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Norfolk Island
external territory of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean, consisting of the island of the same name plus neighbouring islands
Aconcagua
Aconcagua () is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the second-most topographically prominent peak in the world, as well as the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, with a summit elevation of . It lies northwest of the provincial capital, the city of Mendoza, about from San Juan Province, and from Argentina's border with Chile. Aconcagua is one of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Mount Kenya
African stratovolcano
Lord Howe Island
island in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of New South Wales
Nevado Sajama
mountain
Moorea
Inaccessible Island
island in Tristan Da Cunha archipelago
Mount Elgon
shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya
Vitosha
thumb|right|Map of Vitosha Vitosha ( ), the ancient Scomius or Scombrus, is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and rope ways render the mountain easily accessible. Vitosha has the outlines of an enormous dome.
Monte Pissis
extinct volcano in the province of La Rioja in Argentina
Mount Terror
volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica
Tamu Massif
underwater volcano
Rùm
Rùm (), a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum ( ), is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland, in the district of Lochaber. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir George Bullough, because he did not relish the idea of having the title "Laird of Rum".
Tronador
Tronador () is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, located along the border between Argentina and Chile, near the Argentine city of Bariloche. The mountain was named Tronador (Spanish for "Thunderer") by locals in reference to the sound of falling seracs. With an altitude of , Tronador stands more than 1,000 m above nearby mountains in the Andean massif, making it a popular mountaineering destination. Located inside two national parks, Nahuel Huapi in Argentina and Vicente Pérez Rosales in Chile, Tronador hosts a total of eight glaciers, which are currently retreating due to warmin
Mont Orohena
mountain on the island of Tahiti
Mount Sabyinyo
mountain in eastern Africa
Mount Tomanivi
highest mountain in Fiji
Albor Tholus
tholus on Mars
Gaussberg
Gaussberg (or Schwarzen Berg, Mount Gauss) is a extinct volcanic cone in East Antarctica fronting on Davis Sea immediately west of Posadowsky Glacier. It is ice-free and conical in nature, having formed subglacially about 55,000 years ago. The current edifice is thought to be the remains of a once-larger mountain that has been reduced by glacial and subaerial erosion. The volcano has produced lamproite magmas, and is the youngest volcano to have produced such magmas on Earth.
El Altar volcano
volcano in Ecuador
Gunung Padang Megalithic Site
Sundanese archaeological site
Rano Kau
dormant volcano on Easter Island
Aucanquilcha
Aucanquilcha is a massive stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, just west of the border with Bolivia and within the Alto Loa National Reserve. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, the stratovolcano has the form of a ridge with a maximum height of . The volcano is embedded in a larger cluster of volcanoes known as the Aucanquilcha cluster. This cluster of volcanoes was formed in stages over eleven million years of activity with varying magma output, including lava domes and lava flows. Aucanquilcha volcano proper is formed from four units that erupted bet
Terevaka
Mauŋa Terevaka (, ) is the largest, tallest () and youngest of three main extinct volcanoes that form Easter Island. Several smaller volcanic cones and craters dot its slopes, including a crater hosting one of the island's three lakes, Rano Aroi.
Îles de Los
Archipelago off the coast of Guinea
Mount Zuqualla
mountain
Lake Tritriva
lake
Lake Ram
lake on the occupied Golan Heights, Syria
Poike
right|275 px|thumb|The north side of Poike seen from the west right|275 px|thumb|Rapa Nui showing Poike at the eastern (right) side of the island Poike is one of the three main extinct volcanoes that form Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. At 370 metres above sea level, Poike's peak is the island's second-highest point after the peak of the extinct volcano Terevaka.
Poor Knights Islands
archipelago in New Zealand
Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō
bight in New Zealand
Biblis Tholus
tholus on Mars
Tombo Island
island in Guinea
Peak Pantojo
mountain in Argentina
Otemanu
mountain on Bora Bora
Cervati
Cervati or Monte Cervati is an Italian mountain of the Province of Salerno, Campania.
Mount Kulal
mountain
Mount Overlord
volcano in Victoria Land, Antarctica
Isla Grosa
island in Spain
Solander Islands
three isolated islets off New Zealand's South Island
Mount Veve
mountain in Solomon Islands
Warrumbungles
The Warrumbungles is a mountain range in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The nearest town is Coonabarabran. The area is easiest accessed from the Newell Highway which is the major road link directly between Melbourne, Victoria and Brisbane, Queensland and cuts across inland New South Wales from the north to the south.
Mount Guanyin
mountain in New Taipei, Taiwan
Liverpool Range
component range of Great Dividing Range, New South Wales, Australia
Pirongia Mountain
mountain in New Zealand
Mount Kaputar
mountain
Mount Canobolas
mountain in New South Wales, Australia
Kahuzi
mountain in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nandewar Range
mountains in Australia
Mount Lidgbird
mountain in Australia
Otago Harbour
harbour in New Zealand
Mount Buninyong
mountain
Bundaberg Hummock
mountain in Australia
Benham Plateau
seismically active undersea region and extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea
Murray Island
island in Queensland, Australia
Commerson Crater
volcanic crater of Réunion
Pumiri
Pumiri is a volcano in the Andes that rises above the surrounding terrain. The volcano is located in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, northwest of the Salar de Coipasa.
Jbel El Koudiate
mountain in Morocco
Sierra de Sangra
mountain in Argentina and Chile
Edinburgh Peak
highest summit of Gough Island