Mountains of the World

4. nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest. Located in the Himalayas
6. located in Alaska, highest mountain peak in North America
7. Highest mountain located in Costa Rica. "land of eternal waters", by indigenous Costa Ricans because there are many lakes and streams around the mountain.
9. volcano with three cones, highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world
12. mountain in Europe. Straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. Originated millions of years ago when several land masses slammed into one another, forcing the ground upward.
14. main peak is the most dangerous of the world's mountains. Mountain range in Nepal. 29% fatality rate.
15. located in Iceland. High hill on the north coast, and is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country.

1. highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. Former volcano.
2. located in Caucasus. Highest and most prominent peak in Russia and Europe.
3. Formed by volcanoes and has the highest mountain located in Wales. Comes from the Old English snaw dun meaning "snow hill."
5. located in South Africa. Man who first made the connection was Portuguese explorer, Antonio de Saldanha. In 1503, he became the first white man to hike up Table Mountain and named it Taboa do Cabo. (Table of the Cape)
8. summit in california. has very few cracks and fractures. Means "the Captain" in Spanish.
10. stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile. Formed atop of Pleistocene ignimbrites and has been active during the Holocene, after the ice ages.
11. located in Japan. An active volcano around 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. Considered one of Japan’s 3 sacred mountains.
13. located in Russia. Fourth highest mountain in Russia. Founded in 1569 by the order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible as one of the border outposts of the Russian kingdom.