Where we can find mountains?

Mountains everywhere

We see Land Mountains in many parts of the world. But mountains can also be found under the sea and even on other planets in space. Scientists and explorers use special equipment to study mountains everywhere.

Mountain ranges can be found in the ocean.

Some ocean mountains are so huge that their tops form islands where people can live — Iceland is one example. Mauna Kea, in Hawaii, rises 10,200 metres from the bottom of the sea. It is the Earth’s largest mountain, even though Mount Everest rises 8,850 metres above land. Sometimes, gaps in the ocean rocks cause gas to escape and the water to boil.

 

This mountain is found on Mars.

Space scientists have been studying the surface of other planets. They have found enormous volcanic mountains on Mars, like Olympus Mons, its highest mountain. It is 22,860 metres tall — three times higher than Mount Everest.

Special robots and cameras are used to study sea and space mountains.

Remote-controlled machines fitted with cameras travel millions of kilometres to Mars. They take pictures of the planet’s mountainous surface. Underwater robots, called submersibles, look at the ocean floor and find out more about underwater mountains.

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