In the distance I can hear
a dog barking
and the sound of fast water
Rain-filled peach blossoms
shower me as I walk Continue reading
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Conversation Among Mountains
You ask why I live
in these green mountains
I smile
can’t answer
I am completely at peace Continue reading
Where is The Highest Mountain?
It’s on Mars.
The giant volcano Mount Olympus – or Olympus Mons in Latin – is the highest mountain in the solar system and in the known universe. At 22 km high (14 miles) and 624 km (388 miles) across, it is almost three times the height of Mount Everest and so wide that its base would cover Arizona, or the whole of the area of the British Isles. The crater on the top is around 72 km (45 miles) wide and over 3 km (nearly 2 miles) deep, easily big enough to swallow London. Continue reading
What’s The Name of The Tallest Mountain in The World?
Mauna Kea, the highest point on the island of Hawaii.
The inactive volcano is a modest 4,206 m (13,799 feet) above sea level, but when measured from the seabed to its summit, it is 10,200 m (33,465 feet) high – about three-quarters of a mile taller than Mount Everest. As far as mountains are concerned, the current convention is that ‘highest’ means measured from sea level to summit; ‘tallest’ means measured from the bottom of the mountain to the top. Continue reading
