INT D 280 - FINAL
MountbnOlympusbn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn2,918bnmbn/bn9,573bnft
Locationbn:bnThessaly,bnGreece
Featuresbn:bnisbnthebnhighestbnmountainbninbnGreecebnandbnthebnsecondbnhighestbninbnthebnBalkans.bnT
hebnmountainbnfeaturesbnprominentlybninbnGreekbnmythologybnandbnliterature,bnandbnitbnhasbnbeenbna
bnnationalbnpark,bnthebnfirstbninbnGreece,bnsincebn1938.bnIt'sbnalsobnabnWorld'sbnBiospherebnReserve.
MountbnPaektubn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn2,744bnmbn/bn9,003bnft
Locationbn:bnNorthbnKoreabnandbnChina
Featuresbn:bnThebnhighestbnmountainbnonbnthebnKoreanbnPeninsula,bnthisbnsacredbnvolcanobnfeaturesbn
prominentlybninbnKoreanbnmythology.bnItsbnlargebncraterbnlakebnonbntopbnisbnsuitablybnnamedbnHeavenb
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MountbnKailashbn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn6,638bnmbn/bn21,778bnft
Locationbn:bnTibetbnAutonomousbnRegion,bnChina
Featuresbn:bnisbnperhapsbnthebnmostbnholybnmountainbnonbnEarth.bnIt'sbnconsideredbnsacredbntobnthebn
adherentsbnofbnthebnBön,bnBuddist,bnHindu,bnandbnJainbnreligions,bnabnquarterbnofbnthebnworld'sbnpopu
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Kangchenjungabn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn8,586bnmbn/bn28,169bnft
Locationbn:bnNepal,bnIndia
Featuresbn:bnisbnthebnthirdbnhighestbnmountainbninbnthebnworld.bnItbnisbncalledbn"FivebnTreasuresbnofbnS
now"bnforbnitsbnfivebnhighbnpeaks,bnandbnhasbnalwaysbnbeenbnworshippedbnbybnthebnpeoplebnofbnDarje
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Machapucharebn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn6,993bnmbn/bn22,943bnft
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Featuresbn:bn(frombnNepali,bnmeaningbn"fishtail")bnisbninbnthebnAnnapurnabnHimalayasbnofbnNorthbnCen
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NangabnParbatbn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn8,126bnmbn/bn26,660bnft
Locationbn:bnGilgit-BaltistanbnRegion,bnPakistan
Featuresbn:bn(literally,bn"NakedbnMountain"bninbnUrdu)bnisbnthebnninthbnhighestbnmountainbninbnthebnw
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ThebnApenninesbn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn2,912bnmbn/bn9,554bnft
Locationbn:bnItaly
Featuresbn:bnarebnabnmountainbnrangebnconsistingbnofbnparallelbnsmallerbnchainsbnextendingbn1,200bnk
mbnalongbnthebnlengthbnofbnpeninsularbnItaly.bnTheybnarebnmostlybnverdant,bnalthoughbnonebnsidebnofbn
thebnhighestbnpeak,bnCornobnGrande,bnisbnpartiallybncoveredbnbybnCalderonebnGlacier,bnthebnonlybnglaci
erbninbnthebnrange,bnwhichbnhasbnbeenbnrecedingbnsincebn1794.
HighestbnPeak:bnCornobnGrandebn(BigbnHorn)
SimonbnSharmabn-bnanswers--whobnsaid;
"landscapebnisbnthebnworkbnofbnthebnmind,bnmadebnupbnjustbnasbnmuchbnofbnscenerybnasbnfrombnlayers
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middlebnages/bnrenaissancebn(attitudebntowardsbnmountains)bn-bnanswers--
whatbntimebnerabnsawbnmountainsbnasbnscarybndemonbnland,bnfullbnofbndemonicbnbeings,bnwitches,bnan
dbntrolls?bnalsobnabntimebnwhenbnEuropebnshunnedbnthebnmountains
Scheuchzerbn-bnanswers--
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greeksbnandbnceltsbninbnthebnearlybnagesbn-bnanswers--
whobnbelievedbnthatbnmountainsbnwerebnthebnhomebnofbngodsbnandbnmythbnassociatedbnbeingsbnrever
ed.
