Ribu

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A Ribu (pronounced ree-boo) is a mountain with a topographic prominence of at least 1,000 metres (3,281 ft).^[1] "Ribu" is a Malay and Indonesian word meaning "thousand".^[2]

There are 7,150 Ribus across the world^{[3] [4]}including 932 Ribus in Canada, 893 Ribus in China and 643 Ribus in the USA. There are 145 countries or territories with at least one Ribu. 1,566 of the world's 7,150 Ribus are also Ultras, peaks with at least 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence.