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However, Mauna Kea's summit is considered the most sacred of all the mountains in Hawaii to many Native Hawaiian people. [37] [38] [39] Native Hawaiian activists such as Kealoha Pisciotta, a former employee of the Mauna Kea Observatories, have raised concerns over the perceived desecration of Mauna Kea posed by TMT construction and presence. [40]
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, [4] is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County [ 5 ] and Cortlandt in Westchester County .
Bear Mountain Bridge Road is a three-mile (4.8 km), two-lane section of US 6/US 202 from the west approach to Bear Mountain Bridge to a former toll house in the Town of Cortlandt, New York, United States. Local residents sometimes refer to the road as the Goat Trail.
Staff from the Bridge Authority and other area partners gather at the Bear Mountain Bridge Nov. 17, 2023, to recreate a photo taken by the construction crew in 1924.
There has been opposition to the building of the telescope, [35] based on potential disruption to the fragile alpine environment of Mauna Kea due to construction, traffic, and noise, which is a concern for the habitat of several species, [36] and because Mauna Kea is a sacred site for the Native Hawaiian culture.
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The Isle of Man Constabulary said the A18 Mountain Road was closed due to the conditions, but "most roads across the island were clear or passable with care".
Mauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə, ˌ m aʊ n ə-/, [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) [7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. [8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island with ...