K2 is the second highest mountain in the world. At 8,611 metres, it is only surpassed by Mount Everest. K2 is located in the Karakoram segment of the Himalayan range.
The summit is in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. It borders the Northern Areas of Pakistan.
K2 is the second highest mountain in the world. At 8,611 metres, it is only surpassed by Mount Everest. K2 is located in the Karakoram segment of the Himalayan range.
Deepest part and place of the world's oceans. Mariana Trench and Ridge, with ridge islands and Challenger Deep. The Challenger Deep is the deepest surveyed point in the oceans, with a depth of about 11000 metres (about 36000 feet). The exact depth is unknown. The trench forms the boundary between two tectonic plates, where the Pacific Plate is subducted beneath the small Mariana Plate. The bott...
MUST HAVE GOOGLE MARS ENABLED: Olympus Mons (Latin for "Mount Olympus") is the tallest known volcano and mountain in the Solar System. It is located on the planet Mars at approximately 18°N 133°W / 18, -133. It is three times higher than Mount Everest. Since the late 19th century — well before space probes confirmed its identity as a mountain — Olympus Mons was known to astronomers as the albed...
A nice look at the largest mountain on the planet. The summit ridge of the mountain marks the border between Nepal and Tibet, but the summit itself is in Tibet.
Mount Meru is an active volcano located just 70 kilometers (44 miles) west of Mount Kilimanjaro. It reaches 4,566 meters (14,978 feet) in height but has lost much of its bulk due to an eastward volcanic blast sometime in its distant past, perhaps similar to the eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington State in 1980.
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