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-bnpeoplebnhasbnartbninspiredbnbybnthesebnmythsbnandbnthebnmountains
-bnmountainsbnwerebnhomebntobnmanybnotherbnmagicalbncreaturesbnincludingbnnymphs
HomerbnIliadbn-bnanswers--whatbnauthorbnandbnbookbndescribedbnmountainsbnfrombnthebnearlybnages:
"springbnsnowbnwaterbntorrentsbnrisenbnandbndownbnthebnmountainbnsidebnhurlbnatbnabnconfluencebnth
eirbnmightybnwaterbnofbngorgesbnbybntributariesbnandbnfarbnawaybnuponbnthebnhillsbnabnShepardbnhears
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bnallbnthebnforestbnthrashbnswayingbntheirbnpointedbnpoughsbntowardsbnonebnanotherbninbnroaringbnwin
dbnandbnsnappingbnbranchesbncrack.
MountbnOlympusbn(thessaly)bn-bnanswers---bnmanybnmountainsbnarebnnamedbnthis
-bnassociatedbnwithbnweatherbncultsbnduebntobnzeusbnbeingbnthebngodbnofbnstormbnandbnweather
Italybnandbnromansbn(attitudebntowardsbnmountains)bn-bnanswers--
lotsbnofbnnearbybnmountainsbninbnthisbnarea,bnwherebnalpinesbnrunbnthebnentirebnlengthbn-
bnEuropeanbnalpsbnfrombnromanbnboarders.
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Koreabn-bnanswers--
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dbnbearbngod
MountbnKailashbn(hindubnsignificance)bn-bnanswers--thisbnmountainbnisbnknownbnforbnitsbnsignificance;
bnobnHindubn-bnhomebntobnshiva
bnobnbuddistbn-bnhomebnofbndemsha
bnobnjainbnreligonbn
, bnobnbonnebnreligionbn
-bnTHISbnISbn1/4bnOFbnTHEbnWORLDbnPOPULATIONbn-bn
*bnyoubncanbnnotbnclimbbnduebntobnitsbnregionsbnsignificancebn
*bnpeoplebnarebnknownbntobnwalkbnaroundbnitbnforbngoodbnluck
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*bnheavenbnlake
MountbnEverestbn-bnanswers--elevationbn:bn8,849bnm
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factsbn:bnhighestbnmountainbninbnthebnworld,bnalsobncalledbnsagarmathabninbnnepalbnandbnchomolungm
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Hannibalbn-bnanswers---bnCarthagebngeneralbninbn281bnBCE
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sawbnitbnasbnabndangerousbnplacebnwithbnnegativebnandbndemonicbnspirits.
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japan,bnchina,bntibet,bnindiabn-bnanswers--
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Locationbn:bnThessaly,bnGreece
Featuresbn:bnisbnthebnhighestbnmountainbninbnGreecebnandbnthebnsecondbnhighestbninbnthebnBalkans.bnT
hebnmountainbnfeaturesbnprominentlybninbnGreekbnmythologybnandbnliterature,bnandbnitbnhasbnbeenbna
bnnationalbnpark,bnthebnfirstbninbnGreece,bnsincebn1938.bnIt'sbnalsobnabnWorld'sbnBiospherebnReserve.
MountbnPaektubn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn2,744bnmbn/bn9,003bnft
Locationbn:bnNorthbnKoreabnandbnChina
Featuresbn:bnThebnhighestbnmountainbnonbnthebnKoreanbnPeninsula,bnthisbnsacredbnvolcanobnfeaturesbn
prominentlybninbnKoreanbnmythology.bnItsbnlargebncraterbnlakebnonbntopbnisbnsuitablybnnamedbnHeavenb
nLake.
