore stone birch and wild apple trees. The height of the volcano is 440 meters, and relative - 3450 meters. Last eruption It was in 1539.
• Nevado de Toluca
  Stratovulican in Mexico. He has a height of 4680 m, is considered the fourth in the height of the vertex of the country (after Orizab volcanoes, Popochetetet and Istaxiuatl). Excess - 2210 m. Tower over the valley of the city of Toluca, 80 km west of Mexico City. The crater has a diameter of about 1.5 km and is open to the east. The device dome shares the crater into two parts, in which there are two reservoirs - the lake of the Sun and Lake Moon. At least three large collapsions of the volcano cone in Pleistocene led to the formation of large landslide and lagarh sediments on extensive areas at the foot of the volcano.
• Orizaba
  Volcano in Mexico, the highest peak of the country. The third to exceed in North America (4922 m). Its height is 5636 m.
• Parikin
  The youngest Mexican volcano, located in the central part of the country in Michoacan, is included in the trans-Mexican volcanic belt. The eruption occurred Strombolian type. In the monster, the material was Sulman.
• Popochettel
  The acting volcano in Mexico. The name comes from two words in Naiathl: Poot - "smoking" and a gaspetle - "Hill", then a non-smiling hill. Popochetetet - the second highest mountain of Mexico after the peak of Orizab (5675 m.). Popochetetet is next to the extinct volcano Istaxioatl. The names of these two mountains are the names of the heroes of the legend of Popochetetet and Istaxiuatl. The most important conurbation from the capitals of the states of Puebla (from the eastern side of the volcano) was concentrated around the volcano (from the east of the volcano), Mexico City, from the North-East and North-West common population more than 20 million people
• Takana
  Volcano, in Central America, located on the border of Guatemala and Mexico. Takana is an active stratululkan, with a height of the vertex of 4093 m. Being 10th height in Mexico and 2nd in Guatemala. It is located 15 km north of Cocoaatan Chiapas State in Mexico, and from Guatemala in the Department of San Marcos.
• Tsebuuku
  Stratovolcan from Dasita, located in Najaarit, northwest of the trans-Mexican volcanic belt. Large eruption, Khalsky Plynian eruption that occurred in the 930th year. e. (6 score points volcanic eruptions), expanded the area of \u200b\u200bthe volcano to 11 km³ due to Tefre. The largest documented eruption of Tsebuukuk is an eruption of 1870-1875. The release of fumarol of this eruption is one of the largest emissions that occurred before the beginning of the 20th century. On the grief it was possible to observe the formation of a huge caldera, first in 775 years. In addition to the formation of Calder, local residents There were several huge explosions, including the emission of skiliblia, the formation of volcanic domes, pyroclastic domes and a large harness.
• Aguachito
  Ancient volcano. Located in the California Peninsula, Mexico. Also known as Santa Ana. Aguahito - caldera, 1300 meters high. Stretch along the California Bay for 10 km. Forms a volcanic arc of volcanic domes consisting of andesites and rhyolites. The eruptions were associated with the emission of the first 600-700 thousand years ago. Rolytic domes were formed about 400-500 thousand years ago. Docteau dome, which are in the southern tip of the caldera more ancient. In the south of caldera there are hot springs. Seismicity I. volcanic activity In this area, it was not fixed.
• Azufres
  Volcano. Located in Michoacan, Mexico. Azufres - Caldera, the height of the surrounding mountains reaches 3,400 meters. Located 200 km north-west of Mexico City. The diameter of the caldera is 18x20 km. Forms a volcanic center with geothermal sources, which is located north of the Mexican volcanic arc. Caldera was originally formed, subsequently formed volcanic dome, consisting of editions and rhyolites. In the period between 1.4 million and 800 thousand years ago, 2 emissions of the magmatic mass occurred. Each period of active volcanic activity lasted 200 thousand years. The first ejection of the volcanic mass consisted mainly of silicon compounds, the second from the basalt. After powerful volcanic eruptions that occurred 600 thousand years ago, modern volcanic dome arose. The analysis of the Ignambrats showed that the last volcanic activity occurred in the period 38-26 thousand years ago. In Calder, active fumarols.
