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Hint
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Elevation
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Answer
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Highest in the Solar System
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~22000
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Rheasilvia
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Highest on Mars
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21287
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Olympus Mons
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Highest in the world
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8848
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Mount Everest
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Second highest in the world
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8611
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K2
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Third highest in the world, thought to be the highest until the
Great Trigonometrical Survey of the 1800s
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8586
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Kangchenjunga
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Fourth highest in the world
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8516
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Lhotse
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Fifth highest in the world
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8485
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Makalu
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The first of the Eight-thousanders to be climbed, tenth highest in the world
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8091
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Annapurna
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Highest in Soviet Union / Tajikistan
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7495
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Ismoil Somoni Peak
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The most climbed 7000 m peak with a revolutionary name
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7134
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Lenin Peak
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Fishtail mountain in Nepal, sacred and therefore unclimbed
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6993
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Machapuchare
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Highest in South America
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6961
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Aconcagua
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This Andean mountain is the highest active volcano in the world
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6893
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Ojos del Salado
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Pointy peak seen on the trek to Everest basecamp
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6812
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Ama Dablam
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Highest in Peru, northern Andes and the tropics
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6768
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Huascarán
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This Tibetan mountain is a pilgrimage destination of four religions
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6638
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Mount Kailash
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Highest football match ever was played on top of this highest mountain in Bolivia
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6542
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Nevado Sajama
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This Ecuadorian peak is the furthest from the center of the Earth
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6268
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Chimborazo
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Highest in North America
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6190
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Denali
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Highest in Canada, second highest in North America
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5959
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Mount Logan
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This conspicuous Peruvian mountain was declared the most beautiful in the world in 1966
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5947
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Alpamayo
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Highest in Africa
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5895
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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Caucasus volcano that is the highest mountain in Europe
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5642
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Mount Elbrus
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This volcano is the highest peak in Mexico
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5636
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Pico de Orizaba
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Highest in Iran
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5609
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Damavand
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Volcano visible from Mexico City, second highest in the country
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5426
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Popocatépetl
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Second highest in Africa, gave its name to a country
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5199
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Mount Kenya
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Turkish volcano theorized to be the landing place of Noah's ark
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5137
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Mount Ararat
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Highest in DR Congo and Uganda, named for a famous explorer
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5109
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Mount Stanley
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Highest in Antarctica
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4892
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Vinson Massif
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Highest in Oceania
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4884
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Puncak Jaya
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Highest in the Alps
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4809
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Mont Blanc
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Highest in Kamchatka, highest active volcano in Eurasia
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4754
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Klyuchevskaya Sopka
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Highest in Switzerland
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4634
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Dufourspitze
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Highest in Ethiopia
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4620
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Ras Deshen
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It is estimated that 500 people have died trying to climb this
pointy peak in the Swiss alps
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4478
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Matterhorn
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This California peak is the highest U.S. mountain outside of Alaska
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4421
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Mount Whitney
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Highest in Colorado
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4401
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Mount Elbert
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Huge volcano visible from Seattle
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4392
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Mount Rainier
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Colorado peak with a famous road race to the top
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4302
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Pikes Peak
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Highest in Central America
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4220
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Volcán Tajumulco
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Some people call this Hawaiian peak the world's "tallest" mountain when
measured from its base on the sea floor
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4207
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Mauna Kea
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This shield volcano on the same island is the world's largest by volume
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4169
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Mauna Loa
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Highest in the Atlas Mountains
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4167
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Toubkal
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Highest in Malaysia and Borneo
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4095
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Mount Kinabalu
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Volcano in the Gulf of Guinea, country namesake
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4040
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Mount Cameroon
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Biggest north face in the Alps
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3967
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Eiger
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Highest in Taiwan
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3952
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Yushan
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Highest in Austria
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3798
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Grossglockner
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Most active volcano in Antarctica
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3794
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Mount Erebus
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Highest mountain and symbol of Japan
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3776
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Mount Fuji
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Highest in New Zealand
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3724
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Aoraki / Mount Cook
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Highest in the Canary Islands
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3718
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Teide
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Highest in Greenland, named after the first European to have sighted the island
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3694
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Gunnbjørn Fjeld
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A desolate mountain with an underground Dwarven city in Lord of the Rings
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3500
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Lonely Mountain
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Highest in Iberian Peninsula, legendary burial site of Abu'l-Hasan Ali, penultimate sultan of Granada
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3482
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Mulhacén
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Highest in Lesotho, Drakensberg and Southern Africa
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3482
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Thabana Ntlenyana
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This volcano in DR Congo is the most active in Africa, one of Decade Volcanoes
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3470
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Mount Nyiragongo
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Highest in South Africa
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3446
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Mafadi
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Famous sight above a lake in the Argentinian Los Glaciares National Park
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3405
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Monte Fitz Roy
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Very active volcano in Sicily
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3326
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Mount Etna
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Highest in Indochina
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3143
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Fansipan
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Granite spike in Patagonia, once thought to be the world's hardest mountain
