mountains
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Mount Etna: Facts About Volcano's EruptionsMount Etna is Italy's largest active volcano. It is also the volcano with the longest record of continuous eruption.
By Mary Bagley Published
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New Pyramid in Antarctica? Not Quite, Say GeologistsBy Laura Geggel Published
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Tallest Mountain in US Arctic CrownedNew mapping technique settles 50-year debate over the U.S. Arctic's highest peak.
By Kacey Deamer Published
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Photos: A Rare Snow Leopard Is Collared in KyrgyzstanA snow leopard was recently collared in the mountainous reaches of Kyrgyzstan, the second ever to be collared in the country.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Denali's Digits: North America's Tallest Peak 'Shrinks' by 10 FeetNot to worry, Denali is still North America's tallest peak.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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Mountainous Fib: Andes Lie About Their AgeNew research into the height of a very remote Andean plateau reveals just the latest surprise from the Earth's second-greatest mountain belt.
By Larry O'Hanlon Published
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Hunting Uncharted Undersea Mountains, From SpaceThe oceans are a lot more uncharted than our maps would have us believe. New satellite technology can help fill in the seafloor gaps.
By Larry O'Hanlon Published
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Mountains Crumbled When Earth CooledA big chill 2 million years ago bred glaciers that scoured mountains across the planet, pouring trillions of tons of mud into the oceans.
By Becky Oskin Published
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Carstensz Pyramid: Oceania's Highest MountainCarstensz Pyramid rises 16,024 feet above the Indonesian jungle. It is the highest island peak in the world.
By Kim Ann Zimmermann Published
