Mountain Ranges of the World
What is the name of the longest mountain range on land?
- This mountain range is the longest-stretching above the surface of the water, reaching for over 7,000 kilometers in South America.
What is the longest mountain range located underwater?
- This mountain range is actually the longest that exists on Earth, running from south of the North Pole to subantarctic regions, along the Atlantic Ocean's north-south axis, with some peaks summiting the water and forming islands like the Azores.
Where in the world is the range called the Atlas Mountains located?
- Situated in northwest Africa, the Atlas Mountains is the natural separation between the Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian coastlines of the Mediterranian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and the arid Sahara Desert.
What is the name of the mountain range that separates the European and Asian landmasses?
- As the natural division between the two physiographic regions of Europe and Asia, the Urals extend through the western region of Russia and are some of the richest mountains for mining minerals.
Australia has several mountain ranges, but which one stretches from the Cape York Peninsula to the Grampians?
- The Great Dividing Range runs nearly parallel to Australia's east coast for virtually the entire way, from Queensland to Victoria. It is the natural barrier that divides the Outback from the ocean.
In the Western Hemisphere, where can you find the highest peaks of any mountain ranges?
- Located close to the Argentinian-Chilean border, the Andes is the highest mountain range found outside of Asia, including Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.
It is no surprise that mountains are tall, but which range contains over 110 individual peaks of over 24,000 feet above sea level?
- Not only does the Himalayan range contain the highest peak of Mount Everest, but also holds many other towering peaks like K2, Kangchenjunga, and Lhotse.
Scotland has several tall peaks, but what is the name of the mountain range that contains the Cairngorms and Lochaber Hills?
- Scottish mountains are called Munros, and the Grampian Mountains contain some of the highest peaks in Scotland, including Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui.
What do scientists call the horseshoe-shaped belt of underwater mountains and volcanoes, causing many earthquakes and tsunamis in the region?
- With around 75% of all volcanoes in the world located there, the Ring of Fire stretches around 24,900 miles across several tectonic plates: from South America up to Alaska, across to Japan and Indonesia, and down past Australia.
What is the name of the mountain range that forms the Great Divide in North America?
- As the mountain range that crests the Continental Divide, the Rocky Mountains separate rivers flowing into the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, running from the Bering Sea, through Canada, and all the way to the Straits of Magellan.
