Sentences with phrase «tallest mountain range»

All of them sit across the Himalayas from Kathmandu (they're only the worlds tallest mountain range after all) presumably in the mountains or on the Tibetan Plateau, since average temperatures are all 10 degrees C or more lower than Kathmandu.

This provides you with a great opportunity to travel further into the Himalayas for majestic views towards the higher, snowcapped mountain peaks of the world's tallest mountain range.

Along this fault, the Indian subcontinent is being forced down underneath Asia, and the collision is the force pushing up the tallest mountain range in the world.

IS IT just a coincidence that all the world's tallest mountain ranges lie at low latitudes?

Not exact matches

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But in the latter half of the 20th century, a new technique, called ice - penetrating radar, allowed scientists to see through broad swaths of the ice and revealed entire buried mountain ranges, as tall as 9,000 feet.

After studying the map, Bell was stunned by what it revealed: The range of 9,000 - foot - tall mountains, mighty as the Pyrenees, seemed to have sprung up out of nowhere.

The Ellsworth Mountain Range is home to Antarctica's tallest peaks, with the highest - mountain distinction going to Mt. Vinson, which rises to an elevation of 16,860 feet above seMountain Range is home to Antarctica's tallest peaks, with the highest - mountain distinction going to Mt. Vinson, which rises to an elevation of 16,860 feet above semountain distinction going to Mt. Vinson, which rises to an elevation of 16,860 feet above sea level.

Its four distinct seat configurations are designed to accommodate large objects ranging from mountain bikes to surfboards to tall houseplants.

It features rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges traversing the northern and southern lengths of the island, with the highest mountain standing over 1,000 metres tall.

The mountains are taller, steeper and more jagged than other mountain ranges in Colorado, making the ski area next to the town particularly attractive to expert skiers and riders.

Though not the intimidatingly tall Hindu Kush mountain range, Jirisan and its neighbors are still a tall order.

The Brocken Railway makes its way to the top of the tallest mountain in the stunning Harz Mountain range, The Brocken, on a scenic journey that offers panoramic views of this breathtakingmountain in the stunning Harz Mountain range, The Brocken, on a scenic journey that offers panoramic views of this breathtakingMountain range, The Brocken, on a scenic journey that offers panoramic views of this breathtaking region.

The Hajar Mountains forge across the north of the country, and Jebel Shams (3,028 m), its tallest peak, shows o ff the range at its eye - popping best.

The world's tallest waterfall, driest desert, longest mountain range and biggest carnival are all found in Latin America, with the spectacular natural and cultural marvels drawing increasing numbers of tourists to the continent each year.As Australia's first and longest - running tour operator for Latin America, Contours Travel has released a list

The train's domed panoramic windows are taller and wider than all others currently operating on this route giving passengers an enhanced view of the soaring Andes mountain range as they travel to Machu Picchu.

The region's interior is home to the island's self - proclaimed answer to the Alps, the Cordillera Central mountain range, which features three of the tallest peaks in the Greater Antilles.

As we are walking we enjoy the majesty of Salkantay the tallest snowcapped mountain from this area and fantastic stunning view of the Vilcabamba mountain range.

Living many years at the margin of old logging, more recent logging, a ridgeline overlooking an alluvial valley where a small city is growing and similar cities extend to the horizon in inland coastal range mountains in CA, I am reminded often of the coolness in the tall forest contrasting to the heat generated on sunny days where forests are discontinuous because of logging or absent because of urban growth.

North of here was mostly ice: a giant mountain of it sat atop Scandinavia — that's why northern Germany and Poland look so flattened — and another ice sheet sat atop Canada, as tall as a mountain range.

Though size envy is chronic among Texicans when contemplating Alaska, there's 400 + miles and 2 mountain ranges each over a mile tall (not just altitude high, but piles of rock tall) between the Arctic and North Pacific climates.

Recently I climbed a small range called Blue Mountain, which is 1,476 feet tall, with my young son.

Part of the Causcasus Range that straddles Asia and Europe, Elbrus is the tallest mountain in Europe and one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains in each of the continents.