is the world’s tallest (and arguably most deadly) mountain. In the Tibetan language, it is referred to as the “Goddess Mother of the World.” Its jagged peaks represent the border between Nepal and the autono
Sometimes the lav a moves slowly. At other times it pours out very fast as hug e amounts o f pressur e forc e i t from th e volcano. During thes e times, it mo ves almost as quickly as water moving down t h e sid e o f a mountain. Experts say th e volcan oes o f ...
The name Kerepakupai Merú comes from the local indigenous Pemón culture and means "waterfall of the deepest place". It is sometimes also referred to as Parakupá Vená ("the fall from the highest place"). The waterfall emerges from a flat-topped mountain, known as the Auyántepui, in t...
those on land.The peak of the world's tallest mountain—Mount Everest in the Himalaya,measuring 8.84 kilometers (5.49 miles) high—would not even break the surface of the water if it was placed in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench or Philippine Trench,two of the deepe...
However, if measured from the base of the mountain (where the base could be below sea level), Mauna Kea is the tallest--over 33,000 feet! Amazing that more than half the height of the mountain (20,000 feet) is actually under water!
The person with the most Guinness World Records is Ashrit a Furman from the US A. Furman holds 191records. His records include the longest distance of underwater cycling and climbing the highest mountain on stilts(高跷).But there are many records that Guinness won't accept, For example, ...
Mountain High and Annie's Song have become very popular. But less than thirty years ago, John Denver was a young man with little more than a fine voice, a guitar, and a dream. Growing up in conservative (保守的) family, he was not believed to drop out of college and head to Los ...