The Earth's 5 largest mountains, when measured from their base to their summit, are all located in Asia.

Here are the top 5:

1. Mount Everest (Nepal/China) - 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft)

2. K2 (Pakistan/China) - 8,611 m (28,251 ft)

3. Kangchenjunga (Nepal/India) - 8,586 m (28,169 ft)

4. Lhotse (Nepal/China) - 8,516 m (27,940 ft)

5. Makalu (Nepal/China) - 8,485 m (27,838 ft)