Google Maps views of Earth's highest mountains

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Google Maps' latest project allows anyone with a mouse to explore four of the most famous mountain peaks in the world -- Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus and Everest.

In this screengrab, Mt. Everest Base Camp is seen in Khumjung, Eastern Nepal

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Mt. Everest Base Camp in Khumjung, Eastern Nepal

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Mt. Everest Base Camp in Khumjung, Eastern Nepal

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is known as the "Roof of Africa"

Base camp at Argentina's Mt. Aconcagua, the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres

Mount Elbrus in Russia, Europe's tallest peak