In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively small area of either very high or very low ground, lands under occupying an unusually small part of the surface ; while not only are the highest elevations inferior to those of Asia or South America, but the area of land over is also quite insignificant, being represented almost entirely by individual peaks and mountain ranges.

The highest elevations in Berlin are the Teufelsberg and the Müggelberge in the city's outskirts, and in the centre the Kreuzberg.

These birds are absent from the southern tip of Florida and the highest elevations of the Appalachian Mountains, but are found in eastern Mexico and in Cuba.

Vegetation zones generally correspond to elevation, with grasslands and shrublands at lower elevations, tall and montane forests at middle elevations, and shrublands at the highest elevations.

In the uplands and hills, the elevations rise to Driskill Mountain, the highest point in the state at only 535 feet ( 163 m ) above sea level.

The highest elevations are found along a rim that closely follows the coastline.

Baekdu Mountain, the highest point in North Korea, is a volcanic mountain near the Chinese border with basalt lava plateau with elevations between 1400 and 2000 m above sea level.

The dramatic changes in elevation along this transect result in a variety of biomes, from tropical savannas along the Indian border, to subtropical broadleaf and coniferous forests in the hills, to temperate broadleaf and coniferous forests on the slopes of the Himalaya, to montane grasslands and shrublands, and finally rock and ice at the highest elevations.

At the highest elevations is dwarf forest, a dense forest as short as, on saturated soils.

The highest elevations of this range are in the east, near the border with Kyrgyzstan.

That region is dominated by the peaks of the Pamir-Alay mountain system, including two of the three highest elevations in the former Soviet Union: Mount Lenin — and Mount Communism —.

At the highest elevations, trees cannot grow, and whatever life may be present will be of the alpine type, resembling tundra.

The climate ranges from tropical at the base of the mountains to permanent ice and snow at the highest elevations.

Though in a state of recession, a dozen small glaciers persist at the higher elevations near the highest peaks in the range.

A large portion of Antrim is hilly, especially in the east, where the highest elevations are attained.

The highest elevations parallel the east coast.

Because rain clouds discharge much of their moisture east of the highest elevations on the island, the central highlands are appreciably drier and, owing to the altitude, also cooler.

The highest elevations are in the north and northwest of the county, reaching 805 ft. near the Pennsylvania border in the county's northwestern corner.

The two highest peaks in the Karoo are Compassberg and Seweweekspoortpiek, with summit elevations of and respectively.

Color coding is directly related to topographic height, with green at the lower elevations, rising through yellow and tan, to white at the highest elevations.

The summers tend to be clear, sunny, warm, and very dry, with little rain from June to September except for some mountain thunderstorms in the highest elevations.

Mount Ararat, at the highest point in Turkey, is located in the Anti-Taurus.

The largest of these, Mount Aragats, high, is also the highest point in Armenia.

* 1942 – World War II: The flag of Nazi Germany is installed atop the Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountain range.

Its highest rise is the conical Mount Oros ( 531 m ) in the south, and the Panhellenian ridge stretches northward with narrow fertile valleys on either side.

Its lowest point is the Caribbean Sea and its highest point is Mount Sage at above sea level.

The lowest point in the country is at Lake Tanganyika, at, with the highest point being on Mount Heha, at.

Borneo's highest point is Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, with an elevation of above sea level.

Mount Musala () in the Rila mountain in Bulgaria is the highest.

The highest peak is Mount Rainier, at.

Based on Dravidian architecture, it was designed as a pyramid representing the structure of the universe: the highest level at the center of the temple represented Mount Meru, the home of the Hindu gods, with the five towers on the highest level representing the five peaks of the mountain.

sometimes referred to as ' the hinge of Africa ;' throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity ; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano

Mount Fogo, the highest point in Cape Verde.

The highest elevation is Mount Nimba, at in the far west of the country along the border with Guinea and Liberia.

* Mount Charleston, Nevada, the highest mountain in the Spring Mountain Range

The highest point is just east of where Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York meet ( 42 ° 3 ' N ; 73 ° 29 ' W ), on the southern slope of Mount Frissell, whose peak lies nearby in Massachusetts.

* The Sierra de Neiba, with Mount Neiba the highest mountain with 2, 279 m. An extension to the southeast of Sierra de Neiba is the Sierra Martín García ( Loma Busú, 1, 350 m ).

Mount Catherine in Sinai, the country's highest point

Similar to the desert, the peninsula contains mountains in its southern sector that are a geological extension of the Red Sea Hills, the low range along the Red Sea coast that includes Mount Catherine ( Jabal Katrinah ), the country's highest point, at 2, 642 m above sea-level.

The highest point in Fuerteventura is Mount Jandía ( 807 m ) in the southwestern part of the island.

Mount St. Catherine is the highest peak at 840 meters.

The lowest point is at sea level, and the highest is on Mount Saint Catherine.

** Mount Vancouver, eighth highest mountain in Canada

The highest point in the Japanese Alps is Mount Kita at 3, 193 meters.