Mount Etna 10‚922Ft (3329 meters) LOCATED IN ITALY : 37.73°N 15.00°E LAST ERRUPTED IN January 12‚ 2011 Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of activity. Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population‚ Mount Etna has been designated a Decade Volcano by the United Nations. From about 35‚000 to 15‚000 years ago‚ Etna experienced some highly explosive eruptions‚ generating large pyroclastic
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Mount Etna Sicily ’s greatest natural attraction is also its highest mountain. To the ancient Greeks‚ Mount Etna was the realm of Vulcan‚ god of fire‚ and the home of the one-eyed monster known as the Cyclops. At approximately 3350 meters‚ it is Europe ’s highest active volcano. The height of its summit changes with each eruption‚ and over the centuries a few lava flows have reached the coast. Over 1200 square meters of Etna ’s surface is covered with solidified lava. Etna offers skiing in
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Mount Abu ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthanstate in western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1‚722 m (5‚650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as ’an oasis in the desert ’ as its heights are home to rivers‚ lakes‚ waterfalls and evergreen forests. Contents [hide] * 1 History * 1.1 The
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reaches the top of the mountain‚ which is a bit anticlimactic. For a task as rewarding and treacherous as climbing Mount Everest‚ beginning the story at the climax confuses the reader. However‚ this allows the reader to realize that the climax of the story will most likely occur elsewhere. When he reaches the top of the summit‚ he lacks enthusiasm. Usually‚ reaching the summit of Mount Everest is followed by happiness and celebration. He admits that he has no energy to be happy. He summited
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In his book‚ Into Thin Air‚ Krakauer describes climbing to the summit of Mount Everest as a ’breathtaking experience’. The thinning of oxygen is just one of the many perilous events that unfolds while the climbing of this monster of a mountain. There are illnesses that one can get while descending too high too quickly‚ and limbs to be lost to the freezing cold. Worse‚ one could inevitably come to their own death by falling into a crevasse or for loss of air supply. There is no doubt that climbing
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thought right. Your everyday life is packed with numerous risks to a point that there are too many to count. Recently people have started taking bigger risks such as climbing Mount Everest. Because of this‚ the average death rate on Everest is gradually increasing. There has to be more and more helicopters flying around Everest. Because of the increase more rescuers are risking their lives. Now people are debating on whether people should have a right to rescue services when they risk their own life
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Currently there are 14 World Heritage sites located in Japan. Of course‚ 11 are cultural properties and 3 are national properties. If you were a representative of Japan‚ what would you nominate as the next World Heritage site and why? Mount Fuji or‚ “Fuji-san” is Japan’s highest summit- rising to 3‚776 metres above sea level. Though it has already been denied the title of becoming a World Heritage site once before‚ there is still strong support from the Japanese population that it should be considered
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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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At some point in everyone’s life they come across a life changing obstacle‚ also known as their everest. In the book‚ Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer‚ the climbers Jon Krakauer‚ Rob Hall‚ sherpas‚ and many other people‚ climb Mount Everest with hopes of summiting. For them this is their everest. When the word everest is said the automatic thought is Mount Everest‚ but in this case everest holds the definition of a tough obstacle that is overcome because of the work and effort that was put into it to
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Mount Abu - The Mythological Beauty Mount Abu situated at a average height of 1‚219 mtr’s above sea level is the oasis in the deserted land of Rajasthan and posses the honor of being the only hill-station in Rajasthan as well as north-west India‚ The world famous tourist destination is known for its Delwara Jain temples and natural beauty world over‚ situated amidst lush green forested hills on the highest peak in the Aravali range is also the summer capital for the Indian state of Rajasthan‚ home
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