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3128
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Cerro Torre
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Highest point in Brazil and the Guiana Highlands
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2995
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Pico da Neblina
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Highest in Germany
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2962
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Zugspitze
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Home of the Greek Gods
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2918
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Mount Olympus
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Highest in Madagascar
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2876
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Maromokotro
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Highest in Slovenia (and Yugoslavia), national symbol in the coat of arms
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2864
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Triglav
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The eruption of this Indonesian volcano in 1815 caused the
"Year Without a Summer"
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2850
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Mount Tambora
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Highest in Cape Verde
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2829
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Pico do Fogo
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This Mexican volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of a local farmer in 1943
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2800
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Paricutín
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In summer Cable Route hike leads to this "cut-off" peak in Yosemite
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2695
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Half Dome
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Construction of Very Large Telescope lowered this Chilean peak by 29 metres
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2635
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Cerro Paranal
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Highest in Thailand, popular tourist destination near Chiang Mai
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2565
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Doi Inthanon
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Volcano in Washington state that erupted in 1980
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2549
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Mount Saint Helens
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Volcanic cone on the coast of New Zealand's North Island
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2518
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Mount Taranaki
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Slovak national symbol, featured on euro coins
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2495
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Kriváň
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Birthplace of Zeus
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2456
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Mount Ida
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The largest tepui where Jimmy Angel discovered the highest waterfall in the world
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2450
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Auyan-Tepui
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Highest in the Azores
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2351
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Mount Pico
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Granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, popular location for rock climbers
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2308
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El Capitan
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Highest in Hokkaido, brewery namesake
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2291
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Mount Asahi
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Egyptian mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments
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2285
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Mount Sinai
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Highest in mainland Australia
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2228
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Mount Kosciuszko
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This ski resort hosted 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
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2181
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Mount Whistler
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Mountain south of Lucerne that gave its name to aircraft manufacturer
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2132
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Pilatus
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Highest in mainland eastern North America, in the Appalachians
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2037
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Mount Mitchell
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Monastic republic in Greece; no entry for women
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2033
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Mount Athos
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Volcano near Lake Taupo in New Zealand, national park namesake
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1978
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Mount Tongariro
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The highest peak in New Hampshire, it once held the record for
highest wind speed ever recorded
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1917
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Mount Washington
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Highest in Provence, famous climb of Tour de France
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1909
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Mont Ventoux
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Highest in the Urals, on the border between Komi Republic and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
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1894
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Narodnaya / Naroda-Iz / Poen-urr
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Famous climb of Giro d'Italia in Friuli
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1750
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Monte Zoncolan
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Has the faces of four U.S. Presidents
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1745
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Mount Rushmore
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This peak on Baffin Island is named for a Norse God and has the world's largest vertical drop
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1675
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Mount Thor
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Icelandic volcano causing massive disruption of European air traffic in 2010
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1651
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Eyjafjallajökull
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Highest in the southern Urals/Bashkortostan, claimed to host a large underground bunker
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1640
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Yamantau
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Where the One Ring was forged by Sauron
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~1500
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Mount Doom
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Since 12th century this Icelandic volcano was known as the Gateway to Hell
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1488
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Hekla
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Philippines volcano that erupted in 1991, briefly lowering global temperatures
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1486
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Mount Pinatubo
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The most famous volcano in central France with a Roman temple
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1464
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Puy de Dôme
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In 1902 this volcano in Martinique caused the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century and gave the name to a type of eruption
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1397
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Mount Pelée
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Highest in the U.K.
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1345
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Ben Nevis
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Volcano that destroyed Pompeii
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1281
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Mount Vesuvius
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Hawaiian volcano erupting continuously since 1983
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1247
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Kīlauea
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Highest in Wales
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1085
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Yr Wyddfa
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Flat-topped mountain overlooking Cape Town
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1085
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Table Mountain
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In 1912 the largest volcanic eruption of 20th century created this unremarkable lava dome and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes on the Alaska Peninsula
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841
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Novarupta
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The 1883 eruption of this volcano could be heard over 3000 miles away
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813
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Krakatoa
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The Dome of the Rock can be found on this hill in Jerusalem
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740
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Temple Mount
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The site of the Transfiguration of Jesus in Christian tradition
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575
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Mount Tabor
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Highest peak in Antigua was named after a US president between 2009 and 2016
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402
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Boggy Peak / Mount Obama
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The iconic mountain of Rio de Janeiro
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396
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Sugarloaf Mountain
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The city of Montreal takes its name from this "mountain" - more of a hill, really
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233
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Mount Royal
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U2 made a song about this contentious Auckland hill
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182
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One Tree Hill
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Canada is ruled from this hill in Ottawa
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79
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Parliament Hill
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Not one of Rome's Seven Hills, country namesake
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76
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Vatican Hill
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Italian president's HQ
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51
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Quirinal Hill
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A famous battle was named after this hill in Boston
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34
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Bunker Hill
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Roller coaster attraction in Disney Parks
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27
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Space Mountain
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Name or nickname of several mountain pairs, and a TV series
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various
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Twin Peaks
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But please, give a little more leeway with spelling. Koscuizco, for example, is usually accepted. Eyjafjallajokull could also use some grace- I spelled it without the first "J".