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Briton completes cycle and climb from South America’s lowest point to highest
A British adventurer has said he felt he was “cycling into treacle” as he faced extreme winds riding across South America and ...
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World's tallest bridge in Guizhou province one step closer to opening
Upon completion, it is expected to surpass the province's Beipanjiang Bridge as the world's tallest and set a global record for the longest span of any mountain bridge. Guizhou's rugged terrain has ...
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Marcos alarmed over ‘Chinese spies’ arrested in Palawan
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed alarm over the arrest of alleged Chinese spies conducting surveillance in military and coast guard assets in Palawan. “That's why we arrested them. Of course, ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 ...
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Why New Zealand's second-highest mountain has been granted legal rights
The mountain is considered an ancestor by the indigenous Maori people. The country's parliament unanimously passed the decision, making it the third natural feature in New Zealand to be granted ...
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A Climb Turns Tragic and Ends in Death on Austria's Highest Mountain
(Angela Benavides for ExplorersWeb) Iconic Grossglockner, the highest mountain in Austria, stands 12,461 feet (3,798m). Located in the Hohe Tauern National Park offers a challenging climb with a ...
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Trump signs order to rename North America’s tallest mountain to honor Niles-born U.S. president
President Donald Trump issued several executive orders during his first week back in office, including changing the name of North America’s tallest mountain. According to President Trump’s executive ...
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Sri Lankan summits tallest mountain in Antarctica
Johann Peries summits the tallest mountain in Antarctica - Mount Vinson - at 4,892 metres, to become the first Sri Lankan to achieve the feat, sources said. In 2018, Johann Peries made history as ...
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Google Maps in US will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
The Alaskan peak Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, will also be changed to Mount McKinley in the US in line with Mr Trump’s executive order on January 20th. “We have a long ...
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How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’
President Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20, his first day in office, to rename the gulf, in addition to changing the name of the tallest mountain in North America. That peak, which had ...
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Ancient forest uncovered by melting ice in the Rocky Mountains
A nearly 6,000-year-old forest is once again seeing daylight after millennia hidden under ice in the Rocky Mountains. A team of scientists from Montana State University, the U.S. Geological ...