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World Highest Mountains

World Highest Mountains
1.  Mount Roraima - Venezuela / Brazil / Guyana
Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America.
 
World Highest Mountains
2.  Table Mountain - South Africa 
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa,It is 1,086 metres (3,563 ft)
World Highest Mountains
3. Autana Tepui - Venezuela
Autana, the tree of life, is a spectacular tepui located in the Amazonas state in Venezuela, part of the Guiana Shield. It stands 1,220 m (4,000 ft) above sea level.
World Highest Mountains
 4. Ptari Tepui - Venezuela
Ptari Tepui's sheer rock walls are so isolated, it is believed a high number of endemic plant and animal species could be found there.
World Highest Mountains
5. Ben Bulben - Ireland
Ben Bulben
Ben Bulben is a large rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, an area sometimes called "Yeats Country".
World Highest Mountains
6. Auyantepui - Venezuela
located in the Gran Sabana region in Bolivar State.The falls are 979 meters (3,212 ft) high, with an uninterrupted descent of 807 meters (2,648 ft).
World Highest Mountains
7. Grand Mesa - USA
The Grand Mesa is a large geologic formation in western Colorado in the United States. The largest mesa in the world, it has an area of about 500 square miles (1300 km²)
World Highest Mountains
8. Mount Conner - Australia
Mount Conner, also known as Attila and Artilla, and occasionally found as Mount Connor, is a mountain reaching to 859 m (2,818 ft) above sea.
World Highest Mountains
9.  Kukenan - Venezuela
Kukenan is a tepui in Guayana Region, Venezuela. It is 2,680m (8,793 ft) high and about 3 km (1.9 mi) long.
World Highest Mountains
10. Sarisariñama - Venezuela
The Sarisariñama tepui is a mountain in the Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park at the far south-west of Bolívar State, Venezuela, near the border with Brazil. Altitude: 300 - 2,350 metres.
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