Profiles Mount Everest, the Alps, Mount Saint Helens, and seven other significant mountains and mountain ranges, describing their formation, changes over time, and contributions to the environment and including over forty photographs and illustrations.
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Origins of the landform: Mountains -- Mount Everest, Asia -- Appalachians, North America -- Alps, Europe -- Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic -- Sierra Nevada, California, Western United States -- Andes, South America -- Mauna Kea, Hawaii's High Point, Pacific Ocean -- Mount Saint Helens, Northwestern United States -- Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa -- Humphreys Peak, Arizona, North America -- Glossary -- Books -- Web sites -- Index.