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Mountains and volcanoes around the world. |
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 | Miyake Jima is an active volcano island near the big Japanese islands. The overlay is little more detailed, but its also interesting without it.
EDIT:
Better overlay provided by gnomagik |  | 07/30/2005 | 673 | 
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 | One of the most violent eruptions in recorded history. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambora) | | 07/25/2005 | 582 |
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 | Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in the Sunda Strait. It has erupted repeatedly, massively and with disastrous consequences throughout recorded history. The best known of these events occurred in August 27, 1883. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa) The Anak Krakatau is the "Child of the Krakatau". | | 07/25/2005 | 749 |
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 | Biggest crater on earth |  | 07/24/2005 | 2,550 |
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 | Mount Youktas on Crete, Greece. Legend has it that this is the last resting-place of Zeus. |  | 07/23/2005 | 953 |
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 | The highest in Peru (6,768m - 22,204ft) |  | 07/22/2005 | 516 |
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 | One of the world's most beautiful (5,947m - 19,511ft) |  | 07/22/2005 | 397 |
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 | The vulcanic summit of Chimborazo is the point on earth being the furthest from the center of the earth (6310m) due to the earth being thickest around equator. In a sense this is then the highest mountain on earth. | | 07/22/2005 | 749 |
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 | Second tallest mountain in Africa - Mt. Kenya (5199m). | | 07/22/2005 | 1,584 |
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 | A spectacular monadnock. The northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. 5267 ft. |  | 07/21/2005 | 680 |
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 | US/Canadian Park. Highest bear population in the US. | | 07/21/2005 | 504 |
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 | Mountain range outside Yellowstone Park. Famously, featured in movie Shane. | | 07/21/2005 | 564 |
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 | Giant volcano located near Seattle, Washington. |  | 07/21/2005 | 1,255 |
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 | Famous large Swiss Alp. | | 07/21/2005 | 3,720 |
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 | Famous Colorado Rocky Mountain. | | 07/21/2005 | 1,278 |
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 | Mount Ararat located in Turkey. Famous for Noah's Ark. | | 07/21/2005 | 2,861 |
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 | Wonderful Moonscape with hundreds of mountains and rock formations popping out of a sea of sand. Of Lawrence of Arabia fame. T.E. Lawrence used the area as a retreat from his guerrilla campaigns against the Ottoman turks. David Lean filmed part of his movie there.
Editors note - I have been here, toured by day and ate dinner at night in a Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum. Good food, gre... | | 07/21/2005 | 831 |
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 | Located in the Gran Sabana region in between Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil, Mt. Roraima is a flat-topped plateau rising 2500-2800 m high above the surrounding jungle. It features an unique fauna and flora due to it acting as an isolating island.
more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Roraima | | 07/21/2005 | 532 |
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 | Famous from insurance ads, Europe meets Africa here. | | 07/21/2005 | 3,135 |
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 | Active vulcano with the smoke appearing to blow into your face.
Banos below was evacuated because of Tungurahua but since nothing ever happen the people returned. The relaxed backpacker tourist place is now awaiting its doom when Tungurahua finally blows its lid. | | 07/20/2005 | 719 |
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 | Worlds highest active vulcano - Cotopaxi in Ecuador (5897). | | 07/20/2005 | 800 |
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 | Tallest mountain in northern Africa - Mt. Toubkal (4165m) - in the moroccan Altas mountains. | | 07/20/2005 | 1,357 |
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 | Tallest mountain in Africa (5895m). | | 07/20/2005 | 8,704 |
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 | Tallest mountain in Europe: Mt. Elbrus in Russia in the Caucasus mountains (5642m).
Elbrus means female breasts in russian. Fly there and see why the mountain is so named. | | 07/20/2005 | 1,675 |
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 | The Popocatepetl and Iztaccíhuatl Volcanos near Mexico City, Mexico. The name Popocatepetl, meaning "Smoking Mountain", was given to the volcano by the Aztecs, and suggests that the volcano has long been active. It is built on an older volcano which adds 12,464 ft (3800 m) to Popocatepetl's elevation. | | 07/19/2005 | 680 |
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