Mountains

Mountains North America

North America is the northern part of the American double continent. It is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. North America is the third largest continent on earth after Asia and Africa and, with Greenland, the Central American land bridge and the Caribbean, covers an area of ​​around 24,930,000 km².

The highest peak in North America, at 6,194 m, is Mount McKinley in the Alaska chain, which was named after the 25th US President, William McKinley.

The next higher mountains are the Churchill Peaks at 6,145 m, the South Peak at 6,145 m, the Archdeacons Tower at 5,955 m and the North Peak at 5,794 m.