Mountain
A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, with a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill, but there is no universally accepted standard definition for the height of a mountain or a hill although a mountain usually has an identifiable summit. Mountains cover 64% of Asia, 36% of North America, 25% of Europe, 22% of South America, 17% of Australia, and 3% of Africa. As a whole, 24% of the Earth's land mass is mountainous. 10% of people live in mountainous regions. Most of the world's rivers are fed from mountain sources, and more than half of humanity depends on mountains for water.
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Date: 12/6/2008
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 422 items
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Everest at Dusk, From Kala Pattar, Khumbu, Nepal
Date: 7/24/2009
Views: 1099
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Everest Base Camp
Date: 7/26/2009
Views: 1072
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Fall in the Tetons, Wyoming
Date: 7/26/2009
Views: 1169
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Grinnell Point and Swiftcurrent Falls, Glacier National Park, Montana
Date: 7/26/2009
Views: 1077
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Grinnell Lake and Mount Gould, Glacier National Park, Montana
Date: 7/26/2009
Views: 1035
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Denali, Alaska
Date: 7/26/2009
Views: 1089
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Hidden Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Date: 7/26/2009
Views: 938
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Great Smoky Mountains at Sunset, Tennessee
Date: 7/26/2009
Views: 993
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Clouds Over Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Date: 7/23/2009
Views: 2026
Keywords: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, climbers, hikers, Longs Peak, scenic, beauty in nature, outdoors, north america, natural landscape, hiking, climbing, tourist attractions, nobody, National Park, travel destination, United States, mountain peaks,
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Date: 7/23/2009
Views: 780
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Clearing Storm Clouds in Schofield Pass, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado
Date: 7/5/2009
Views: 3499
Keywords: Sunset, storm, cloud, Rocky Mountains, mountain, grass, red, green, Schofield Pass, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado
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Castle Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Date: 7/5/2009
Views: 805
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Cirque Above the Lake of the Hanging Glaciers, British Columbia, Canada
Date: 7/5/2009
Views: 879
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Boulder Mountains, Idaho
Date: 7/4/2009
Views: 861
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Banner Peak and Thousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California
Date: 7/4/2009
Views: 847
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Ammassalik, Greenland
Date: 7/4/2009
Views: 940
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Uncompahgre Peak with Surrounding Aspen, Colorado
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 906
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The Minarets and Lake Ediza, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 850
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Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 847
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Torres Del Paine, Patagonia
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 843
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Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park, Alaska
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 2969
Keywords: Denali National Park, Preserve, Alaska, North America, Mount McKinley, tourist attraction, travel destination, National Park, wildlife habitat, natural landscape, park, Arctic Circle, climbers, wild animals, wallpaper, mountain, reflections
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Mt. Whitney
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 824
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Mystic Tarn, Mount Rainier, Washington
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 872
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Kluane National Park Canada
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 895
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Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 913
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Mount Sneffels, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 890
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North Cascades in Autumn, Mount Baker, Washington
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 793
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