World's most prominent mountains

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WHS containing one of the world's 40 most "Prominent" mountains.
"In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop (in North America), or prime factor (in Europe), categorizes the height of the mountain's.. summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit. It is a measure of the independence of a summit" and "The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak...The lowest point on that route is the col." (Wiki). Showing a. the "Prominence height" above the "col". Prominence Height = height above the relevant contour or Mean Sea Level (MSL) if the nearest higher peak is not on same land mass. b. The "Col" height used c. The "Parent Peak" used For a discussion on meanings and alternative definitions of "Prominence", "Parent Peak" etc see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_prominence. Prominence Map - link