• Atlicskos
  Volcano. Located on the territory of Veracruz, Mexico. Atlikskos - Shield volcano, 800 meters high. Located near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, 80 km north-west of Veracruz. Consists of two slag cones that are equidistant to each other by 2 km. Frozen pyroclastic flows, which at one time passed their journey to the north and east consist of basalts and reach the coast. Age volcancing. The remaining volcanic formations that are north and south are older and belong to the Pleistocene era. Volcanic activity has not been observed in historical time.
• Barsena
  Active volcano on the island of San Benedicto, Mexico. This is the southern part of the island that was formed in 1952. Prior to that, in the Pacific was an underwater caldera. Neighboring volcano called Benedicto. Crater resembles a small caldera. In 2003 and 2004, fumarol activity was noted.
• San Martin
  Potentially operating volcano in Mexico, located on the territory of the municipality of Santiago-Tustla on the Yucatan Peninsula. Complex thyroid volcano with Caldera on top. It consists of basalt and a game namebrite with sandy inserts. The last eruption occurred in 1792 from the lava dome on the edge of the caldera. Currently fixed fumeric activity in the central crater.
• Sokorro
  Volcanic island in the eastern Pacific, located approximately 440 km south of the southern tip of Lower California. Politically island belongs to Colima, from the coast of which it is at a distance of 700 km.
• Trans-mexican volcanic belt
  One of the largest volcanic belts on Earth. Located in the south of Central Mexico from West to eastern coast Between the quiet ocean and the Mexican bay. Length is 900 km, width 50-100 km. Some of the highest peaks have year-round snow cover. The belt takes place from west to east through the staff of Khalisco, North Michoacana, South Keretaro, Mexico City, South Idalgo, North of Morelos, Puebla and Tlaskala and Veracrus Center. To the north of the belt is the Mexican Highlands, limited by the Sierra Madre Madre and Sierra Madre Western Ranges. Volcanoes Coffee De Poto and Orizab Peak are located on the territory of the state of Puebla and Veracruz at the venue of the trans-Mexican vulcanic belt with the Sierra Madre Sierra system. To the south, the Balzas River, dividing the transverse volcanic Sierra and Rorseierra-Madre South.
• El Chicon
  The acting volcano located in Mexico, Chiapas. His age is about 220,000 years. The eruption of the El Chicon volcano occurred in two stages: March 29 and April 3-4, 1982. Initially, volcanic ash filled atmosphere to a height of about 30 km. Then what turned out to be an accumulator (approximately 10 Mt) began to be postponed to the West. The tropospheric part of the cloud (3-7 MT) moved in the opposite direction and rather quickly asslaved on the surface of the Earth. Stratospheric cloud, expanding horizontally, made several distinct revolutions around the Earth. Observations on Hawaiian Islands It was shown that by December (compared with June), due to dispersion, the concentration of ashes at an altitude of 20 km decreased by 6 times. In moderate latitudes, the volcanic ash appeared in November 1982. Signs of enhancing the instead of the stratosphere Arctic appeared only in March 1983. Thus, it took about a year that pollution is evenly distributed in the northern hemisphere stratosphere. In the future, it evenly declined for a year about 3 times. The eruption caused in the northern hemisphere the drop in ozone content by 10%.