MountbnKailashbn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn6,638bnmbn/bn21,778bnft
Locationbn:bnTibetbnAutonomousbnRegion,bnChina
Featuresbn:bnisbnperhapsbnthebnmostbnholybnmountainbnonbnEarth.bnIt'sbnconsideredbnsacredbntobnthebn
adherentsbnofbnthebnBön,bnBuddist,bnHindu,bnandbnJainbnreligions,bnabnquarterbnofbnthebnworld'sbnpopu
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Kangchenjungabn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn8,586bnmbn/bn28,169bnft
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now"bnforbnitsbnfivebnhighbnpeaks,bnandbnhasbnalwaysbnbeenbnworshippedbnbybnthebnpeoplebnofbnDarje
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Machapucharebn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn6,993bnmbn/bn22,943bnft
,Locationbn:bnNorthbnCentralbnNepal
Featuresbn:bn(frombnNepali,bnmeaningbn"fishtail")bnisbninbnthebnAnnapurnabnHimalayasbnofbnNorthbnCen
tralbnNepal.bnItbnisbnreveredbnbybnthebnlocalbnpopulationbnasbnparticularlybnsacredbntobnthebngodbnShiva
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NangabnParbatbn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn8,126bnmbn/bn26,660bnft
Locationbn:bnGilgit-BaltistanbnRegion,bnPakistan
Featuresbn:bn(literally,bn"NakedbnMountain"bninbnUrdu)bnisbnthebnninthbnhighestbnmountainbninbnthebnw
orld.
ThebnApenninesbn-bnanswers--Elevationbn:bn2,912bnmbn/bn9,554bnft
Locationbn:bnItaly
Featuresbn:bnarebnabnmountainbnrangebnconsistingbnofbnparallelbnsmallerbnchainsbnextendingbn1,200bnk
mbnalongbnthebnlengthbnofbnpeninsularbnItaly.bnTheybnarebnmostlybnverdant,bnalthoughbnonebnsidebnofbn
thebnhighestbnpeak,bnCornobnGrande,bnisbnpartiallybncoveredbnbybnCalderonebnGlacier,bnthebnonlybnglaci
erbninbnthebnrange,bnwhichbnhasbnbeenbnrecedingbnsincebn1794.
HighestbnPeak:bnCornobnGrandebn(BigbnHorn)
SimonbnSharmabn-bnanswers--whobnsaid;
"landscapebnisbnthebnworkbnofbnthebnmind,bnmadebnupbnjustbnasbnmuchbnofbnscenerybnasbnfrombnlayers
bnofbnrocks"
middlebnages/bnrenaissancebn(attitudebntowardsbnmountains)bn-bnanswers--
whatbntimebnerabnsawbnmountainsbnasbnscarybndemonbnland,bnfullbnofbndemonicbnbeings,bnwitches,bnan
dbntrolls?bnalsobnabntimebnwhenbnEuropebnshunnedbnthebnmountains
Scheuchzerbn-bnanswers--
whobnsuggestedbnthatbndragonsbncouldbnbebnfoundbninbnSwitzerlandbninbnthebnearlybn1700s
greeksbnandbnceltsbninbnthebnearlybnagesbn-bnanswers--
whobnbelievedbnthatbnmountainsbnwerebnthebnhomebnofbngodsbnandbnmythbnassociatedbnbeingsbnrever
ed.
