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Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 24,836 feet. It lies in the Himalayan range on the border between Bhutan and Tibet. The mountain’s name means “White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers” and, as w...
Angel falls has been in its current location for thousands of years. It will remain there until gravity pulls another block of the highly fractured sandstone away from the mountain. The block will fall to the ground and explode into a catastrophic rain of rock. The river will flow without in...
The heights of the tallest trees in the world have been the subject of serious disputes. Modern verified measurement methods using laser rangefinders, as well as measurements made by means of a tape launched from the top of trees to their bottom by climbers, have shown that some of the olde...
Located in the Everest region of Nepal, it is the fourth highest mountain in the world. The name "Lhotse" means "South Peak" in Tibetan. This refers to it being the southernmost peak of the Everest massif. Lhotse is well-known amongst mountaineers because it is right beside Everest. The ...
Mount Vinson, in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, is the highest mountain in Antarctica. It is the most remote of the Sevin Summits.
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