What is the tallest mountain on the continent of Antarctica?”
Highest Mountains in the World Tallest Points on Each Continent Highest Mountain in the World (and Asia) Everest, Nepal-China: 29,035 feet / 8850 meters Highest Mountain in Africa Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: 19,340 feet / 5895 meters Highest Mountain in Antarctica Vinson Massif: 16,066 feet / 4897 meters Highest Mountain in Australia Kosciusko: 7310 feet / 2228 meters Highest Mountain in Europe Elbrus, Russia (Caucasus): 18,510 feet / 5642 meters Highest Mountain in Western Europe Mont Blanc, France-Italy: 15,771 feet / 4807 meters Highest Mountain in Oceania Puncak Jaya, New Guinea: 16,535 feet / 5040 meters Highest Mountain in North America McKinley (Denali), Alaska: 20,320 feet / 6194 meters Highest Mountain in the 48 Contiguous United States Whitney, California: 14,494 feet / 4418 meters Highest Mountain in South America Aconcagua, Argentina: 22,834 feet / 6960 meters Lowest Point in the World (and Asia) Dead Sea shore, Israel-Jordan: 1369 feet / 417.5 meters below sea level Lowest Poin
Vinson Massif From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vinson Massif (pronounced /ˈvɪnsən/) is the highest mountain of Antarctica, located about 1,200 km (750 mi) from the South Pole. The mountain is about 21 km (13 mi) long and 13 km (8 mi) wide.[1] At 4,892 metres (16,050 ft) the highest point is Mount Vinson, which was named in 2006 by US-ACAN.[2] The southern end of the massif ends at Hammer Col, which joins it to the Craddock Massif, of which the highest point is Mount Rutford (4477 m). The massif lies in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, which stand above the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula. A high mountain, provisionally known as ‘Vinson’ was long suspected to be in this part of West Antarctica, but it was not actually seen until January 1958, when it was spotted by US Navy aircraft from Byrd Station. It was named after Carl Vinson (also the namesake of an aircraft carrier), a United States Georgia Congressman who was a key supporter of funding
