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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]
Mauna Kea rises to 13,803 feet (4,207 meters), and Mauna Loa is 13,679 feet (4,169 m). The storm was still battering the Big Island as it moved east on Tuesday.
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 .
Like that road, it has a stone wall, made from the 21,000 cubic yards (16,000 m 3) of material excavated during the highway's construction. [1] Original toll house, no longer in use. The legislation that allowed the bridge's construction stipulated that the road and bridge would revert to the state at no cost after 30 years.
Due to its light-gathering power and the optimal observing conditions which exist atop Mauna Kea, the TMT would enable astronomers to conduct research which is infeasible with current instruments. The TMT is designed for near-ultraviolet to mid-infrared (0.31 to 28 μm wavelengths) observations, featuring adaptive optics to assist in correcting ...
Two roads intersect Saddle Road close to Puʻu Huluhulu at its crest near mile 28 at 6,632 feet (2,021 m) above the sea level, the Mauna Loa Observatory Road to the south, and the Mauna Kea Summit Road to the north. The Mauna Loa Observatory Road is an unmarked 17.1 miles (27.5 km) long narrow rough (but paved) road which winds its way towards ...
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".
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