Mountains

A Mountain is an elevated mass of land that rises abruptly into the sky. Most of the time, mountains are over 2,000 feet or 610 meters high. They are the largest formations in the world and represent a great distance in terms of area and volume. The highest point of a mountain is called its … Read more

Whether you are visiting the mountains for the first time or you are looking for more information, there are a number of ways to get more information about them. The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre produces a report titled Mountain Watch. It was published in 2002 by Pearson South Africa and was part of the … Read more