As of May 2023, the highest mountain in the world, by meters above mean sea level, was Mount Everest. Located in China and Nepal in Asia, Mount Everest's height of 8,848 meters was nearly 2,000 meters higher than Aconcagua in South America, which was the world's highest mountain outside of Asia.
Highest mountain in each continent worldwide as of May 2023
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WorldData.info. (May 26, 2023). Highest mountain in each continent worldwide as of May 2023 (in meters above mean sea level) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387281/highest-mountain-each-continent-global/
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WorldData.info. (2023). Highest mountain in each continent worldwide as of May 2023 (in meters above mean sea level). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387281/highest-mountain-each-continent-global/
WorldData.info. "Highest Mountain in Each Continent Worldwide as of May 2023 (in Meters above Mean Sea Level)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387281/highest-mountain-each-continent-global/
WorldData.info, Highest mountain in each continent worldwide as of May 2023 (in meters above mean sea level) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387281/highest-mountain-each-continent-global/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Highest mountain in each continent worldwide as of May 2023 (in meters above mean sea level) [Graph], WorldData.info, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387281/highest-mountain-each-continent-global/