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Mount Nyiragongo

Mount Nyiragongo is an active volcano which last erupted in 2002. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world as it erupts on average every 30 years. This large stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470...

Mount Nyiragongo

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Mount Hood

Mount Hood is one of the most prominent of the cascade volcanoes. It is only 50 miles from the major Oregon city of Portland. With a height measured at 11,249 feet, it is the highest peak in Oregon. It is home to 12 different

Mount Hood

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Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash is the most intriguing mountain range is the whole of Himalayas. It is a mountain of great religious importance for Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus consider it the core of Lord Shiva. According to Hindu Mythology, it is said that Lord Shiva along with his family resides in this...

Mount Kailash

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Mount Hua

Mount Hua or Mount Huashan is one of the five sacred mountains in China. It is also known as Western Great Mountain. It is located in Weinan City and Huayin City of Shaanxi Province. It measures 2,154 meters in height....

Mount Hua

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Mount Huangshan in China

Mount Huangshan is located in Huangshan City, south of Anhui Province, China. It was designated an official World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. This mountain covers an area of 250 square kilometers with an area of 154 square...

Mount Huangshan in China

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Mount Pinatubo

Mount Pinatubo is an active volcano. It is located in the Luzon Island in the Philippines. It is classified as a stratovolcano as it has tall...

Mount Pinatubo

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Mount Tambora

Mount Tambora is an active volcano located on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. It is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is steeper than a...

Mount Tambora

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Krakatoa

Krakatoa is an Indonesian volcano which is responsible for an eruption that took place in August 1883. It was one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions of modern history as approximately 36,000 people died. This...

Krakatoa

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Mount Saint Helens

Mount Saint Helens is located in Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, and 95 miles south of Seattle. It is a volcano which is a part of the Cascade Mountains. It was recognized as a

Mount Saint Helens

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Mount Saint Elias

Mount Saint Elias is a huge pyramid shaped mountain with an elevation 18,008 feet. It is located on the Canada–United States border, 70 miles...

Mount Saint Elias

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Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world with an elevation of 26,658 feet. It is located at the western end of the Himalayan Range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. It is the highest peak in the Nanga...

Nanga Parbat

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Mount Tai

Mount Tai is located north of the city of Tai’an, in the mid of Shandong province in China. It is one of the five sacred mountains of China and also the most important of all of them. There are many temples and other monuments...

Mount Tai

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Blue Ridge Mountains

Blue Ridge Mountains is a segment of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. This mountain range is 5 to 65 miles wide, with average elevations of 2,000 to 4,000 feet. These mountains go across the...

Blue Ridge Mountains

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Longs Peak

Longs Peak is one of the most coveted peaks in Colorado. It has an elevation of 14,259 feet. It is located in Boulder county, north-central Colorado, United States. It towers above all other summits in Rocky...

Longs Peak

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Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta is the second highest peak in the Cascade Range and the fifth highest in California with an elevation of 4,322 meters. This mountain is the 96th most prominent peak in the world. It is also the most voluminous of all the mountains in the Cascade Range with an estimated...

Mount Shasta

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Mount Cook

Mount Cook is known all over the world for its incredible alpine beauty and remoteness. It is the highest mountain peak in the New Zealand with a height of 3,754 meters above sea level. It remains permanently snow covered. It...

Mount Cook

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Mount Blackburn

Mount Blackburn is the highest peak of the Wrangell volcanic range at a height of 16,390 feet. It is also the 5th highest peak in the United States. This mountain was named in 1885, by Lieutenant...

Mount Blackburn

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Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak is a massive mountain located in Pikes National Forest which is in Colorado, United States. It measures approximately 14,110...

Pikes Peak

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Mount Manaslu

Mount Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world measuring 8,156 meters. It offers a unique opportunity to experience a reasonably untouched region of Nepal. It is...

Mount Manaslu

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The Alps

The Alps are the highest and the most extensive mountain range system in Europe. It is also the youngest and most densely populated mountain range on the continent being about 65 million years ago. It was formed when the African crustal plate shifted into Europe. This mountain range...

The Alps

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Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa is the world’s largest active volcano. It measures 13,697 feet above sea level and around 3,100 feet below sea level which makes it the biggest volcano on earth. It is a shield volcano covering more...

Mauna Loa

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Matterhorn

The Matterhorn is one of the most recognized peaks that make up the Alps. It straddles two countries, Switzerland and

Matterhorn

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Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus is an inactive volcano located in the Western Caucasus mountain range. It is the highest mountain in

Mount Elbrus

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Death Valley

Death Valley is one of the most breathtaking expanses of nature in the United States. It is situated in eastern California. It is also one of the most extreme environments on

Death Valley

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Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes. It is located in southern Italy, on the Gulf of Naples. It is the only volcano on...

Mount Vesuvius

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Mount Nyiragongo

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Blue Ridge Mountains

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