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Ötzi Reconstruction of Ötzi mummy as shown in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Pronunciation German pronunciation: [ˈœtsi] ⓘ Born c. 3275 BC near the present village of Feldthurns (Velturno), north of Bolzano, Italy Died c. 3230 BC (aged about 45) Ötztal Alps, near Tisenjoch on the border between Austria and Italy Other names Ötzi the Iceman Similaun Man Man from Tisenjoch Man from ...
Henri Le Masne was a French man who went missing on March 26, 1954, [1] [2] while he was skiing during a storm in the Italian Alps. His body was found in 2005, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] after a glacier had receded.
In the Western and Central Alps, the passes were practicable only by pack animals up to the period around 1800. [7] The process of state formation in the Alps was driven by the proximity to focal areas of European conflicts such as in the Italian wars of 1494–1559. In that period the socio-political structures of Alpine regions drifted apart.
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The body of a 62-year-old hiker was found on a snowy and ice-covered mountain more than a month after he went missing, officials said. Robert “Bob” Gregory’s body was found on Mount Islip on ...
Thompson Peak is a mountain (a high point on a tall granite ridge) in Trinity County, California. At 9,001 feet, it is the highest peak in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, [4] and the second highest in Northern California west of the Cascades. It is the highest point in a ridge that also features Wedding Cake, another well-known Trinity Alps peak.
Which Southern California native plants survived climate change and mass extinctions 13,000 years ago and still live today? La Brea Tar Pits researchers compiled a list.
The Iron Alps Complex's ten fatalities make it one of the deadliest wildfires in California history, landing at #12 on the list maintained by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). [7] The fire destroyed or damaged a total of 2 [4]: 114 or 10 [7] structures. Suppression costs reached nearly $74 million ($102 ...