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Lists Of Mountains By Region
Lists of mountains can be organized by continent and more specifically by country and province/state: Africa *Highest mountain peaks of Africa *List of Ultras of Africa Mountains of Africa by country *List of mountains in Algeria *List of mountains in Cape Verde *List of mountains in Ethiopia *List of mountains in Lesotho *List of mountains in São Tomé and Príncipe *List of mountains in South Africa *List of mountains in South Africa, List of mountains in Eswatini *List of mountains in Kenya Asia *List of Himalayan peaks and passes#Peaks, List of Himalayan peaks *List of Ultras of Central Asia *List of Ultras of the Himalayas *List of Ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush *List of ultras of the Malay Archipelago *List of ultras of Northeast Asia *List of Ultras of Southeast Asia *List of Ultras of Tibet, East Asia and neighbouring areas *List of Ultras of West Asia Mountains of Asia by country *List of mountains in Armenia *List of mountains in Bangladesh *List of mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highest Mountain Peaks Of Africa
This is a list of the highest mountain peaks of Africa with a prominence of at least . Some regions are still poorly described and the list is likely to be both incomplete and not completely accurate. This is especially true for the Ethiopian Highlands, where heights on maps and in the literature differ between each other by up to 500 m. All elevations have been checked or chosen to match the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission-based contour lines in the Google Maps, Google terrain maps. The highest African mountain is Kilimanjaro, which has three peaks, named Kibo (volcano), Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira, of which Kibo is the tallest. Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa which also has three main peaks, namely Batian, Nelion and Lenana Point. See also * Notes Sources *Jamish BrownClimbing in the Atlas Mountains ''The Alpine Journal'', 2002, pp. 81–91. *Des ClarkMountaineering in the Moroccan High Atlas Cicerone, 2011 *Bernhard LindahlLocal History of Ethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three-thousanders (in Japan)
There are 21 three-thousanders (mountains with elevations of or greater) in Japan. The tallest is Mount Fuji, at . Geography There are three-thousanders in the following regions: * The ''independent peaks'' of Mount Fuji and Mount Ontake. * In the '' Hida Mountains'' ("Northern Alps") are Mount Okuhotaka, Mount Yari, Mount Karasawa, Mount Kitahotaka, Mount Ōbami, Mount Maehotaka, Mount Naka, Mount Minami, Mount Norikura and Mount Tate. * In the '' Akaishi Mountains'' ("Southern Alps") are Mount Kita, Mount Aino, Mount Warusawa, Mount Akaishi, Mount Arakawa, Mount Nishinōtori, Mount Shiomi, Mount Senjō and Mount Hijiri. The next tallest mountain is Mount Tsurugi, which has a height of . In the areas exceeding above sea level, there is a belt of Siberian dwarf pine; the alpine plant grows here naturally. The Siberian dwarf pine belt is a key habitat of the rock ptarmigan. 21 mountains References See also * List of mountains in Japan * 100 Famous J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūya Fukada
was a Japanese people, Japanese writer and mountaineer active during the Shōwa period in Japan. Early life Kyūya was born in what is now Kaga, Ishikawa, Kaga city, Ishikawa prefecture. He attended the Fujishima High School, followed by the preparatory school for the Tokyo Imperial University, where he studied literature. During this time, he became friends with Hori Tatsuo and Takami Jun. He also joined the school's mountaineering club, and took the pen-name of Kyusan (literally Nine Mountains) as his haigo, haiku pseudonym. While a student at Tokyo University, he began writing short stories, and he also fell in love with the poet Yaho Kitabatake, Kitabatake Yao. Shortly after they started living together, he published his first work. ''Orokko no musume''. The work was well received by critics, emboldening him enough to quit school in 1930 and to devote his energies to writing. Literary career In 1932, Fukada published his next work, ''Asunarao''. However, leading literary cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
is a book written in 1964 by Mountaineering, mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada.Hyakumeizan, Hiking Japan! . Japan Gazetteer. Accessed June 27, 2008. The list has been the topic of NHK documentaries, and other hiking books. An English edition, ''One Hundred Mountains of Japan'', translated by Martin Hood, was published in 2014 by the University of Hawaii Press (). The complete list (sorted into Regions of Japan, regions from northeast to southwest) is below. History Selections of celebrated mountains have been produced since the Edo period. Tani Bunchō praised 90 mountains in 日本名山図会 (''A collection of maps and pictures of famous Japanese mountains''), but among these were included such small mountains as Mount Asama in Ise, Mie, and Mount Nokogiri (Chiba), Mount Nokogir ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ultras Of Japan
