Mountain in the world
Region > 4 500 m 3 500-4 500 m 2 500-3 500 m 1 500-2 500 m
and slope >2°
North America 197 11 417 200 830 1 092 881
Central America 38 968 67 127 353 586
Caribbean 32 2 809
South America 154 542 583 848 374 380 454 417
Europe 225 497 886 145 838
Africa 73 4 859 101 058 559 559
Near East 40 363 128 790 339 954 906 461
Russian Federation 31 1 122 31 360 360 503
Far East 1 409 259 741 876 627 342 895 837
Continental Southeast Asia 170 445 107 974 97 754 211 425
Insular Southeast Asia 22 4 366 34 376 120 405
Australia 385
Oceania 41 7 745
Antarctica 17 1 119 112 4 530 978 165 674
Total 1 774 987 2 704 557 6 903 118 5 277 525
The map shown here is adapted from a more detailed map prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme's World Conse
Centre (UNEP-WCMC). UNEP-WCMC designated six categories of mountain, based on altitude and slope and the environmental g
generate. Although these are the key components in mountain definitions, their combination is problematic. Simple altitude threshol
older and lower mountain systems and include areas of relatively high elevation that have little topographic relief and few environme
Using slope as a criterion on its own or in combination with altitude can resolve the latter problem but not the former
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1 000-1 500 m 300-1 000 m Total
and slope >5° and local elevation
or local elevation range >300
range >300
1 104 529 1 840 140 4 249 994
259 367 412 215 1 093 301
5 528 38 322 46 691
465 061 970 707 3 002 955
345 255 1 222 104 2 211 308
947 066 1 348 382 2 960 997
721 135 733 836 2 870 539
947 368 2 961 976 4 302 360
683 221 1 329 942 5 687 477
330 574 931 217 1 849 389
157 970 599 756 916 895
18 718 158 645 177 748
29 842 118 010 155 638
144 524 327 840 6 288 145
6 160 158 12 993 092 35 813 437
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ntain, based on altitude and slope and the environmental gradients they
, their combination is problematic. Simple altitude thresholds both exclude
vation that have little topographic relief and few environmental gradients.
esolve the latter problem but not the former
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Region 4 500 m 3 500-4 500 m 2 500-3 500 m 1 500-2 500 m 1 000-1 500 m and
and slope >2° slope 5° or local
elevation range >300
Europe 225 497886 145838 345255
% 0.0% 22.5% 6.6% 15.6%
Total 1774987 2704557 6903118 5277525 6160158
Europe/Total 0.0% 0.0% 7.2% 2.8% 5.6%
3 500-4 500 m
2 500-3 500 m
1 500-2 500 m and slope >2°
1 000-1 500 m and slope 5° or local elevation range >300
300-1 000 m and local elevation range >300
300-1 000 m and Total
local elevation
range >300
1222104 2211308
55.3% 100.0%
12993092 35813437
9.4% 6.2%