Here is a list of the tallest mountains on Earth, along with some interesting facts about each one:

  • Mount Everest
    Height: 8,848 meters (29,029 feet)
    Location: Nepal and China
    Facts: Mount Everest is the highest peak on Earth and is located on the border between Nepal and China. It was first successfully climbed by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.

  • Kangchenjunga
    Height: 8,586 meters (28,169 feet)
    Location: India and Nepal
    Facts: Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by British mountaineers in 1955.

  • Lhotse
    Height: 8,516 meters (27,940 feet)
    Location: Nepal
    Facts: Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by an Italian expedition in 1956.

  • Makalu
    Height: 8,485 meters (27,838 feet)
    Location: Nepal
    Facts: Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by a French expedition in 1955.

  • Cho Oyu
    Height: 8,188 meters (26,864 feet)
    Location: Nepal and China
    Facts: Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by a Swiss expedition in 1954.

  • Dhaulagiri
    Height: 8,167 meters (26,795 feet)
    Location: Nepal
    Facts: Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by a Swiss expedition in 1960.

  • Manaslu
    Height: 8,163 meters (26,760 feet)
    Location: Nepal
    Facts: Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by a Japanese expedition in 1956.

  • Nanga Parbat
    Height: 8,126 meters (26,660 feet)
    Location: Pakistan
    Facts: Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by a German expedition in 1953.

  • Annapurna
    Height: 8,091 meters (26,545 feet)
    Location: Nepal
    Facts: Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world and is located in the Himalayas. It was first climbed by a Swiss expedition in 1950.

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