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QWhich is the tallest mountain range in the world?

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  • A The Himalayas ✔ ✖
  • B Andes ✔ ✖
  • C Rocky Mountains ✔ ✖
  • D Atlas Mountains ✔ ✖
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The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

The Himalayan range has many of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. The Himalayas include over fifty mountains exceeding 7,200 meters (23,600 ft) in elevation, including ten of the fourteen 8000m peaks. By contrast, the highest peak outside the Asia is Aconcagua is 6,961 meters (22,838 ft) tall, in the Andes .

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