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  • Top Highest Peaks on Earth: A Comprehensive List
    Here are some of the highest elevations on the planet, categorized by type:

    Mountains:

    * Mount Everest (8,848.86 m / 29,031.7 ft) - The highest mountain on Earth above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.

    * K2 (8,611 m / 28,251 ft) - The second highest mountain in the world, located in the Karakoram Range, on the border between Pakistan and China.

    * Kangchenjunga (8,586 m / 28,169 ft) - The third highest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and India.

    * Lhotse (8,516 m / 27,940 ft) - The fourth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.

    * Makalu (8,485 m / 27,838 ft) - The fifth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.

    Volcanoes:

    * Ojos del Salado (6,893 m / 22,615 ft) - The highest active volcano in the world, located in the Andes mountain range on the border between Argentina and Chile.

    * Llullaillaco (6,739 m / 22,113 ft) - The second highest active volcano in the world, located in the Andes mountain range, in Argentina.

    * Chimborazo (6,268 m / 20,564 ft) - The highest mountain in Ecuador and the highest point on Earth measured from the center of the Earth.

    Other:

    * Mount Denali (6,190 m / 20,310 ft) - The highest peak in North America, located in the Alaska Range, Alaska.

    * Puncak Jaya (4,884 m / 16,024 ft) - The highest mountain on the island of New Guinea and the highest mountain on an island in the world.

    * Mount Kilimanjaro (5,885 m / 19,308 ft) - The highest mountain in Africa, located in Tanzania.

    Note:

    * These are just a few examples. There are many other high-elevation mountains and volcanoes around the world.

    * The exact height of mountains can vary slightly depending on the measurement method and the time of year.

    * Elevation can also refer to the height of a specific point above sea level, so a specific location on a mountain can be considered a higher elevation than the mountain's peak.

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