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M O U N T A I N S
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MOUNT EVEREST
height: 29,000ft
LOCATION: HIMALAYAS
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Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
It sits on the border of Tibet and Nepal, and is a part of the Mahalangur Himal mountain range (a sub-range of the Himalayas)
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MOUNT DIABLO
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height: 3,800ft
LOCATION: northern california
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Mount Diablo is a part of the Diablo Range.
The mountain is home to many tarantulas that live underground, but come up during mating season (September and October) and can be seen on the trails.
Diablo means Devil in Spanish.
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MOUNT kilimanjaro
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19,341ft
LOCATION: tanzania
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Kilimanjaro has 3 volcanic cones, Mawenzi, Shira, and Kibo. Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, but Kibo, the tallest peak, is dormant and could possibly erupt again.
It is the tallest summit in Africa.
10 people a year die on Kilimanjaro.
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aconcagua
LOCATION: western ARGENTINa
height: 22,800ft
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Aconcagua is the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere, and the second tallest mountain in the world.
It was sacred to the Incas, who built places of worship on it. Sacrifices were made there, and the remains of a child were found 5,000 feet up the mountain.
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