Seven Summits: Highest Peaks of the Continents
Continent Highest Location Elevation English Geographica
Peak (m) Syllable & l
Pronunciatio Significance
n
Asia Mount Nepal 8,848.86 m Ev-er-est Highest peak
Everest -(Tibet)China (Ev-er-ist) in the entire
border world.
South Mount Argentina 6,961 m A-con-ca-gua Highest
America Aconcagua (Ah-kon-kah- mountain
gwah) outside of
Asia and the
highest in the
Western
Hemisphere.
North Denali USA (Alaska) 6,190 m De-na-li / Highest peak
America (Mount Mc-Kin-ley in North
McKinley) (Muh-kin-lee) America.
Africa Mount Tanzania 5,895 m Kil-i-man-ja-r Highest
Kilimanjaro o free-standing
(Ki-li-muhn-ja volcanic
h-roh) mountain in
the world.
Europe Mount Elbrus Russia 5,642 m El-brus A dormant
(El-broos) volcano
located in the
Caucasus
Mountain
Range.
Antarctica Vinson Sentinel 4,892 m Vin-son An extremely
Massif Range Mas-sif cold
(Vin-suhn mountain
Ma-seef) environment.
Continent Highest Location Elevation English Geographica
Peak (m) Syllable & l
Pronunciatio Significance
n
Asia Mount Nepal 8,848.86 m Ev-er-est Highest peak
Everest -(Tibet)China (Ev-er-ist) in the entire
border world.
South Mount Argentina 6,961 m A-con-ca-gua Highest
America Aconcagua (Ah-kon-kah- mountain
gwah) outside of
Asia and the
highest in the
Western
Hemisphere.
North Denali USA (Alaska) 6,190 m De-na-li / Highest peak
America (Mount Mc-Kin-ley in North
McKinley) (Muh-kin-lee) America.
Africa Mount Tanzania 5,895 m Kil-i-man-ja-r Highest
Kilimanjaro o free-standing
(Ki-li-muhn-ja volcanic
h-roh) mountain in
the world.
Europe Mount Elbrus Russia 5,642 m El-brus A dormant
(El-broos) volcano
located in the
Caucasus
Mountain
Range.
Antarctica Vinson Sentinel 4,892 m Vin-son An extremely
Massif Range Mas-sif cold
(Vin-suhn mountain
Ma-seef) environment.