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    Mount of Monte Cristo

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    The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond is sailing in French waters along with his best friend Fernand‚ when their captain falls ill. They stop for help at a nearby island‚ which happens to be where Napolean Bonaparte is in hiding. Bonaparte pulls aside Edmond and asks him to deliver an innocent letter to an old friend in Marseille‚ France.Edmond agrees‚ as that is the price for the use of Napolean’s physician. The captain unfortunately dies‚ so the crew returns home to Marseille. Edmond is made captain

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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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    Mount Everest is one of the great wonders of the world and widely used for extreme mountain hiking.Only the most motivated and most fierce people can make it to the summit of Mount Everest.The infamous mountain is known as the tallest‚greatest and a test to humankind‚but is it getting too risky.On April 18‚an avalanche caused a destructive lost of 16 lives.Thirteen bodies were recovered within two days and the next-of-kin were paid $10‚000 insurance and and token sum from the Nepalese government

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    Protecting our Special Places Mt Everest Mount Everest‚ also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma‚ is Earth’s highest mountain. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Its peak is 8848m (29‚029 ft.) above sea level. The boarder between China and Nepal runs directly across the summit of Mount Everest. The current height was established by India and then confirmed in a subsequent survey by China in 1975. Due to Mount Everest being an amazing environmental feature

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    Mount Fuji Research Paper

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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 Morriah Case Study

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    According to Ron’s notes his excavation took place on the northern extension of Mount Moriah. The north side of Mount Moriah is a very Stoney and dry area; certain parts of the mountain have lowered the ground to that of a trench. This side is also referred to as Skull Mountain or Golgotha; it was at this side of the mountain that Jesus was crucified. This side of the mountain is also where Jesus was buried in the “garden tomb”. Ron believed that the escarpment of this side of the mountain was

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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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    After the gigantic shaking of Mount Vesuvius it was calm for a few minutes‚ people were screaming‚ scared to death‚ and curious. Then toxic gas came out of Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii villagers thought it was a friendly mountain. Villagers started choking to death! Tranio and Livia found a safe place from the toxins. But then the gas stopped. Livia and Tranio came out 300 people were still alive about 4‚000‚000 human beings died. They wanted to explore the Mountain because they thought it was calm. Livia

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    case study mount pinatubo THE MOUNT PINATUBO ERUPTION 1991 the mount pinatubo eruption was the second largest eruption of this century and by far the largest eruption affecting a densely populated area. the eruption occurred at mount pinatubo in the philippines on june 15 1991. in march and april 1991 magma rising towards the surface from more than 30 km below pinatubo started making small earthquakes and caused small powerful steam explosion that opened three craters on the north flank of

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    Mount Lemmon: The Best Place to Have Fun Summer or Winter     When we first arrived in Tucson in June 2016‚ there was so many places to go and explore. Then there was Mount Lemmon‚ which was close to our house. We drove up the Catalina Highway‚ through the vast fields of Saguaro cactus and wooded areas of pine trees‚ to the peak. When we got there‚ there was so much stuff to explore that we didn’t have time to do it all in one day. Mount Lemmon is the crowned jewel of Tucson that everyone should

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