Mountain ridges

• Eastern Sierra Madre
  Mountain system in Northeast Mexico, located on the eastern edge of Mexican Highlands. It is a system of parallel ridges with a length of about 1000 km. In the northern part, it is represented by several ridges with a height of 1000 to 3000 m. In the center and in the south, the ridges are divided into separate arrays up to 4000 m. In the east of the mountains, the ears of the Mexican Gulf turn into the West to the West to the inner parts of the Highlands, spurs depart to the west. Comprehension of uppermine sedimentary rocks.
• Western Sierra Madre
  The mountain system in Mexico, located on the western edge of Mexican Highlands, is considered to continue Cordiller. Ridge length is about 1300 km, width 80-200 km, the ridges are separated by river canyons depth to 200 m. The average height of the mountains is 1500-2000 m, the maximum is 3150 m (Chorreras). Mountains are composed of Precambrianometamometric rocks with a case of younger sediment and intrusion of granites, overlapped with powerful covers of non -ogenic lav. The Western Sierra Madre Mountain Ridges begin in the south-east of the American Arizona state (southeast of Tuson), pass through the Mexican states of Sonora ( eastern part), Chihuahua (Western part), Durango, Sakatecas, Aguascalientes and Guanajuato, where it is connected to the trans-Mexican volcanic belt and Sierra Madre East.
• Cordillera North America
  Part of the mountain system Cordiller, stretched along the western outskirts of North America (including Central America). Length of more than 9000 km, width 800-1600 km. The area of \u200b\u200bglaciation is 67 thousand km². In Cordillers of North America, the set starts large rivers - Yukon, Mackenzie, Pure, Missouri, Colombia, Colorado, Rio Grande. Tourism and mineral development are developed in the mountains.
• Sierra Madre de Chiapas
  The mountain range, located in the South Chiapas state, as well as in the west of Guatemala. The ridge will be pulled along the coast of Otheuanteksky isthmus in the south-east, its length is about 350 km, the highest point is 4220 m above sea level. Complicated mainly volcanic rocks. The area is seismically active and earthquakes often occur in it. South of the ridge lies a narrow plain of the coast of the Pacific Ocean. From the north there are Valley of the Grichalwa River and the Central Valley of Chiapas, separating the Ridge from the Chiapas Plateau and Highguard Guatemala and Honduras. From the west of the ridge, there are altered theuanpecs. East of Guatemala, the ridge forms a natural border between El Salvador and Honduras.
• South Sierra Madre
  The ancient mountain system in the south of Mexico, elongated by 1000 km along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, passes from the southern part of Michoacan through the state of Germero to the theuancepec lawyer in the east of Oaxaca. In the north of Oaxaca Sierra Madre, South connects to the transmexicular volcanic belt, but the Valley of Rekibalsas and her influx of lespalcathpets shares them to the West. The width of the ridge is up to 300 km. Despite the fact that only individual vertices exceed 3,000 m, the system is difficult to access and serves as a serious obstacle to transport links between the Pacific coast and internal areas of the country. The highest point is the mountain of Teothepek (3703 m), located in the central part of the state of Gerrero. Mountain peaks located in the southern part of Michoacan (in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Koalcoman Municipality), are separated from the Sierra Madre Ridge Southern Deef Canyon Balzas River, but as a rule, are considered part of Range.

The mountains

• Cordillera
  The greatest world system globeextending along the western outskirts of the North and South America, from 66 ° C. sh. (Alaska) up to 56 ° sh. (Fire Earth). Corders were formed at the junction of two lithospheric plates, in the compression band of the earth's crust. This strip is crossed here by many faults that begin with the ocean bottom and ends on land. The global process here is not yet completed, this is evidenced by strong earthquakes and volcanic eruptions (for example, Orizaba and Popochetet at Mexican Highlands). The entire Cordiller system is divided into 2 parts - Cordillera North America and Cordillera South America, or Anda. Length - more than 18 thousand km, width - up to 1600 km in North America and up to 900 km in South. Located on the territory

Istaxioatl's extinct volcano is 70 km south of the capital of Mexico City, in the high-mountain state of Puebla, at the price-troaster highland Mexico between the ridges of Cordiller Sierra Nevada and Eastern Cener Madre. Refers to the transmexican volcanic waist, or a transverse volcanic conitor. This is one of the most significant volcquers of the land.

"White Woman"

This translates from the Indian language Naathyl the name of this cooled volcano, from words: "Istak" - "White" and "Siiuatl" - "woman".

More often this mountain is called shorter - Ista. There is also a Spanish version of the name, which is translated as a "Sleeping Woman", or rather, "Sleeping Mother." From the East and the West, the line of the main four snow-covered peaks Istaxioatl resembles a lying figure, "head", "chest" (El Peoso is the main peak of the mountain), "knees" and "feet", if you look from the east or west. According to its geological origin, Istaxioatl is extinct (or sleeping) volcano, the third height in Mexico and the seventh in North America and refers to the transmexican volcanic belt - part of the Pacific volcanic fiery rings. This belt was formed in the Holocene at the junction of two tectonic plates - here the eastern edge of the tectonic slab coconut moves under the south-western edge of the North American Plate. The last eruption occurred about 5 thousand years ago.

Depending on the height on Istaxiuatl, three climatic belts are distinguished: hot (up to a height of 1400 m) - Tierra Kalida, moderate (up to a height of 3000 m) - Tierra Templade, and above - cold, Tierra Fria. The line of snow begins at an altitude of about 4500 m. At the top of Istaxioatle, snow does not melt, therefore they speak the people that the "white woman" lies in Savane. The path to the top of Istaxiuatl begins with a tourist station to Paso de Courtes and passes through the village of La Hoya.

Each mountain has its own climbing climbing chronicle. The first such as climbing Peak Pecho-Istaxioatl in 1889 made someone James de Sali, but the following expeditions, when the climbers thought no longer only about sporting results, allowed them to make many unexpected finds, proving that Aztecs were on the mountains many times, and Even in ancient times.

