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Nanga Parbat

Geography; Geography

The ninth highest mountain in the world with a summit elevation of 8,126 m (26,660 ft). The first successful climb was made in 1953. It's south-east side (Rupal Face), is the highest vertical wall in ...

Kangchenjunga

Geography; Geography

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. The name definition is "Five Treasures of Snow". The Geological Survey of India indicates the summit of Kangchenjunga at 8,598 m (28,209 ...

Eiger

Geography; Geography

This mountain is not the biggest one, it takes only the 5th place. It is 3,970 meters (13,020 ft) mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.

Greenland ice sheet

Geography; Geography

It is a vast body of ice covering 1,710,000 square kilometres (660,000 sq mi), roughly 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is the second largest ice body in the world, after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. ...

Tornado alley

Geography; Geography

Tornado Alley is a colloquial term for the area of the United States where tornadoes are most frequent. Although the boundaries of Tornado Alley are not clearly defined, its core is northern Texas, ...

Meteora

Geography; Geography

The Metéora, lit. "middle of the sky", "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" — etymologically related to "Meteorite") is one of the largest and most ...

Stymphalia Lake

Geography; Geography

Lake Stymphalia is located in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese, in Corinthia, southern Greece. It is a Wetlands area, a popular farming area. Usually this area around the lake is fairly dry ...

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