Pakistan is blessed with a long range of mountains that are an attraction for geologists and mountain climbers from all over the world. Pakistan has more than a hundred peaks that are above 7,000 ...

Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth's land surface and are home to about 12 percent of the global population. They are the sources of all the world's major rivers, affect regional weather patterns, ...

In the 10th century, an Arab geographer described the Caucasus region as a "mountain of tongues." The nickname has stuck to this day, likely because of how well it captures two of the area's main ...

With climate change causing a water supply crisis in high mountain Asia, a panel of experts, including Don, gathered in summer 2024 to discuss the biophysical and human impacts of this crisis in an ...

It’s not every day a new mountain is discovered. But then there’s the day you discover thousands of them. As you might suspect, it’s hard to hide thousand-meter-high mountains anywhere on Earth … ...

The towering peaks of the world’s tallest mountains have always inspired awe, shaping Earth's landscape and hosting diverse ecosystems. For geography students, understanding these monumental ...

Mountains are landforms that rise above the land around them. Usually, they are more than 600 metres high. They have steep sides and either rounded or sharp peaks. Many mountains are part of mountain ...