Volcanoes passion

No in the light of such mountains with which any legends would not be associated. Most often - about love. Typically, tragic. And with the Mountain Istaxioatl, as for the legends, everything, as is like a decent vertex.

There were two young people - Ista and Popo. She was the daughter of Emperor Aztec, he is a simple warrior. And they loved each other, passionately wanting to never part, enter into marriage, despite all the estate obstacles. But the father of the girl was by no means delighted by such a candidate for son-in-law. And he asceal his king to war, so that the young man is proved to prove that the hands of his royal daughter are worthy. In the meantime, the beloved princessee fought heroically, she was convinced of his death, at the same time offering another groom, not as an example of Popo is notable and rich. The gentle heart of the girl stopped from hopeless sadness. When Popo, who returned from the battlefield, saw the damaged body with his beautiful challenged, he took her on his arms and took it to the mountains to mourn his loss. But his heart broke the grief. The gods touched by this history presented eternal life in love and turned them into the mountains-volcanoes standing nearby. Ista sleeps quietly, and Popo is still angry, from time to time he monstering smoke, ash and pieces of lava. In another version of the legend, the false report about the death of Popo sent his envious. In the third, he ordered his soldiers to make two mounds, I put Istaxiuatl on one, and I sat down with a torch in my hands, this torch is still smoking in his sign.

These stories have become plots of songs and poetic works. But back to the real world. The name of the volcano Popochetetet is a "smoking hill" - comes from two words in Naiathl: "Poop" - "smoking" and "Timelable" - "Hill". That is, the name of the volcano was primary. And the legend was born, apparently because there is a saddot binding of their jumper Paso de Cortes between the vertices. It is not at all excluded that something like the plots of legend could actually happen. True, without magical transformations into volcanoes.

ATTRACTIONS

• Istaxioatl National Park.
• Beautiful views of the smoky volcano Popochetetet and the mountainous surroundings of Istaxioatl.
• City of Puebla: historical Center (an object World Heritage UNESCO), Cathedral (1649), the second largest country Cathedral, the Church of Santo Domingo and its Chapel of Kapilla del Rosario (Mexican Baroque, XVII century) and other churches, the Palafoxian library (founded in 1646, including UNESCO in 1646 The program "Memory of the World" for the protection of the World Documentary Heritage), a Sugar House (XVIII century), a puppet house (XVIII century), Museum of Dookolumbova Art Amparo, Factory-Museum Talaver (Maolikova Tiles), Cattle, Small Volcano in the world with a height of 13 m and a diameter of 23 m.

Curious facts

The jumper between Istaxiu-Atl and Popochettel's volcanoes is called Paso de Courtes (the path of Cortes) because the soldiers of the famous conquistador mined a sulfur's slopes on the slopes of a powder. According to them, the locals were also engaged in this, local residents.

According to the test of Aztecs, Tlalok lives on top of Istaxi-Watle - God of snow, rain and grima, the lord of all edible plants.

General

The third highest peak of Mexico volcanic pro-separation (after Orizab volcanoes (5636 m) and a pop-loop (5426 m).
Type: Stratovalcan.
Education time: Golotocene.
Language: Spanish.
The ethnic composition of the locally population: Spanish-Indies-Sky Metis.
Religion: Catholicism - 90%; Atheists - 10%.
Mexica Monetary Unit: Mexican Peso.
Nearest big City: Puebla (full name Hero-or Puebla de Zaragoza).
Nearest airports: to them. Benito Juarez in Mexico City, im. Brothers Surdan in Puebla (international).

Numbers

Absolute height (over u. M.): 5230 m.
The height of the cone belongs to the Puebla Valley (Ketzalcoadapan): 1560 m.

CLIMATE

Subtropical high-lived.
Puebla Valley refers to moderate climatic zone, on the elevation, the air temperature drops, it becomes rarend.
In the Puebla Valley:
The average temperature of January: +13 9 ° C.
The average temperature of July: + 18.4 ° C.
The average annual precipitation: 960 mm. Sukhoi se zones - from November to April, Rain Sees - from May to October.

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The highest mountain peaks of the world on mining systems. Table.

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Mountain peak	Mining system	Mainland	Height
Jomo Lungma (Everest)	Himalayas	Eurasia	8848 M.
PIC Non-Low	Pamir	Eurasia	7495 M.
Peak Victory	Tien Shan	Eurasia	7439 M.
Akonkagua	Andes	South America	6962 M.
Mac-Kinley.	Cordil-Era	North America	6168 M.
Kilimand-Zaro.	Cylimand-heat	Africa	5891.8 M.
Elbrus.	B. Caucasus	Eurasia	5642 M.
B. Ararat	Armenian Highlands	Eurasia	5165 M.
Massif Vince	Elsuort.	Antarctica	4892 M.
KazBek	B. Caucasus	Eurasia	5033.8 M.
Mont Blanc	Western Alps	Eurasia	4810 M.
Beluha	Altai	Eurasia	4509 M.

