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Mountains and volcanoes around the world. |
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 | A flight through the mountains of afghanistan (high resolution and about 4000m high). Maybe you can find the hiding place of osama b L |  | 11/09/2005 | 973 | 
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 | Mt. Kailash (6741 m)is perhaps the most sacred of Holy Mountains in Tibet. Together with the two lakes of Mansarovar & Rakas, the region is one of the few truly nature wonders of the world.
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- Beyond its significance to Buddhist and Bön-po, Kailas is revered by both Hindus and Jains. To Hindus, Kailas is the earthly throne of Shiva. This stems from an... | | 11/08/2005 | 798 |
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 | this thing looks damn cool |  | 11/08/2005 | 423 |
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 | Picture was taken before the road expansion construction back in 02/05. | | 11/05/2005 | 493 |
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 | Avachinsky is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. It lies within sight of the capital of Kamchatka Oblast, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Koryaksky volcano, it has been designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas.
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 | Koryaksky is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. It lies within sight of the capital of Kamchatka Oblast, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Avachinsky volcano, it has been designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas.
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 | The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec is a volcano located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. With a height above sea level of 2,381 metres, its summit is one of the highest points in the country.
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 | Three days ago i was in the sierra nevada (spain) on the second highest mountain (p.nueva 3387m) and i enyoed the view you can see in this file, the highest is the mulhacen (3475m). the p.nueva you can reach from granada, but you must walk about 2,5 hours from the end of the street. The view on this walk is one of the best i ever have seen. | | 10/30/2005 | 742 |
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 | Semisopochnoi, the youngest volcanic island in the western Aleutians, made of a shield volcano, a caldera, and several younger stratovolcanoes.. Known eruptions occurred in 1873 and 1987. Four unconfirmed eruptions occurred between 1772 and 1830. | | 10/27/2005 | 370 |
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 | Ismail Samani Peak (from 19321962 known as Stalin Peak, from 19621998 as Communism Peak), 24,590 ft (7,495 m). Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction of the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. They are among the world's highest mountains. They are also known by the Chinese name of Congling.
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 | Jbel (Jebel) Toubkal is a mountain peak in southwestern Morocco. At 4,167 m, it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains and in North Africa. It is located 63 km south of the city of Marrakech, in the Toubkal National Park.The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in northwest Africa extending about 2400 km (1500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and including The Rock of Gibraltar... | | 10/27/2005 | 765 |
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 | Mayon Volcano is a volcano in the Philippines. It is found in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region. Its almost perfectly-shaped cone is considered by many people to be more beautiful than Mt. Fuji in Japan. A few kilometres to the south of the volcano is Legazpi City. |  | 10/26/2005 | 690 |
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 | Taal Volcano is an active volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It consists of an island in Lake Taal, which is situated within a caldera formed by an earlier very large eruption. It is about 50 km from the capital, Manila. | | 10/26/2005 | 762 |
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 | Kanaga volcano stands out on the northern corner of Kanaga Island, located in the central part of Alaskas Aleutian archipelago. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/EO/highres/ISS005/ISS005-E-10097.JPG | | 10/26/2005 | 332 |
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 | The Sulaiman Mountains are a major geological feature of Pakistan and one of the bordering ranges of the Indian subcontinent. Bordering the Sulaiman Range to the north are the arid highlands of the Hindu Kush, with more than 50 percent of the lands there lying above 6,500 feet (2,000 m).
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 | The "Drielandenpunt" ist the highest elevation in the Netherlands. It is also a place where the Dutch, Belgian and German border meet. It is right outside the Dutch city of Vaals and the German city of Aachen. |  | 10/24/2005 | 417 |
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 | See the little flight with a paraglider over the Subaital/Austria. No good thermals in oktober but enough for 100 min flying. Look at the great mountains around ! |  | 10/24/2005 | 411 |
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 | World's Largest Place Name
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakit anatahu or Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is the Maori (language) placename on an otherwise unremarkable hill which is 305 metres high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The placename is often shortene... | | 10/23/2005 | 398 |
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 | Marrah Mountains, Sudan. The Marrah Mountauns are a chain of volcanic peaks in the Darfur region of Sudan. | | 10/23/2005 | 404 |
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 | Kolombangara volcano, Solomon Islands. Kolombangara is an island in the New Georgia Islands group of the Solomons. | | 10/22/2005 | 372 |
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 | Mt.Cook - 3,754 meters (12,316 feet)- its permanently snow-capped peak | | 10/22/2005 | 659 |
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 | Virunga Volcanic mountain range, Rwanda. A chain of eight volcanoes most dormant except for two in East Africa on the boarder of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda . The Virunga Mountains are home of the critically endagered Mountain Gorilla. |  | 10/22/2005 | 321 |
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 | The last eruption on La Palma was in 1971 from the Teneguia,
and continued for 24 days.
In some clefts you can feel the warmth and smell the sulphur. | | 10/21/2005 | 545 |
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 | Two live volcanos, Papua, New Guinea. | | 10/21/2005 | 446 |
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 | In Slovakia, the heart of Europe, you will find the most compact high mountain range of the world - The High Tatra Mountains | | 10/20/2005 | 590 |
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