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Highest Mountains By Country/Region - Completed

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:57 pm
by ApusApus
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)


Shane :D

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:19 pm
by memory man
17. Mount Everest

25. Ben Nevis

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 1:49 pm
by jen
22 = Mafadi

7 = Mount Usborne

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:39 pm
by AndrewA
8. Mt. Blanc
26. Denali (used tube called Mt. McKinley)

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:46 pm
by ApusApus
All correct so far!


Shane

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 3:55 pm
by Varky
24 Turkey - Mount Ararat
15 Japan - Mount Fuji

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:58 pm
by ApusApus
All correct & over a third completed! :)


Shane

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:04 pm
by cyprusmax47
9. Zugspitze, Bavaria
23. Dufourspitze, Wallis
16. Wilingili,Addu Atoll

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:26 pm
by ApusApus
Half way through! :)


Shane

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:42 am
by memory man
27. Vatican Hill :?

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:12 am
by ApusApus
memory man wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:42 am 27. Vatican Hill :?
Correct

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:12 am
by jen
1 = Mount Tahat

3 = Mount Kosciuszko

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 6:33 pm
by jagwheels
4 - Mount Logan

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 6:36 pm
by memory man
29. Maxwell Montes

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 8:55 pm
by ApusApus
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!


Shane

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:39 pm
by jagwheels
Stumped myself on this one Shane but no doubt someone will come up with the correct answer :)

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:43 pm
by PhotoLady
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.....

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:40 am
by ApusApus
Keep 'em coming folks, only 11 to go! 8-)


Shane

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:57 am
by memory man
2. Mount Vinson

3. Mount Kosciuszko

Re: Highest Mountains By Country/Region

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:07 pm
by AndrewA
10. Signal Hill (the peak of the Rock)