However, if you take the basis of the height not above the sea level, and on the base of the mountain, then the recognized leader among the highest mountains of the world becomes mount Mauna Kea - Shield volcano, located in the Hawaiian Islands.

Mauna Kea Mountain height from the base to the top is 10203 meters, which is 1355 meters above the jomolungma. Most of the mountain is hidden under water, and above the sea level, Mauna Kea rises at 4205 meters.

Age volcano Mauna Kea There are about a million years. The peak of the volcanic activity falls on the panel stage of about 500,000 years ago. Currently, the volcano is recognized as inactive - according to scientists, the last eruption was 4-6 thousand years ago.

The highest mountains of the world in continents. Descriptions of the seven of the highest peaks of the world in terms of light.

"Seven vertices" is a climbing project that includes the highest peaks of the world in parts of the world. North and South America, as well as Europe and Asia are considered separately. Climbers who conquered all seven peaks, become participants in the club 7 vertices "

List of "seven vertices":

• Jomolungma (Everest) (Asia)
• Aconcagua (South America)
• Mac-Kinley (North America)
• Kilimanjaro (Africa)
• Elbrus or Mont Blanc (Europe)
• Massif Vince (Antarctica)
• Kosyushko (Australia) or Pyramid of Carwrens (Punchk-Jay) (Australia and Oceania)

Seven highest mountain peaks in parts of the world. Map.

Jomolungma (Everest) - The first of the "seven vertices", the highest mountain of Asia and the highest peak of the world.

Jomolungma refers to K. mining system Himalayas, Mahalangur Himal Range. Southern Top (8760 m) lies on the border of Nepal and Tibetan autonomous Area (China), North (Home) Top (8848 m) is located in China.

Geographical coordinates of the Jomolungma Mountain - 27 ° 59'17 "s. sh. 86 ° 55'31 "in. d.

The fact that Jomolungma (Everest) is the highest mountain of the world, determined the Indian mathematician and the topographer Radhanat Sikdar in 1852 on the basis of trigonometric calculations when he was in India 240 km from Jomolungma.

SAMI high mountain Peace and Asia has the shape of a triangular pyramid. The southern slope is sharper, snow and frang on it are not held, so it is naked. From the top of the mountain range, many glaciers come down at an altitude of 5000 meters.

The first ascent to the largest mountain of the world was committed on May 29, 1953 by Sherpu Tenzing Northah and New Zealander Edmund Hillary through the southern saddle.

The climate of the highest peak of the world of Jomolungma is extremely harsh. Wind speed there reaches 55 m / s., And the air temperature drops to -60 ° C. As a result, climbing the highest mountain mountain is associated with many difficulties. Despite the modern equipment and equipment used by climbers, for each twentieth of them, the conquest of the highest peak of the world turns out to be the last business of life. From 1953 to 2014, about 200 climbers died on the slopes of Everest.

Akonkagua - The second of the "seven vertices", the highest mountain of South America and the highest peak of the Western and South Hemispheres of the Earth.

Mount Akonkagua is located in the central part of the Andes in Argentina. Absolute height - 6962 m. The highest peak of South America was formed when a collision of Lithospheric plates of Nask and South American. The mountain has many glaciers, the largest of which are Northeast (Polish Glacier) and East.

Geographic coordinates of Akonkagua Mount 32 ° 39 'Yu. sh. 70 ° 00 з. d.

Climbing the highest peak of the Western and South Hemispheres of the Earth is technically considered uncomplicated if carried out on the northern slope. From the south or south-west to conquer the top of the Akonkagua is much more complicated. The first ascent to the highest mountain of South America was recorded in 1897 by the Annavda Fitzgerald Expedition.

Mac-Kinley. - Third of "Seven Verkhin", the highest mountain of North America. Height - 6168 meters.

Geographic coordinates of Mac-Kinley Mountain - 63 ° 04'10 "s. sh. 151 ° 00'26 "s. d.

Mac-Kinley Mountain is located on Alaska, in the center national Park Denali. Until 1867 was considered the highest peak Russian Empireuntil Alaska was sold by the United States. The first researcher of Mak-Kinlie is the Russian leader of the expedition of Lavrentinia Alekseevich Zagoskin, who first saw it on both sides.

