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Hallasan (Korean: 한라산) is a shield volcano comprising much of Jeju Island in South Korea.Its summit, at 1,947 m (6,388 ft), is the highest point in the country. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, named Hallasan National Park.
Makalu Barun National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of Nepal that was established in 1992 as the eastern extension of Sagarmatha National Park.It is the world's only protected area with an elevation gain of more than 8,000 m (26,000 ft) enclosing tropical forest as well as snow-capped peaks.
Mount Halcon (Filipino: Bundok Halcon) and (Spanish: Monte Halcón) is the highest mountain in Mindoro. According to the new data released by Oriental Mindoro peakvisor as of 2022, it has an elevation of 2,616 metres (8,583 ft) above sea level, higher than the previous estimates of 2,586 m (8,484 ft) although no official survey has yet ...
A conifer forest will return to Mount St. Helens in its own time. On a debris-avalanche deposit totally devoid of life after May 18, 1980, plants are slowly taking hold of the landscape. The study ...
In 1925, he reported that spiders had been observed living permanently in rocky areas surrounded by snow and ice at 6,700 m (22,000 ft), about 1,200 m (4,000 ft) above the highest plant growth. [2] His observation that "for food they eat one another" [ 3 ] was later described as a "self-defeating notion" [ 4 ] and helped to support the view ...
Adults are not known to feed. Adults have a significantly longer lifespan than other crane flies, living as long as two months. [2] Chionea are highly active in cold environments that are lethal to most insect species. Adults are often found in motion as they move across the surface of the snow, walking at speeds near their peak velocity. [3]
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Cross Country skiing is also practised at Mount Gingera, which rises above the city of Canberra to an elevation of 1,857 metres (6,093 ft), and is the most prominent snow-covered peak above the city. [18] [19] Snow play is available at Corin Forest, near Canberra, at an elevation of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).