Mauna Kea
Imagine the most breath- taking view. Do you think you could ever stop looking? If there was one place I 'd like to go, it would be Mauna Kea. Mauna Kea is a shield/ hotspot volcano located on the Big Island of Hawaii. I want to go to Mauna Kea because of the beautiful summit, exciting topography, as well as the otherworldly drive up and down the mountain.
At the Summit of Mauna Kea, you are about 14,000 feet above sea level. At night, you feel as if you are surrounded by a blanket of stars, which is why the Maunakea Astronomical Observatory is perfect for stargazing. The Observatory contains many of the world’s largest telescopes. You can see constellations like Cancer, Hydra, and Ursa Major with incredible visibility. During the daytime, you get to look down at the clouds, as well as the impressive volcano Mauna Lua across the plain. Mauna Lua is the world’s largest volcano and mountain when speaking of mass. When on the summit at night, you may be able to see the glowing lava flowing from Mauna Lua.
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There are many places to hike on Mauna Kea other than the whole mountain itself. You can hike the cliffs, cones, rocks, et cetera. But when you go hiking, you must wear layers do to temperatures below freezing and winds possibly reaching 100 mph. Occasionally, Mauna Kea can be closed due to poor weather, poor air quality, or other conditions in which makes the mountain unsafe to be on. The climate and weather makes it a thrilling and motivating experience by making you feel as if you were on top of the
The recent eruption of Mount Barujari in Bali, Indonesia on the island of Javi has led to the evacuation of over 1,100 citizens, and the search for 389 foreign tourists. Although no injuries have been reported so far, the disaster damaged over 3,500 meters near where it occurred. The incident closed several airports in the area, stranding a ton of people. It troubled Australians and Islamics the most because the Australians were rushing to travel while schools were on break, and the Islamics were celebrating Ramadan. In brief, the volcanic eruption of Mount Barujari in Java, Indonesia, lead to the evacuation and search of thousands, and cancellation of over one hundred thousand flights.
Sacagewea Sacagewea was born around 1788 in Lenhi River Valley. Which in present day is near Shashone Idah. Sacagewea is an Shashone American Indian and spoke Shashone, Hidatsa, and English.
Mexico wants to get the minerals and lumber out canyon area. They 're building roads, erecting power lines and laying pipes for water distribution. Destroying pristine mountains, rugged landscape and upsetting the eco systems is collateral damage. The indigenous people lose their way of life. The animals lose their habitat.
With the total area being about 10.2 km with 10.1 km in land, and 0.1 km of water. Mililani is also translated as “exalted” or “lifted Heavenward”, and “ to look skyward from the Hawaiians, because it in one of the highest land areas by the mountains Wolfram
Hawaii's Telescope Controversy Rising more than 6 miles from the seabed floor, Mauna Kea is the tallest summit in the world. To native Hawaiians, the dormant volcano is the most sacred land in the entire Pacific. Considered a temple and a house of worship, native Hawaiians believed the gods created Mauna Kea for them to ascend to the heavens. To scientists, the mountaintop is the best location in the world to observe the stars and study the origins of our universe.
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Introduction James W. Davidson was an explorer, writer, diplomat, trader and philanthropist from the United States. From 1894 to 1902, he travelled in Formosa and Japan as a journalist, businessman and diplomat. He collected many glass lantern slides for his lecture, in order to show the history, culture and geography of Japan to the West. One of the slides titled "Mountaintop View of Mount Fujiyama" is a photograph of a mountaintop view of Mount Fuji taken in 1895, during the Meiji Period.
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