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Kunlun Mountains extend about 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from the Pamir Highland in central Asia to central China. See more »
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Annapurna
Annapurna, an uh PUR nuh, a small range of mountains within the Himalaya, includes some of the highest peaks in the world.
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Himalaya, hih muh LAY uh or hih MAHL yuh, also called Himalayas, is the highest mountain system in the world.
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K2, also called Mount Godwin Austen or Dapsang, is the world's second highest mountain.
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Khyber, KY buhr, Pass is a famous and strategic mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Kunlun Mountains extend about 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from the Pamir Highland in central Asia to central China.
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Mayon is a volcano on the coast of Albay Gulf in southeastern Luzon, in the Philippines.
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Mount Fuji, FOO jee, is the highest mountain in Japan (12,388 feet, or 3,776 meters).
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Mount Nebo was the peak in the Mount Pisgah range from which Moses saw the Promised Land.
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Mount Pinatubo is a volcanic mountain on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
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Tian Shan, tyehn shahn, also spelled Tien Shan, is a mountain system in central Asia.
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