-bnmountbnolympusbn
,-bnzeusbnwasbnbornbnandbnraisedbninbnmountainbncaves
-bnpeoplebnhasbnartbninspiredbnbybnthesebnmythsbnandbnthebnmountains
-bnmountainsbnwerebnhomebntobnmanybnotherbnmagicalbncreaturesbnincludingbnnymphs
HomerbnIliadbn-bnanswers--whatbnauthorbnandbnbookbndescribedbnmountainsbnfrombnthebnearlybnages:
"springbnsnowbnwaterbntorrentsbnrisenbnandbndownbnthebnmountainbnsidebnhurlbnatbnabnconfluencebnth
eirbnmightybnwaterbnofbngorgesbnbybntributariesbnandbnfarbnawaybnuponbnthebnhillsbnabnShepardbnhears
bnthebnroarsbnasbnsouthbnwindbnandbnthebnSoutheastbnwindbncontendingbninbnmountainbngrovesbnmake
bnallbnthebnforestbnthrashbnswayingbntheirbnpointedbnpoughsbntowardsbnonebnanotherbninbnroaringbnwin
dbnandbnsnappingbnbranchesbncrack.
MountbnOlympusbn(thessaly)bn-bnanswers---bnmanybnmountainsbnarebnnamedbnthis
-bnassociatedbnwithbnweatherbncultsbnduebntobnzeusbnbeingbnthebngodbnofbnstormbnandbnweather
Italybnandbnromansbn(attitudebntowardsbnmountains)bn-bnanswers--
lotsbnofbnnearbybnmountainsbninbnthisbnarea,bnwherebnalpinesbnrunbnthebnentirebnlengthbn-
bnEuropeanbnalpsbnfrombnromanbnboarders.
-bnthebnpeoplebnofbnthisbnlandbndidn'tbnlikebnmountainsbn
-bnprimarilybnviewedbnasbnobstaclesbnforbnconquestsbnandbnconqueringbn
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Koreabn-bnanswers--
whatbncountrybnhadbnthebnoriginbnofbnitsbnpeoplebnfrombnmountbnpaektubnwithbnthebnskybnwomanbnan
dbnbearbngod
MountbnKailashbn(hindubnsignificance)bn-bnanswers--thisbnmountainbnisbnknownbnforbnitsbnsignificance;
bnobnHindubn-bnhomebntobnshiva
bnobnbuddistbn-bnhomebnofbndemsha
bnobnjainbnreligonbn
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-bnTHISbnISbn1/4bnOFbnTHEbnWORLDbnPOPULATIONbn-bn
*bnyoubncanbnnotbnclimbbnduebntobnitsbnregionsbnsignificancebn
*bnpeoplebnarebnknownbntobnwalkbnaroundbnitbnforbngoodbnluck
*bncouldbnnotbnflybnoverbnitbnuntilbn1960
*bnmassivebnmountainbnonbnkoreanbnpenisulabn
*bnheavenbnlake
MountbnEverestbn-bnanswers--elevationbn:bn8,849bnm
locationbn:bnhimalayasbn
factsbn:bnhighestbnmountainbninbnthebnworld,bnalsobncalledbnsagarmathabninbnnepalbnandbnchomolungm
abninbntibet
Hannibalbn-bnanswers---bnCarthagebngeneralbninbn281bnBCE
"Herebneverythingbnisbnwrappedbninbneternalbnfrostbnwhitebnwithbnsnowbnandbnheldbninbnthebngripbnofb
nprimevalbnice.bnThebnmountainbnsteepsbnarebnsobnstiffbnwithbncoldbnthatbnalthoughbntheybntowerbnupb
nintobnthebnskybnthebnwarmthbnofbnthebnsunshinebncannotbnsoftenbntheirbnhardenedbnrime...nobnspring
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dizzybnamidstbnthebnloftybncragsbnandbnthebnmountainsbndisappearbninbnthebnclouds"
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Christianitybn-bnanswers--
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sawbnitbnasbnabndangerousbnplacebnwithbnnegativebnandbndemonicbnspirits.
19thbncenterybn-bnanswers--
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japan,bnchina,bntibet,bnindiabn-bnanswers--
whatbncountriesbn(4)bnwerebnmountainsbnadoredbnandbnsacred,bnbeforebnchristbn(2000bnyearsbnprior)?
