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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
30: ...]]?-[[1377]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to ...
34: *[[Moric Benovsky]], [[Slovakia|Slovak]]
53: ...ry]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[Atlantic]] islands)
66: ... to the [[Indies]]; discovered various lands and islands and established a colony on [[Hispaniola]]
67: ...Pacific]], discovering or mapping many lands and islands - China (38909 bytes)
7: ...], islands off the coast of [[Fujian]], and some islands in the South China Sea. The PRC does not reco...
14: ...s "Middle Kingdom", but perhaps could also be translated as, "Central State". It literally means "midd...
32: ...ched Europe and England. The Western "China", transliterated to [[Shina (word)|Shina]] (支๶...
45: ...th centuries BC), whose centralized authority was slowly eroded by the ceding of state-like authority ...
51: ...at war with for several decades, while simultaneously falling behind Europe in that respect. This set ... - Earth (30908 bytes)
14: ...the highest point on Earth (the summit of [[Mount Everest]], which is only 8,850 m) and the lowest (the bot...
72: ...suggested that the inner core of Earth may rotate slightly faster than the rest of the planet, by ~2? ...
80: ....html]. Thus, the upper mantle can only flow very slowly.
110: ... blown away by the [[solar wind]]. This effect is slow, but inexorable. This is one hypothesis explain...
114: Finally, [[volcano|vulcanism]] continuously emits water [[vapor]] from the interior. Earth's... - Mountain (4538 bytes)
5: ...[[volcano]]es, including many apparently small [[island]]s that reach a great height above the ocean f...
14: ... m further away from the Earth's centre than Everest. The peak that rises farthest from its base is [[...
18: ...es as a result. Extreme cases are known as [[sky island]]s. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
4: ...never controlled [[Taiwan]] and some neighboring islands, which are controlled by the [[Republic of Ch...
13: ...ntang in control of [[Taiwan]] and some outlying islands of [[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao ...
36: ...more left-leaning communists. It appears China is slowly becoming [[capitalist]].
38: ...o deal with challenges to its rule, it simultaneously attempts to reduce dissent by improving the econ...
40: ...speech is routine, and the Communist Party ruthlessly suppresses any protests and organizations that i... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
14: ...327;रियसि<br />(transliteration: Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi G...
81: ...29,035-[[foot (unit of length)|foot]]) high Mount Everest and other peaks forming Mountain Region in north....
83: ...he Nepal - China border. The vista and majesty of Everest and the [[Himalaya]]n range, including eight of t...
160: ... traditions). About 4.2% of the population is [[Muslim]] and 3.6% of the population follows the indige...
163: ... (7.1%), [[Tamang]] (5.6%), [[Newar]] (5.5%), [[Muslim]] (4.3%), Kami (3.9%), [[Rai (Ethnic Group)|Rai... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
14: ...ight and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation (less than one rotation per Venerean y...
18: ...ty of the atmosphere at Venus' surface, even such slow winds exert a significant amount of force again...
23: Venus has slow [[retrograde motion|retrograde rotation]], mean...
25: ...axwell Montes]] (roughly 2 km taller than [[Mount Everest]]) after [[James Clerk Maxwell]], which surround ...
27: ...s's crust is stronger and thicker than had previously been assumed. It is theorized that Venus does no... - Mars (27704 bytes)
31: ...etween Earth's highest and lowest points ([[Mount Everest]] and the [[Mariana Trench]]) is only 19.7 km. Co...
49: ... hand, is far enough away that its orbit is being slowly boosted instead.
89: ...e ice at the planet's south pole. NASA had previously confirmed their presence at the north pole of Ma...
147: ...s with the characters 火星, which translate as "Fire Star." This is based on [[Five Elemen... - Bird (20345 bytes)
17: ...igatebird]]s, stay aloft for days at a time, even sleeping on the wing.
19: ...less, and several other species, particularly on islands, have also lost this ability. Flightless bird...
115: ...o why you would more likely see a bird on [[Mount Everest]] than, say, a [[mouse]].
144: ...predators. [[Tubenose]]s can eject an unpleasant slime against an aggressor, and some species of [[pi... - Extreme points of the world (6602 bytes)
6: ...], east of [[Greenland]] (83°40'), which lies slightly north of [[Cape Morris Jesup]], [[Greenland...
8: ...th of the [[International Date Line]], is [[Attu Island]], [[Alaska]].
9: ...f the [[International Date Line]], is [[Caroline Island]], [[Kiribati]].
12: ...he highest point is the summit of [[Mount Everest|Everest]]: 8,850 [[metre|m]] (29,035 feet) above sea leve...
15: ... Earth not being a perfect sphere), at 6384.4 km (Everest's summit is at 6382.3 km). - Jumping spider (3866 bytes)
4: ... at the highest elevation, on the slopes of [[Mt. Everest]]). Tropical forests harbor the most species, but... - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...thousander|Eight-thousanders]], including [[Mount Everest]]. To comprehend the enormous scale of Himalayan ...
5: ...ht|[[Perspective]] view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from ...
10: ...ghest peaks including the three highest - [[Mount Everest]], [[K2]] and [[Kanchenjunga]].
21: ...nds in [[Myanmar]] and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]] were also formed a...
27: ...emu ([[Sikkim]]) and [[Khumbu]] glaciers ([[Mount Everest]] region). - Silkworm Moth (4931 bytes)
19: ...retically extend vertically to the height of [[Mt Everest]]. It is estimated that at least 70 million pound...
21: ...er they moult about four times, their bodies turn slightly yellow and their skin becomes tighter, whic...
28: ... more came out and wrapped around her finger, she slowly felt a warm sensation. When the silk ran out,...
30: The Chinese jealously guarded their knowledge of silk. It is said that... - Icefall (1371 bytes)
3: ...fall is much like a [[waterfall]], only very much slower. Indeed, it is true that the word ''icefall''...
5: As slow as glaciers generally are, the relative speed o...
9: ...the [[Nepal]]ese side of [[Mount Everest]], variously described as "treacherous" and "dangerous". It i... - List of countries by highest point (12398 bytes)
4: |1=||[[Nepal]]||[[Mount Everest]]||8,850m
6: |1=||[[People's Republic of China]]||[[Mount Everest]]||8,850m
102: ...ain]]||[[Teide]] on [[Tenerife]] in the [[Canary Islands]]||3,718m
158: |78||[[Slovenia]]||[[Triglav]]||2,864m
182: |90||[[Slovakia]]||[[Gerlachovsky Stit]]||2,655m - Wonders of the Ancient World (11560 bytes)
20: ...aumata''"(Greek: '''Θαύματα'''), which translates closer to "things to be seen". The list that ...
179: <!-- FOUR-->*[[Mount Everest]]
197: <!-- FIVE-->*[[Galápagos Islands]]
237: <!-- TWO--># [[Galápagos Islands]]
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