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Cairngorms
(Encyclopedia) CairngormsCairngormskârngôrmzˈ, kârnˈgôrmz [key], group of mountains forming part of the Grampian Mts, in Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire, central Scotland, between the Dee and the…Facts and Figures About Twisters
Facts and Figures About Twisters Although tornadoes can happen at any time of year, they are especially common during the spring and early summer. May and June are the peak months in terms of…Iberian Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Iberian MountainsIberian Mountainsībĭrˈēən [key], mountain system, extending c.250 mi (400 km) along the northeastern edge of the Meseta (central plateau), NE Spain. Moncayo (7,590 ft/…Uinta Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Uinta MountainsUinta Mountainsy&oomacr;ĭnˈtə [key], range of the Rocky Mts. extending c.120 mi (190 km) E from NE Utah to SW Wyoming. It rises to Kings Peak (13,528 ft/4,123 m),…Olympic Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Olympic Mountains, highest part of the Coast Ranges, on the Olympic Peninsula, NW Wash. Mt. Olympus (7,965 ft/2,427 m) is the highest point in the mountains, which are composed mainly…Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Mountain Grave
A Mountain GraveWhy fear to die And let thy body lie Under the flowers of June, Thy body food For the ground-worms' brood And thy grave smiled on by the visiting moon. Amid great Nature's…Walt Whitman: Bivouac on a Mountain Side
Bivouac on a Mountain SideI see before me now a traveling army halting, Below a fertile valley spread, with barns and the orchards of summer, Behind, the terraced sides of a mountain, abrupt…The Top Ten: The World's Highest Mountains
Rank Mountain Range Country Feet 1. Everest Himalayas Nepal/Tibet 29,035 2. K2 (Mount Godwin Austen) Karakoram Pakistan/China 28,250 3. …Eunice Tietjens: The Most-Sacred Mountain
The Most-Sacred MountainEunice TietjensSpace, and the twelve clean winds of heaven, And this sharp exultation, like a cry, after the slow six thousand steps of climbing! This is Tai Shan,…Mountain Biking: 1997 World Championships
at Cateau d'Oex, Switzerland (Sept. 12–21).Men Cross Country (51.2 km)Time1Hubert Pallhuber, ITA2:42:262Henrik Djernis, DENat 1:043Luca Bramati, ITAat 1:36 Downhill (4.15 km)Time1Nicholas…Trending
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