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The atlas by its records

The highest summits, the largest lakes, the tallest waterfalls and the hottest, coldest, wettest and driest towns of the 197 countries in the atlas, measured from its own data.

Mount Everest
Photo: Mount_Everest_as_seen_from_Drukair2.jpg: shrimpo1967 derivative work: Papa Lima · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Climate

Hottest, coldest and wettest

Among the 20,606 larger towns with a month-by-month climate guide.

Mountains

The highest summits

  • 8,849 mMount Everest, Nepal

The ten highest

Drawn to scale.

8,200 m8,400 m8,600 m
  1. Mount Everest
    Photo: Mount_Everest_as_seen_from_Drukair2.jpg: shrimpo1967 derivative work: Papa Lima · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
    Mount Everest
    Mahalangur Himal · prominence 8,849 m
    8,849 m
    Mount Everest
  2. South Summit
    Photo: © Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
    South Summit
    Mahalangur Himal · prominence 10 m
    8,749 m
    South Summit
  3. K2
    Photo: Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
    K2
    Baltoro Muztagh · prominence 4,020 m
    8,611 m
    K2
  4. Kanchenjunga
    Photo: Tomabarker · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
    Kanchenjunga
    Himalayas · prominence 3,922 m
    8,586 m
    Kanchenjunga
  5. Lhotse
    Photo: Uwe Gille · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
    Lhotse
    Mahalangur Himal · prominence 610 m
    8,516 m
    Lhotse
  6. Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
    Kanchenjunga West
    Himalayas · prominence 135 m
    8,505 m
    Kanchenjunga West
  7. Makalu
    Photo: Ben Tubby · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
    Makalu
    Mahalangur Himal · prominence 2,378 m
    8,485 m
    Makalu
  8. Kangchenjunga South
    Photo: Ashinpt at enwiki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
    Kangchenjunga South
    Summit · prominence 76 m
    8,476 m
    Kangchenjunga South
  9. Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
    Kangchenjunga Central
    Summit · prominence 33 m
    8,473 m
    Kangchenjunga Central
  10. Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
    Lhotse Middle
    Himalayas · prominence 60 m
    8,410 m
    Lhotse Middle

