Declared a national park in July of 2005, Los Quetzales National Park has the distinction of being the most recent addition to Costa Rica's extensive park system. The park encompasses what was formerly the Los Santos Forest Reserve, stretching across 12,355 acres (5,000 hectares), three types of rainforest, and fourteen different ecosystems.
Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain on the European continent. Its summit is 18,510 feet (5,642 meters) above sea level. It is located in Russia. Image of Mount Elbrus copyright by iStockPhoto and Giliazov Artur. Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain on the Australian continent.
The tallest Mountain is Mt Everest, in the Himalayas it is 29,028 feet high (8,848 meters). The Himalayas are between China and India. The highest point in Africa is Mt Kilimanjaro; it's 19,344 feet high (5,896 meters). In Europe, the highest point is the Mont Blanc, at 15,770 feet high (4807 meters).