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
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Skyline Divide, Near Mount Baker, Washington
Date: 1/9/2009
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Snow-Capped, Northern Idaho
Date: 1/9/2009
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Snowy Peaks, British Columbia, Canada
Date: 1/9/2009
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Solitude Mount McKinley Alaska
Date: 1/9/2009
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Star Trails, Mount Rainier, Washington
Date: 1/9/2009
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Strathfarrar Scotland
Date: 1/9/2009
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Striations in the Sandstone Paria Canyon Arizona
Date: 1/9/2009
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Summer Wildflowers, Mount Rainier, Washington
Date: 1/9/2009
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Sunrise at Plaskett Ridge, California
Date: 1/9/2009
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Sunrise, Cho Oyu, Khumbu Region, Nepal
Date: 1/9/2009
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Sunset Colors Mount Adams,Trout Lake Creek, Washington
Date: 1/9/2009
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Sunset Colors the Slopes of Mount Hood, Oregon
Date: 1/9/2009
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Sunset on Long's Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Date: 1/9/2009
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Sunset on the Fox Glacier, New Zealand Alps
Date: 1/9/2009
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Sunset on Chinchey Massif Cordillera Blanca Peru
Date: 1/9/2009
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Tahoma's Looking Glass, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington
Date: 1/9/2009
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The Ramparts, Canadian Rockies
Date: 1/9/2009
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The Sangre de Cristo Range, Colorado
Date: 1/9/2009
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The Kalalau Valley at Sunset Kauai
Date: 1/9/2009
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Torres del Paine, Serrano River, Chile
Date: 1/9/2009
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Trapper Peak, Bitterroot Mountains, Montana
Date: 1/9/2009
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Valley Mist at Dawn South-West National Park Tasmania Australia
Date: 1/9/2009
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View of Yosemite Valley Near Glacier Point Yosemite National Park California
Date: 1/9/2009
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Violet Sunrise, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 822
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Whispering Mountain, Summit Lake Kenai, Alaska
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 855
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Wildflowers and Farm Fence, Outside Aspen, Colorado
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 913
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Wind Shear, Matterhorn, Switzerland
Date: 1/9/2009
Views: 1997
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