7 facts gleaned from the Ladybird book of mountains

1. Mountains are over 305m above sea level
2. Chamois goats live in the Alps
3. Everest is 8848m above sea level
4. Everest was first summited in May 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
5. The Ruwenlori mountains in central Africa mean 'Mountains of the Moon'
6. The Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy is 7 miles long
7. There is a mountain in Australia called Mount Bruce