Dominance of worldwide selected mountains
What is a mountain? How many mountains are there? It turns out that answering these simple questions about global and national topography is not that easy.If you classify every tiny rise in elevation as a mountain, then there are an infinite number of mountains. A meaningful, objective definition is therefore necessary in order to establish a mountain ranking. Three topographicaly based criteria
Dominance of worldwide selected mountains
Tags: Global Switzerland, Nature and Environment, Mountains, Mountains
Spatial extent: World
Time: 2018
Distinction: Overview, 1000–1250 km, 1250–1500 km, 1500–2000 km, 2000–3000 km, 3000–20,000 km
Map objects: Aconcagua (ARG), Agrigan High Point (MNP), Alto do Rio Preto (BRA), Anamudi (IND), Aoraki (NZL), Asuncion (MNP), Big Ben: Mawson Peak (AUS), Bintumani (SLE), Bluff Knoll (AUS), Carstensz-Pyramide (IDN), Cayambe (ECU), Cerro de Los Inocentes (CHL), Cerro Naranjos (BOL), Cerro San Valentín (CHL), Cerro Turrubares (CRI), Citlaltépetl (MEX), Citlaltipetl (MEX), Cockscomb (ZAF), Damawand (IRN), Damāwand (IRN), Denali (USA), Diana’s Peak (GBR), Diego Garcia High Point (IOT), Dome A (ATA), Edinburgh Peak (GBR), Eiger (CHE), Elbrus (RUS), Elbrus: Ostgipfel (RUS), Emi Koussi (TCD), Fleming Summit (ATA), Fuji (JPN), Galdhøpiggen (NOR), Giant’s Castle (ZAF), Gora Kamen (RUS), Gora Neroyka (RUS), Grand Bénare (REU), Green Mountain (GBR), Gunnbjørns Fjeld (GRL), Hombori Tondo (MLI), Itschinskaja Sopka (RUS), Jamantau (RUS), Jbel Toubkal (MAR), Joes Hill (KIR), K2 (CHN/PAK), Kabobo (COD), Kamerunberg (CMR), Kattotjåkkå (SWE), Kerinci (IDN), Khrebet Kropotkina High Point (RUS), Khrebet Orulgan High Point (RUS), Kilimandscharo: Kibo (TZA), Kinabalu (MYS), Kjukjurtlju (RUS), Kljutschewskaja Sopka (RUS), Krummhorn / Kriváň (SVK), Kuh-e Shashgal (AFG), Lelet Plateau (PNG), Likiep High Point (MHL), Lone Butte (Colorado) (USA), Lopévi (VUT), Machapuchare (NPL), Maco (AGO), Maromokotro (MDG), Mascarin Peak (ZAF), Mauna Kea (USA), Mikeno (COD), Minami Tori Shima High Point (JPN), Môco (AGO), Mont Blanc (FRA/ITA), Mont Crozier (FRA ), Mont de la Dives (FRA), Mont Duff (PYF), Mont Marion-Dufresne (FRA), Mont Meirenui (PYF), Mont Orohena (PYF), Mont Richard-Molard (CIV/LBR/GIN), Mont Roniu (PYF), Mont Temetiu (PYF), Morne Seychellois (SYC), Mount Adam (ATA), Mount Amagi (JPN), Mount Bartle Frere (AUS), Mount Dalrymple (ATA), Mount Elbert (USA), Mount Everest (CHN/NPL), Mount Foraker (USA), Mount Hanang (TZA), Mount Hope (Palmer Land) (ATA), Mount Kirkpatrick (ATA), Mount Kosciuszko (AUS), Mount Liebig (AUS), Mount Limon (MUS), Mount Markham (ATA), Mount McMaster (ATA), Mount Meharry (AUS), Mount Meru (TZA), Mount Minto (ATA), Mount Mitchell (USA), Mount Paget (GBR), Mount Rainier (USA), Mount Shasta (USA), Mount Tsurugi (Toyama) (JPN), Mount Tutoko (NZL), Mount Vinson (ATA), Mount Washington (USA), Mount Whitney (USA), Mount Zeil (AUS), Mulanje Massif (MWI), Narodnaja (RUS), Nevado de Toluca / Xinantécatl (MEX), Nevado Huascarán (PER), Nevado Huascaron (PER), Newtontoppen (NOR), Ngauruhoe (NZL), Ngga Pilimsit (IDN), Ngihneni (FSM), Novaya Zemlya High Point (RUS), Ojos del Salado (ARG/CHL), Olavtoppen (NOR), Paektusan (PRK/CHN), Peak 1097 (AUS), Peak 4030 (CHN), Peaked Hill (USA), Perahu (PYF), Pic de Tibé (GIN), Picco Luigi Amedeo (ITA), Pico Cristóbal Colón (COL), Pico da Bandeira (BRA), Pico do Fogo (CPV), Pico Trinidade (BRA), Pico Viejo (ESP), Pik Agasis (TJK), Pik BAM (RUS), Piton des Neiges (REU), Pobeda (RUS), Ponta do Pico (PRT), Puu Ki (USA), Queen Mary’s Peak (GBR), Queen Maryts Peak (GBR), Ras Daschän (ETH), Rinjani (IDN), Risco Plateado (ARG), Roque de los Muchachos (ESP), Shanzidou (CHN), Silisili (WSM), Tabwemasana (VUT), Tahat (ALG), Tarso Toussidé (TCD), Tereri (KEN), Terevaka (CHL), Thabana Ntlenyana (LSO), Tirich Mir (PAK), Tomanivi (FJI), Town Hill (GBR), Volcan Domuyo (ARG), Wake High Point (UMI), Welch Mountains: Mount Acton (ATA), Wolf (ECU), Xueshan / Syue Shan (CHN), Yanamax (CHN), Yushan (TWN)