Talk:List of tallest mountains by country

Can this list be checked? I already found 2 critical errors and I'm not well-versed in mountains. Here are basic things to check: -- Ynhockey (Talk) 03:09, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The mountain in question is indeed in the country indicated
 * The mountain in question really has the height in question
 * The highest peak in the country in question is really the height claimed in the article


 * I think this list was derived from List of countries by highest point. See the references there. It was originally derived from a very poorly researched CIA list. I corrected many errors, but there may be more; new errors are still coming to light. The Israel and Uruguay information was not incorrect, but it was incorrectly linked. I have corrected it. Viewfinder 07:52, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I thank Alexdan loghin for contributing some missing countries, but I cannot accept his Greenland edit, which is unsourced and disputed by a recent GPS measurement by an experienced hiker and GPS user, and I definitely cannot accept his Bangladesh edit. Despite claims by some ill informed websites, Russian topographic mapping and SRTM data agree that Keokradong is under 900 metres. Viewfinder 21:29, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in the United States, not the tallest. Mauna Kea is the tallest. Kobain 21:30, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

The list defines "tallest" as height above sea level. Perhaps it should be reworded. Any comments? Viewfinder 22:53, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

I changed Mt. Everest entry from China to Nepal, if you look up Mt. Everest in just about any book, it is going to say its in Nepal, not China. The Sort feature doesn't work for the height column because its doing a string sort not a numeric sort. 18:35, 4 April 2007

The NPOV comment about the height of Mont Blanc is WRONG: the border between France and Italy is defined by France-Italian treathy in wich is defined that the border pass trough the highest peak in the Mont Blanc Massif. The fact that only old french printed chart report this difference is not relevant in geographic contest but only as historical curiosity.

Is this list necessary?
Now that the List of countries by highest point is sortable by country, I am wondering if this list is serving any purpose at all. The problem with keeping it is that the highest point of countries is revised regularly as new information comes to light. Maintaining two lists creates more work, and it is impossible to monitor contradictions with 100% accuracy. I therefore propose that this list should be redirected to the list of countries by highest point. Viewfinder 22:33, 17 February 2007 (UTC)