The highest mountain of North America was first conquered by American climbers under the team of St. Hudson the Bak, which reached the peaks of the mountain on March 17, 1913.

Mac-Kinley Mountain was previously called differently. Indians Atabasi - indigenous people - called her Denali, which means "the Great." While Alaska belonged to the Russian Empire, the mountain was called simply "Big Mountain". In 1896, the highest mountain of North America received its modern name In honor of the 25th American president.

Kilimanjaro - The fourth of the "seven vertices", the highest mountain of Africa. Height - 5,891.8 m.

Geographic coordinates of Kilimanjaro Mountain - 3 ° 04'00 "Yu. sh. 37 ° 21'33 "in. d.

Kilimanjaro is a potentially active stratovan in the northeast of Tanzania. The highest peak of Africa consists of three main vertices, which are also extinct volcanoes: Shira in the West with 3,962 m above sea level, cybo 5 891.8 meters of height in the center and Maventsi from 5 149 meters of height in the east.

The top of the Cybo volcano is covered with ice cap. Once this cap was clearly seen from afar, but at present the glacier actively melts. Over the past 100 years, a glacier covering the top of the highest African mountain has decreased by more than 80%. The melting of the glacier is associated with a decrease in the amount of precipitation associated with the cutting of forests on the territory adjacent to the mountain. According to some estimates of scientists, Kilimanjaro ice hat will disappear by 2020.

The first ascent to the highest peak of Africa was committed in 1889 by Gansa Meyer. The rise in Kilimanjaro is not considered difficult from a technical point of view, although incredibly entertainment. Because of the proximity to the equator on the mountain, all types of high-altitude explanation are presented, which the climber consistently passes one by one. Thus, in the process of climbing, you can see all the basic climatic belts of the Earth in a few hours.

Elbrus. - Fifth of the "seven vertices", the highest mountain of Europe and the highest peak of Russia.

Geographic coordinates of Mount Elbrus - 43 ° 20'45 "s. sh. 42 ° 26'55 "in. d.

The border between Asia and Europe is ambiguous, as a result of which disputes are being conducted whether Elbrus refers to Europe. If so, this mountain is the highest point of Europe. If not, the palm of the championship moves to Mont Blanc Mount, which is discussed below.

Elbrus is located at the Big Caucasus, on the border of the republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. It is the highest mountain of Russia. The highest peak of Europe is an two-sized saddled cone of the volcano. Western peak has a height of 5642 m, Eastern - 5621 m. The last eruption was in the 50s AD.

The largest mountain of Europe is covered with glaciers with a total area of \u200b\u200b134.5 km²; The most famous of them: Big and Small Azaau, Terkol.

The first documented ascent to Mount Elbrus dates back to 1829 and was committed during the expedition under the leadership of General G. A. Emmanuel, the head of the Caucasian fortified line. Climbing to Mount Elzor in the climbing classification is not technically difficult. Although there are high complexity routes.

Massif Vince - Sixth from "Seven Verkhin", the highest mountain of Antarctica. Height - 4897 meters.

The geographic coordinates of Massiva Winson - 78 ° 31'31 "Yu. sh. 85 ° 37'01 "s. d.

Massif Winson is located 1200 km from the southern pole and is part of Elsuort Mountains. In length, the array extends 21 km, in width - 13 km. The highest vertex of Massif Winson is Peak Winson.

The highest mountain of Antarctica was discovered by American pilots in 1957. The first ascent to the highest peak of the southern continent was committed on December 18, 1966 by Nicholas Krinch.

Mont Blanc - The highest mountain of Europe, the fifth of the "seven vertices", if Elbrus belongs to Asia. Height - 4810 meters.

Geographic coordinates of Mont Blanc - 45 ° 49'58 "s. sh. 6 ° 51'53 "in. d.

The highest peak of Europe is located in the Alps mountain system on the border of France and Italy. Mount Mont Blanc is part of the Mont Blanc crystal array of about 50 km. Ice cover massif covers an area of \u200b\u200b200 km², the most large glacier is a Mer de-voice.

First climbing the highest point Europe Mont Blanc was carried out by Jacques Balma and Dr. Michel Pakkar 8 August 1786. In 1886, during his honeym month, the highest mountain of Europe conquered the future president of the United States of America Theodore Roosevelt.

Kosyushko - The seventh of the "seven vertices", the highest mountain of continental Australia. Height - 2228 meters.