The highest summit of each country

CountryMountainElevation
ChinaMount Everest8,849 m
NepalMount Everest8,849 m
PakistanK28,611 m
IndiaKanchenjunga8,586 m
BhutanGangkhar Puensum7,570 m
TajikistanIsmoil Somoni Peak7,495 m
AfghanistanNoshaq7,492 m
KyrgyzstanJengish Chokusu7,439 m
KazakhstanKhan Tengri7,010 m
ArgentinaAconcagua6,962 m
ChileOjos del Salado6,893 m
PeruHuascarán6,768 m
BoliviaNevado Sajama6,542 m
EcuadorChimborazo6,263 m
United StatesDenali6,190 m
CanadaMount Logan5,959 m
TanzaniaMount Kibo5,895 m
MyanmarHkakabo Razi5,881 m
ColombiaPico Simón Bolívar5,775 m
RussiaMount Elbrus5,642 m
MexicoCitlaltepetl5,636 m
IranDamavand5,628 m
KenyaMount Kenya5,199 m
GeorgiaShkhara5,193 m
TürkiyeGreater Ararat5,165 m
Democratic Republic of the CongoMargherita Peak5,109 m
UgandaMargherita Peak5,109 m
VenezuelaPico Bolívar4,978 m
IndonesiaPuncak Jaya4,884 m
ItalyCentral Pillar of Frêney4,810 m
FranceMont Blanc4,806 m
JordanMount Hor4,780 m
UzbekistanKhazret Sultan4,643 m
SwitzerlandDufourspitze4,634 m
EthiopiaRas Dashen4,533 m
Papua New GuineaMount Wilhelm4,509 m
RwandaMount Karisimbi4,507 m
AzerbaijanMount Bazardüzü4,466 m
MongoliaHüiten Peak4,374 m
MalaysiaKemuncak King George4,218 m
GuatemalaVolcán Tajumulco4,203 m
MoroccoJbel Toubkal4,167 m
CameroonMount Cameroon4,095 m
ArmeniaMount Aragats4,090 m
TaiwanYushan Main Peak3,952 m
Costa RicaCerro Chirripó3,820 m
AustriaGrossglockner3,798 m
JapanMount Fuji3,777 m
New ZealandHigh Peak3,724 m
SpainTeide3,715 m
YemenJabal an Nabi Shu'ayb3,666 m
IraqCheekha Dar3,611 m
LesothoThabana Ntlenyana3,482 m
PanamaVolcan Baru3,475 m
South AfricaMafadi3,450 m
ChadEmi Koussi3,445 m
NorwayMafjordfjellet3,322 m
South SudanKinyeti3,187 m
VietnamFansipan3,147 m
TurkmenistanAýrybaba3,139 m
Saudi ArabiaJabal Sawda3,133 m
Dominican RepublicPico Duarte3,101 m
LebanonQurnat as Sawda'3,088 m
EritreaDega3,047 m
SudanDeriba Caldera3,042 m
OmanJebel Shams3,018 m
Equatorial GuineaPico Basilé3,011 m
MalawiSapitwa3,002 m
BrazilPico da Neblina2,994 m
East TimorTatamailau2,963 m
GermanyZugspitze2,962 m
PhilippinesMount Apo2,954 m
AndorraComa Pedrosa2,942 m
BulgariaMusala2,925 m
GreeceMytikas2,918 m
AlgeriaMount Tahat2,908 m
MadagascarAnkaizina Field2,878 m
SloveniaTriglav2,864 m
HondurasCerro Las Minas2,849 m
Cape VerdePico do Fogo2,829 m
LaosPhou Bia2,819 m
SyriaMount Hermon Summit2,814 m
GuyanaMount Roraima2,810 m
AlbaniaKorab2,764 m
North MacedoniaKorab2,764 m
North KoreaBaekdu Mountain2,744 m
El SalvadorCerro El Pital2,730 m
BurundiMount Heha2,684 m
HaitiPeak la Selle2,674 m
KosovoVelika Rudoka2,658 m
SlovakiaGerlachovský štít2,655 m
EgyptMount Catherine2,637 m
AngolaMount Moco2,619 m
LiechtensteinGrauspitz2,599 m
ZimbabweMount Nyangani2,592 m
SerbiaCrn Vrv2,585 m
NamibiaKönigstein2,573 m
ThailandDoi Inthanon2,565 m
RomaniaMoldoveanu Peak2,544 m
MontenegroZla Kolata2,534 m
Sri LankaPidurutalagala2,524 m
PolandRysy2,501 m
SomaliaShimbiris2,460 m
MozambiqueMonte Binga2,436 m
NigeriaChappal Waddi2,419 m
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMaglić2,386 m
ComorosMount Karthala2,361 m
PortugalMount Pico2,351 m
ZambiaMafinga Central2,339 m
Solomon IslandsMount Popomanaseu2,335 m
EswatiniSheba's Breast Mountain2,298 m
LibyaBikku Bitti2,267 m
JamaicaBlue Mountain Peak2,256 m
IsraelMount Duvdevan2,236 m
AustraliaMount Kosciuszko2,228 m
IcelandHvannadalshnúkur2,110 m
NicaraguaCerro Mogotón2,107 m
SwedenKebnekaise2,097 m
UkraineHoverla2,061 m
DjiboutiMousa Ali2,028 m
São Tomé and PríncipePico de São Tomé2,024 m
NigerMont Idoukal-n-Taghès2,022 m
CubaPico Turquino1,974 m
CyprusMount Olympus1,952 m
South KoreaHallasan1,947 m
Sierra LeoneMount Bintumani1,945 m
VanuatuMount Tabwemasana1,879 m
SamoaSilisili1,858 m
BruneiBukit Pagon1,850 m
CroatiaDinara1,831 m
CambodiaPhnom Aural1,813 m
GuineaMount Richard-Molard1,752 m
Ivory CoastMount Richard-Molard1,752 m
United Arab EmiratesJabal as Sayḩ1,746 m
CzechiaSněžka1,603 m
TunisiaJebel ech Chambi1,544 m
BotswanaMonalanong Hill1,494 m
DominicaMorne Diablotins1,447 m
LiberiaMount Wuteve1,440 m
Central African RepublicMont Ngaoui1,410 m
United KingdomBen Nevis1,345 m
FijiMount Tomanivi1,324 m
FinlandRitničohkka1,317 m
SurinameJulianatop1,280 m
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLa Soufrière1,220 m
Saint Kitts and NevisMount Liamuiga1,156 m
MonacoMont Agel1,148 m
BelizeDoyle's Delight1,124 m
GabonMont Bengoué1,070 m
BangladeshMowdok tiang1,054 m
IrelandCarrauntoohil1,039 m
TongaKao1,030 m
Republic of the CongoMont Nabemba1,020 m
HungaryKékes1,014 m
TogoMount Agou986 m
Saint LuciaMount Gimie952 m
Trinidad and TobagoEl Cerro del Aripo940 m
MauritaniaKediet ej Jill915 m
GhanaLeklata907 m
SeychellesMorne Seychellois905 m
MaliMont Essali890 m
NetherlandsMount Scenery870 m
ParaguayCerro Tres Kandú842 m
GrenadaMount Saint Catherine840 m
MauritiusPiton de la Petite Rivière Noire828 m
PalestineMount Tarouja800 m
MicronesiaDolohmwar791 m
San MarinoMonte Titano756 m
Burkina FasoMount Tenakourou749 m
BelgiumSignal de Botrange694 m
BeninMont Sokbaro658 m
SenegalNepen Diakha648 m
MoldovaBălănești Hill430 m
LuxembourgMont St. Jean411 m
Antigua and BarbudaMount Obama402 m
BelarusLysaja342 m
BarbadosMount Hillaby340 m
LithuaniaAukštojas Hill294 m
UruguayCerro Vichadero270 m
PalauMount Ngerchelchuus242 m
BahrainMountain of Smoke134 m
QatarQurayn Abu al Bawl103 m
LatviaNorthern hill100 m
NauruCommand Ridge71 m
BahamasMount Alvernia63 m
MaldivesVillingili51 m
GambiaSare Firasu Hill51 m
Water and ice

The largest lakes, the tallest falls

Towns

Towns closest to the sky

Places of at least 1,000 people, by elevation.