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  2. Bucegi Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Bucegi Mountains area, whereof exist references since the 15th century, has been proposed for protection in 1936, due to peerless landscapes and great diversity of plant and animal species. This proposal was taken up only in 1990, when materialized through the Minister's order no. 7/1990.

  3. Omu Peak - Wikipedia

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    Omu Peak (Romanian: Vârful Omu) is a mountain peak of the Bucegi Mountains in Romania. It is located in Brașov, Dâmbovița and Prahova counties. The top of Omu Peak is flat and sprawling. It houses a weather station and a tourist shelter (Romanian cabana) Omu (2505 m above sea level), [1] which is the highest mountain shelter in the entire ...

  4. Bucegi Natural Park - Wikipedia

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    The Bucegi Natural Park with an area of 32.663 ha [3] was declared a protected area by Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000) [4] and represents a mountainous area (caves, pit caves, canyons, ridges, sinkholes, valleys, waterfalls, pastures and forests), that shelters a variety of flora and fauna.

  5. List of tunnels by country - Wikipedia

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    Artemisio Tunnel (road), double tunnel, under Mount Artemision, 1.40 km 76 tunnels of the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos), most notably in parts of Epirus and Western Macedonia , combined length of 99 km, the longest of which are Driskos Tunnel 4.6 km, Metsovo Tunnel 3.5 km, Dodoni Tunnel 3.6 km, Kastania Tunnel 2.2 km, Anilio Tunnel 2.1 km

  6. These undersea tunnels connect remote islands halfway ... - AOL

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    Every day, more than 6,000 vehicles travel through the nearly seven-mile (11-kilometer) subsea tunnel connecting Streymoy, the largest of the Faroe Islands and home to Tórshavn (one of the world ...

  7. Caraiman Peak - Wikipedia

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    Close to Caraiman peak lies the Heroes' Cross, a memorial of World War I. It was erected between 1926 and 1928, and was initiated by Queen Maria of Romania. The material needed for construction was carried up using a funicular, as well as carts carried by oxen. [1] The monument's height is 29.5 meters and the arms' length is 14 meters.

  8. List of longest tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Will be the longest road tunnel in the world, and also the deepest undersea tunnel, 392 metres (1,286 ft) below sea level. It will also have a 4,100 m (2.548 mi) connection tunnel from Kvitsøy to the main tunnel. Railway Sasson Tunnel [citation needed] Hokkaido, Japan 26,230 m (16.299 mi) [citation needed] 2031 Part of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

  9. List of longest road tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Daiyunshan Tunnel China 5.850 km (3.6 mi) [dj] 2017 2 G2517 Shaxian-Xiamen Expressway: Lianghekou Tunnel China 5.840 km (3.629 mi) 2010 1 Lianghekou Hydroelectricity Power Station Road Shixia Tunnel China 5.833 km (3.6 mi) [dk] 2018 2 S3801 Beijing-Chongli Expressway Jiangjunshi Tunnel China (Sichuan-Gansu)