- The Andes Mountains (South America) formed by the collision of the Nazca Plate and South American Plate.
- The Rocky Mountains (North America) formed by the collision of the North American Plate and the Farallon Plate.
- The Alps (Europe) formed by the collision of the African Plate and Eurasian Plate.
- The Urals (Russia) formed by the collision of the Eurasian Plate and the Siberian Platform.
- The Appalachians (North America) formed by the collision of the North American Plate and the African Plate.
Mountains formed by the accretion of volcanic arcs:
- The Aleutian Islands (Alaska) formed by the accretion of volcanic arcs.
- The Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) formed by the accretion of volcanic arcs.
- The Ryukyu Islands (Japan) formed by the accretion of volcanic arcs.
- The Marianas Islands formed by the accretion of volcanic arcs.
- The Tonga Islands formed by the accretion of volcanic arcs.
Mountains formed by continental rifting and uplift:
- The Basin and Range Province (western North America) formed by continental rifting and uplift.
- The East African Rift System (Africa) formed by continental rifting and uplift.
- The Rhine Rift Valley (Europe) formed by continental rifting and uplift.
- The Baikal Rift Zone (Russia) formed by continental rifting and uplift.
- The Dead Sea Rift (Middle East) formed by continental rifting and uplift.
