Mount Everest Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the modern world and is located in the Mahalangur mountain range that runs through both Tibet and Nepal. The peak of Mount Everest is recorded at 8‚848 meters above sea level. The precise summit point of Mount Everest runs through both the international border of China and Nepal. The official height was under scrutiny for five years due to arguments between China and Nepal regarding how to calculate the official height. China stated that
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Title: Everest Trilogy Author: Gordon Korman Name: Brandon Wright Teacher: Ms. K. McRae Class: ENG4C Date: Summary The Setting: The story takes place on Mount Everest. Mount Everest is a real mountain‚ it is one of the biggest mountains on earth‚ which is located in Nepal. The Time Period: This story takes place in the present day era. I think this because back in the day I don’t think they have discovered Everest yet and I wouldn’t think they would let people climb the mountain.
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Imagine you’re one of the people that decide to ignore the officials warnings of an eruption on Mount St. Helens. It’s May 18‚ 1980‚ 8:32 a.m. and you hear a rumble and feel the earth move. Behind you‚ you hear a thunderous noise. When you turn around‚ you see a humongous landslide headed your way. Mount St. Helens in Washington State has erupted‚ immediately a cloud of gas‚ rock‚ and hot ash shot up in the air and race down the mountainside at an unimaginable speed. The eruption created a mass of
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The volcanic mountain I have chosen is Mount Fuji also known in its proper term; Mount Fujiyama. It’s located near the pacific coast on Honshu Island in southwest of Tokyo‚ Japan. Here is Mount Fuji on a world map: And here it is on a regional map: Mount Fuji is one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world and is a well-known tourist attraction. There are many definitions of the word “Fuji”; some are wealth‚ abundant and immortal. The ancient samurais used Fuji as a training area
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Mount Kilimanjaro [pic] Location & Description Mount Kilimanjaro is situated entirely within the borders of Tanzania‚ although is situated close to the border of Kenya. It is situated 3 degrees‚ or about 340 km‚ south of the Equator. To the west lies the Great Rift Valley created by the tremendous tectonic forces which also created a string of other volcanoes. Climatic conditions Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and fourth highest of the Seven Summits. It is among the tallest
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Carving a Mountain Mount Rushmore started in 1923 as an idea in the mind of Doane Robinson‚ the founder of the South Dakota Historical Society in 1901. His idea was to have a sculptor carve a gigantic monument in the area of the Needles in the Black Hills. He thought that the subject of this monument could be Lewis and Clark‚ Red Cloud‚ John C. Fremont‚ or other great heroes of the American west. This would bring thousands of tourists to South Dakota and would help the economy of their state.
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Comparison of Laptop Computers The purpose of this comparison is to help prospective laptop purchasers in their decision. In today ’s mobile climate‚ the average person can make good use of a reliable portable computer; this report is designed to help in that search. Of the many perspective computers‚ only several brands have been selected for this comparison. Those that have been selected are Pentium computers that boast the new MMX technology. MMX technology lends itself to portable computers
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Mount Rainier The cool‚ mountain air. The quaint‚ alpine meadows. The steep‚ rugged terrain. Ahhhh......nothing beats it. Almost every summer my family and I travel to Mt. Rainier National Park. It’s a remarkable place‚ full of many natural wonders. From the dense‚ thick‚ old growth forests‚ to the high‚ windswept mountain slopes. It’s all an outdoorsmen could ask for. This tradition started back before I was even brought into this world. 22 years ago my parents moved from Los Angeles
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land was used for farming because of the amount of rainfall. Shechem’s personal meaning is shoulder or back because it was built mainly on the slope of mount Ebal (Bible Dictionary 1478). It would also be very nice to look at because it was full of plants and a lot of farming communities. Also‚ there would a view of Mount Ebal to the north and Mount Gerizim to the south (Beitzel 1985:19). It is not said as to what time of year the Abraham was here‚ but if it were summer it would have been long‚
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Mount Kinabalu‚ Malaysia Fog obscures the summit of Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu‚ a 13‚455-foot (4‚101-meter) peak in northwestern East Malaysia. Formerly known as St. Peter’s Mount‚ Kinabalu is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago. Indonesia Mountains A towering trail of steam and smoke issues from Mount Semeru in the distance while gaping Mount Bromo (middle left) quietly simmers in East Java‚ Indonesia. The Indonesian government estimates that during the
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