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Highest Mountains By Country/Region - Completed

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Below is a list of 30 Countries/Regions (with a bit of license), can you name the highest point in each one?

1. Algeria (3,003mts) - Mount Tahat (jen)
2. Antarctica (4,892mts - Mount Vinson (memory man)
3. Australia (2,228mts) - Mount Kosciuszko (memory man)
4. Canada (5,959mts) - Mount Logan (jagwheels)
5. Cyprus (1,951mts) - Mount Olympus (Lincoln)
6. Egypt (2,629mts) - Mount Catherine (memory man)
7. Falkland Islands (705mts) - Mount Usborne (jen)
8. France (4,810mts) - Mont Blanc (AndrewA)
9. Germany (2,962mts) - Zugspitze (cyprusmax47)
10. Gibraltar (426mts) - Rock of Gibraltar (AndrewA)
11. Greece (2,919mts) - Mount Olympus (Lincoln)
12. Guernsey (114mts) - Le Moulin (jagwheels)
13. India (8,586mts) - Kangchenjunga (Lincoln)
14. Ireland (1,038mts) - Carrauntoohil (jagwheels)
15. Japan (3,776mts) - Mount Fuji (varky)
16. Maldives (2mts) - Mount Villingili (cyprusmax47)
17. Nepal (8,848mts) - Mount Everest (memory man)
18. New Zealand (3,724mts) - Mount Cook (memory man)
19. Pakistan (8,611mts) - K2 (memory man)
20. Russia (4,507mts) - Mount Elbrus (jen)
21. St. Lucia (950mts) - Mount Gimie (Lincoln)
22. South Africa (3,450mts) - Mafadi (jen)
23. Switzerland (4,634mts) - Monte Rosa (cyprusmax47)
24. Turkey (5,137mts) - Mount Ararat (varky)
25. United Kingdom (1,345mts) - Ben Nevis (memory man)
26. United States (6,190mts) - Denali (AndrewA)
27. Vatican City (75mts) - Vatican Hill (memory man)
28. Mars (c.21,900mts) - Olympus Mons (memory man)
29. Venus (c.6,400mts) - Skadi Mons (memory man)
30. The Moon (c.5,500mts) - Mons Huygens (PhotoLady)


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17. Mount Everest

25. Ben Nevis
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22 = Mafadi

7 = Mount Usborne
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8. Mt. Blanc
26. Denali (used tube called Mt. McKinley)
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All correct so far!


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24 Turkey - Mount Ararat
15 Japan - Mount Fuji
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All correct & over a third completed! :)


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9. Zugspitze, Bavaria
23. Dufourspitze, Wallis
16. Wilingili,Addu Atoll
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Half way through! :)


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27. Vatican Hill :?
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memory man wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:42 am 27. Vatican Hill :?
Correct
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1 = Mount Tahat

3 = Mount Kosciuszko
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4 - Mount Logan
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29. Maxwell Montes
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memory man wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 6:36 pm 29. Maxwell Montes

Not quite, Maxwell Montes is the tallest mountain range on Venus not the highest point!


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Stumped myself on this one Shane but no doubt someone will come up with the correct answer :)
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30. Mons Huygens (it's a big 'in) ;-)

I had to ask my husband, I have no interest in the moon other than it's pretty to look at.....
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Keep 'em coming folks, only 11 to go! 8-)


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2. Mount Vinson

3. Mount Kosciuszko
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10. Signal Hill (the peak of the Rock)
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