Mount Vinson, which Asad Memon summited in January 2025, is the highest peak on which continent?
AAntarctica
BAsia
CEurope
DAfrica
Correct answer
A. Antarctica
Explanation
Mount Vinson is Antarctica’s highest peak, and one of the Seven Summits. With a prominence of 16,050ft (4,892m) and residing in one of the world’s most formidable cold deserts, this peak was first summited in 1966, making it the last of the Seven Summits to be reached. Pakistani climber Asad Ali Memon has successfully scaled Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica at 4,892 meters, known for being the coldest in the world.