Mountain Range List. Mountains generally are understood to be larger than hills but the term has no standardized geological meaning. This is a list of mountain ranges on earth and a few other astronomical bodies.
There are 14 mountains over 8 000 metres 26 247 ft which are often referred to as the eight thousanders all are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world the himalayas and the karakoram. Very rarely do mountains occur individually. Mountain landform that rises prominently above its surroundings generally exhibiting steep slopes a relatively confined summit area and considerable local relief.
Almost all mountains in the list are located in the himalaya and karakoram ranges to the south and west of the tibetan plateau.
Mountain ranges occur on every continent. The alaskan range is one of the components of the alaskan mountains stretching 400 miles from lake clark in alaska to the white river in canada s yukon territory. This is a list of mountain ranges on earth and a few other astronomical bodies. Alagalla mountain range potato range sri lanka.