Seven Summits
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The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the seven traditional continents. On 30 April 1985, Richard Bass became the first climber to reach the summit of all seven.
Mount Wilhelm
Mont Blanc summit
Chimborazo, the farthest peak from the center of Earth and probably the greatest of the North Andes Plate
Comparison of the highest peaks of each continents
Puncak Jaya
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Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of 4,884 m, is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth, and the highest peak in Indonesia and within Oceania. Th
Seven Summits
…between Asia and Europe for the region between the Black and Caspian seas; this classification would place Mount Elbrus in Europe. The second one is Puncak Jaya (also known as "Carstensz Pyramid") versus Mount Kosciuszko for the continent of Australia, which depends on whether one includes the Sahul Shelf or…
Summit of Puncak Jaya seen from a Helicopter (c. 2020)
Puncak Jaya region icecap, Papua
Puncak Jaya icecap 1936
Puncak Jaya icecap 1972