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
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Autumn Colors the Tatoosh Range, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
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Bachsee, Wetterhorn, Schreckhorn, Switzerland
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Baltoro Trek, Pakistan
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Banner Peak and Thousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California
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Banner Peak and Thousand Island Lake, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California
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Besso, Ober Gablethorn, and Matterhorn, Switzerland
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Blooming Wildflowers and Mount Rainier, Washington
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Brand New Day, Grinnell Point, Summer Glacier National Park, Montana
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Brooks Range, Arctic National Refuge, Alaska
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Chief Mountain Glacier, Montana
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Cirque of the Unclimbables, Nahanni National Park, Northwest Territories
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Clouds over Mount Chiquita, Ypsilon Mountain, Ypsilon Lake, Colorado
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Crescent Moon Over Mount Baker at Sunset, Washington
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Crimson Light, Patagonia, Argentina
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Crimson Rise, Zion, Utah
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Cuernos Del Paine, Andes Mountains, Chile
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Dolomite Mountains, Italy
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Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon
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Evening Light, Mt Shuksan, Washington
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Everest, Lhotse, Himalayan Peaks, Nepal
Date: 12/6/2008
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Fitzroy Peak, Andes Mountains, Argentina
Date: 12/6/2008
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Foggy Sunset Over Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains
Date: 12/6/2008
Views: 959
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Fremont Peak, Wind River Range, Wyoming
Date: 12/6/2008
Views: 961
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Full Bloom, San Juan Mountains, Colorado
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Views: 1087
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Glacier Peak at Sunset, Washington
Date: 12/6/2008
Views: 1058
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Golden Peaks of Rundle Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta
Date: 12/6/2008
Views: 991
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Date: 12/6/2008
Views: 1109
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