This is a list of all the ultra-prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Japan. See also *List of mountains in Japan Sources ListMap {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Ultras Of Japan Lists of mountains by prominence, Japan Ultras Mountains of Japan Lists of mountains of Japan, Ultras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains And Hills Of Japan By Height
The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Japan, ordered by height. Mountains over 1000 meters Mountains under 1000 metres As the generally accepted definition of a mountain (versus a hill) is 1000 m of height and 500 m of prominence, the following list is provided for convenience only. See also *List of Japanese prefectures by highest mountain References External links Mt. Nakanodake：Hiking route｜Snow Country* * Japan 100 Mountains {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mountains And Hills Of Japan By Height Mountains of Japan Lists of mountains of Japan, Height ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In Iran
The highest mountains in Iran include Damavand, Alam-Kuh, Sabalan, Takht-e Soleyman, Azad Kuh, Zard-Kuh, and Shir Kuh. This is a list of mountains in the country of Iran. ''By clicking on the symbols at the head of the table the individual columns may be sorted.'' References See also * List of Iranian four-thousanders {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mountains In Iran Mountains of Iran, * Lists of mountains by country, Iran Lists of landforms of Iran, Mountains Lists of mountains of Asia, Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In India
Highest major summits in India Other significant mountains * Agastyamalai * Anamudi * Anginda * Apharwat Peak * Bamba Dhura * Bandarpunch * Betlingchhip * Blue Mountain * Brammah * Burphu Dhura * Chandrashila * Changuch * Chaudhara * Chiling Peaks * Chiring We * Churdhar * Deo Tibba * Deomali * Doddabetta * Doli Gutta * Gangotri Group * Gauri Parbat * Gimmigela Chuli * Girnar * Gori Chen * Gurudongmar * Guru Shikhar * Gya * Hanuman Tibba * Harmukh * Hathi Parbat * Indrasan * Japfü * Jorkanden * Kalrayan hills * Kalsubai * Kang Yatze * Kangju Kangri * Kinnaur Kailash * Kodachadri * Kolahoi Peak * Kolaribetta * Kolukkumalai * Kumara Parvatha * Kun Peak * Maiktoli * Manirang * Meesapulimala * Mentok (mountain) * Mol Len * Mukurthi * Mullayanagiri * Nag Tibba * Nagalaphu * Nanda Ghunti * Nanda Gond * Nanda Khat * Nanda Kot * Nanda Pal * Nilkantha * Nun Peak * Om Parvat * Pandim * Parasnath * Parbati Parbat * Plateau Peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In Hong Kong
The following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong. In the romanisation system used by the Hong Kong Government known as Standard Romanisation, 'shan' and 'leng' are the transliterations of the Cantonese words for 'mount' (山) and 'ridge' (嶺), respectively. 'Toi', 'kong', 'fung' and 'koi' also correspond to 'mount' in English and 'teng' corresponds to 'peak'. It is this system which is used in the list below. Highest peaks of Hong Kong Lesser Hills There are numerous smaller hills that dot Hong Kong and some that have disappeared with re-development: Volcanoes *Tai Mo Shan * High Island Supervolcano * Kwun Yam Shan, Lam Tsuenhttp://geolsoc.org.hk/_newsletters/VOL%252014.2_Mar2008.pdf https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=231062983601269&story_fbid=673694836004746& Removed hills * Cheung Pei Shan * Sacred Hill * Caroline Hill See also * Geography of Hong Kong * Mountain Search and Rescue Company References External links Peaks in Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In China
The following is an incomplete list of mountains in China, the People's Republic of China, sorted in alphabetical order. Some of these mountains that are claimed by the PRC, including those List of mountains in Taiwan, under the control of the Republic of China and those disputed with other countries, such as Mount Everest, are noted after the list. List See also * Geography of China * Sacred Mountains of China * Mountains of Southwest China References {{Authority control Lists of mountains by country, China Mountains of China, * Lists of mountains of China, China Lists of mountains of Asia, China Lists of landforms of China, Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In Burma
The following is a list of mountains in Myanmar (Burma). The elevations are in metres. For the names of the mountains in the Latin script the most common transcription has been adopted. Note: Many mountains in the country are important not because of their height, but because of their symbolic and cultural significance. Some mountains have Buddhist worship places on top. Since the order of height is convenient, the list follows this order, without in any way intending to diminish or promote the importance of any particular mountain. List Above 5000 m * Hkakabo Razi, 5,881 m (Highest point in Myanmar and in Southeast Asia Countries) * Gamlang Razi, 5,870 m * Peak 5710, 5,710 mTamotsu NakamuraVeiled Mountains in North Myanmar Japanese Alpine News 2015 * Dindaw Razi, 5,464 m * Peak 5412 m,5,411 m * Peak 5310 m, 5,309 m * Peak 5224 m, 5,223 m * Peak 5219 m, 5,218 m * Peak 5188 m, 5,187 m * Peak 5127 m, 5,126 m * Peak 5127 m, 5,126 m * Peak 5111 m, 5,110 m * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
