34 The tallest building in America's capital city is the Washington Monument(纪念碑). It is 21 for George Washington , the first president of the United States. He 22 the American colonies(殖民地) in the War of Independence(独立) against England from 1775 to 1783.As president ,he 23 the...
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...
2–Eucalyptus regnans, Australia (Mountain ash) – Average Growth Height: 99.8m (327.5ft) White this swamp gum tree only makes it into our number spot, it is the tallest flowering plant in the world and is known to live for several hundred years. Sadly this Tasmanian oak isn’t as lucky...
Since World War II, Mecca has expanded along the roads through the mountain gaps to the north, northwest, and west. Among the modern residential areas are Al-ʿAzīziyyah and Al-Fayṣaliyyah along the road to Minā and Al-Ẓāhir, Al-Zahraʿā, and Shāriʿ al-Manṣūr along...