Showing posts with label mountains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mountains. Show all posts

August 15, 2022

HIMALAYAS

Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 peaks exceeding elevations of 7,200 m above sea level lie in the Himalayas (Wikipedia).

In this image are the highest mountains in the world in positions 1 (Everest), 4 (Lhotse), 5 (Makalu), 6 (Cho Oyu), 8 (Manaslu), 14 (Shishapangma), 24 (Chomo Lonzo), and 79 (Chamlang)

May 09, 2022

BRAZILIAN PARAMOS

Some mountainous ranges from Brazil.

1. CAPARÁO MASSIF

Caparaó Massif in Espírito Santo state, Brazil/Lucas Carvalho (SEE)

MASSIF OF CAPARAÓ IN ESPÍRITO SANRO STATE, BRAZIL/LUCAS CARVALHO (SEE)

2. PEDRA DA MINA (São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro); for more pics, see A Última Arca de Noé; for a extraordinary video, see Campos rupestres da Pedra da Mina video (Youtube). 





February 25, 2022

HAJA VISTA

Os dois pontos da superfície terrestre mais distantes avistaveis a olho nu ficam em Xinjiang, no noroeste da China. Eles distam de si incríveis 538 km.