Geographic coordinates of Kosyushko Mountain - 36 ° 27 'Yu. sh. 148 ° 16 'in. d.

The highest peak of the Australian continent is located in the Australian Alps in the south of the New South Wales in the territory of the eponymous National Park. Mount Kosyushko was opened in 1840.

The first ascent to the highest mountain of Australia in 1840 made a Polish traveler, geogrand and geologist Pavel Edmund Stzheletsky. He called the mountain in honor of the Military and Political Worker of Tadeusch Kostyshko.

Pyramid Carsten (Punch-Jay) - The seventh of the "seven vertices", the highest mountain of Australia and Oceania.

There are disagreements about what kind of mountain range to the last, seventh vertex. If you consider only the Australian continent, it will be the peak of Kosyushko. If we consider the whole of Australia and Oceania, it will be a Carswhene Pyramid with a height of 4884 m. In this regard, there are currently two "seven vertices" programs, including the first and second option. But the main option is still recognized by the Carsten Pyramid.

Geographic coordinates of the Punchak-Jaya Mountain - 4 ° 05 'Yu. sh. 137 ° 11 'in. d.

Punchak Jaya Mountain is located in the western part of the island New Guinea And it is part of the Maoc Maoca. The highest peak of Oceania is also the most high mountainLocated on the island. The mountain was opened in 1623 by the Dutch researcher Jan Kiston. In honor of him, the Punchak jaya mountain is sometimes called the Pyramid of Carsten.

The first ascent to the mountain was committed in 1962 by a group of four Austrian climbers under the leadership of Henry Harrera.

The highest mountains of the world in continents and countries. The highest tops of the earth.

Note: There are still disputes among scientists, or no Caucasian Mountains to Europe. If yes, then the highest peak of Europe will be Elbrus; If not, then - Mont Blanc. So far, the unanimity has been reached in this matter, we ranked the Caucasus to Europe, and therefore the Mountains of the Caucasus (Russia) came to the list of the highest mountains of Europe.

Mountain peak	Country	Height, M.
The highest mountains of Europe
Elbrus.	Russia	5642
Dykhtau.	Russia	5203
Koshtatau	Russia	5152
Peak Pushkin	Russia	5100
Dzhangitau	Russia	5085
Schhara	Russia	5068
KazBek	Russia - Georgia	5033,8
Mihirgi.	Russia	5025
Katyn-Tau.	Russia	4970
Shota Rustaveli	Russia	4860
Guestla	Russia	4860
Mont Blanc	France	4810
Jimar	Russia	4780
Ushba	Georgia	4695
Wilpata	Russia	4646
Sauhoh.	Russia	4636
Dufur	Switzerland - Italy	4634
Kukutli-Kolbashi	Russia	4624
Milikhah	Russia	4597,8
Salynngantau	Russia	4507
Weishorn.	Switzerland	4506
Tebulosmta	Russia	4492
Sugan	Russia	4489
Matterhorn.	Switzerland	4478
Bazardzyu	Russia - Azerbaijan	4466
The highest mountains of North America
Mac-Kinley.	Alaska	6168
Logan	Canada	5959
Orizaba	Mexico	5610
Saint Ilya	Alaska - Canada	5489
Popochettel	Mexico	5452
Foraker	Alaska	5304
Istaxioatl	Mexico	5286
Lukinese	Canada	5226
Bona	Alaska	5005
Blackburn	Alaska	4996
Sanfort	Alaska	4949
Wood	Canada	4842
Vancouver	Alaska	4785
Churchill	Alaska	4766
Faerueter	Alaska	4663
BEER	Alaska	4520
Hunter	Alaska	4444
Whitney	California	4418
Elbert	Colorado	4399
Array	Colorado	4396
Horvard	Colorado	4395
Reinir	Washington	4392
Nevado de Toluca	Mexico	4392
Williamson	California	4381
Blanca-Peak.	Colorado	4372
La Plata	Colorado	4370
Ankpagre-Peak	Colorado	4361
Cruster Peak.	Colorado	4357
Lincoln.	Colorado	4354
Grace Peak	Colorado	4349
Antero	Colorado	4349
Evans	Colorado	4348
LONGS-PIC	Colorado	4345
White Mountain Peak	California	4342
North Palisade	California	4341
Wrangel	Alaska	4317
Shasta	California	4317
Sill	California	4317
Pike-Peak	Colorado	4301
Russell	California	4293
Split Mountin	California	4285
Middle Palisade	California	4279
The highest mountains of Asia
Jomolungma (Everest)	China - Nepal	8848
Choiri (K-2, year-osten)	Kashmir - China	8614
Kanchenjanga	Nepal - India	8586
Lhotse	Nepal - China	8516
Makalu	China - Nepal	8485
Cho-Oyu	China - Nepal	8201
Dhaulaagiri.	Nepal	8167
Manaslo	Nepal	8156
Nangarbat.	Pakistan	8126
Annapurna	Nepal	8091
Gasherbrum	Kashmir - China	8080
Broad Peak	Kashmir - China	8051
Gasherbruum II.	Kashmir - China	8035
Shishabangma	China	8027
Gyachung-Kang	Nepal - Tibet (China)	7952
Gasherbruum III	Kashmir - China	7946
Annapurna II.	Nepal	7937
Gasherbruum IV.	Kashmir - China	7932
Himalchuli	Nepal	7893
Dastoghil	Pakistan	7884
Ngadi Chuli	Nepal	7871
Nupzze	Nepal	7864
Kunyang Kish	Pakistan	7823
Masherbrum	Kashmir - China	7821
Nandadevi	India	7816
Chomolonzo	Tibet (China)	7804
Battomail	Pakistan	7795
Cant Shag	Pakistan	7790
Rakaposhi	Kashmir (Pakistan)	7788
Namdzhagbarva	Tibet (China)	7782
Kamet	Kashmir (Pakistan)	7756
Dhaulaagiri II.	Nepal	7751
Saltoro-Kangri	India	7742
Ulugmuztag	China	7723
Zhanna	Nepal	7711
Tirichmir	Pakistan	7708
MOLAMENKING	Tibet (China)	7703
Gurla Mandhata	Tibet (China)	7694
Congur	China	7649
Guungashan (Miniac Gancar)	China	7556
Mustagat	China	7546
Kula Kangri.	China - Bhutan	7538
Peak Ismoil Somoni (former communism peak)	Tajikistan	7495
Victory Peak	Kyrgyzstan - China	7439
Jomolhari	Butane	7314
Pumori.	Nepal Tibet.	7161
Peak named after Abu Ali Ibn Xino (former Lenin Peak)	Tajikistan	7134
Corgenevskaya Peak	Tajikistan	7105
Khan-Tengri Peak	Kyrgyzstan	6995
Ama Dablam (Ama Dablan or Amu Dublan)	Nepal	6814
Kangrinboche (Kailas)	China	6714
Khakabrasi.	Myanmar	5881
Demavend.	Iran	5604
Bogdo-Ula.	China	5445
Ararat	Turkey	5165
Jaya	Indonesia	5030
Mandala	Indonesia	4760
Klyuchevskaya Natka.	Russia	4750
Trycora	Indonesia	4750
Beluha	Russia	4509
Munheh Hairhan-Uol	Mongolia	4362
The highest mountains of South America
Akonkagua	Argentina	6962
Okhos del Salado	Argentina	6893
Bonet	Argentina	6872
Bonet Chico	Argentina	6850
Mercedario	Argentina	6770
Wascharan	Peru	6746
Lewlyailyako	Argentina - Chile	6739
Erupha	Peru	6634
Galan.	Argentina	6600
Tupungato	Argentina - Chile	6570
Sakham	Bolivia	6542
Koropuna	Peru	6425
Iliamp	Bolivia	6421
Ilyimani.	Bolivia	6322
Las Tortolas.	Argentina - Chile	6320
Chimborace	Ecuador	6310
Belgrano	Argentina	6250
Toroni.	Bolivia	5982
Tutupack	Chile	5980
San Pedro	Chile	5974
The highest mountains of Africa
Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	5891,8
Kenya	Kenya	5199
Rovevenzori	Congo (DRC) - Uganda	5109
Ras-Dasheng	Ethiopia	4620
Along	Kenya - Uganda	4321
Tubkal	Morocco	4165
Cameroon	Cameroon	4100
The highest mountains of Australia and Oceania
William	Papua New Guinea	4509
Hyluve	Papua New Guinea	4368
Mauna Kea.	about. Hawaii	4205
Mauna Loa	about. Hawaii	4169
Victoria	Papua New Guinea	4035
Capella	Papua New Guinea	3993
Albert Eduard	Papua New Guinea	3990
Kosyushko	Australia	2228
The highest mountains of Antarctica
Vinson Massive		4892
Kerkpatrick		4528
Markem.		4351
Jackson		4191
Siddy		4181
Mint		4163
Verterkaka		3630
Menzis		3313

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