K2 (Mountain)
The K2 (also Mt. Godwin-Austen ) is the highest mountain peak in the Karakoram Mountain Range in Central Asia, lying on the border between Pakistan…
The K2 (also Mt. Godwin-Austen ) is the highest mountain peak in the Karakoram Mountain Range in Central Asia, lying on the border between Pakistan…
The Karakoram Mountain Range is a mountain system in Asia. It is part of the Great Himalayas, constituting its outermost northwestern portion. It ex…
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. It lies in Asia, in the territories of India, China, Nepal, and Pakistan, between the Tib…
The Hindu Kush is a mountain system in Asia, lying in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. It is about 800-km long, with an average width of 250 km. Th…
Mount Everest ( Chomolungma ) is the highest mountain massif on planet Earth. It is part of the Himalayas Mountain Range, lying on the border betwee…
The Paraná River is a long, fresh water course in Argentina and Brazil, South America. It is the third largest river, in terms of volume of water, i…
The Pampas proper are a natural region in South America . It is the vast, grassy central plain of Argentina . It extends from the coasts of Uruguay …
Iran ( Persia ) is a country which lies in southwest Asia, in the Middle East region. It is bounded on the north by Turkmenistan, the Caspian Sea, A…
Elburz Mountains (also Alborz ) are a mountain range in northern Iran, lying on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. The Elburz lies adjacent to t…
The Persian Gulf is a large mass of sea water which lies in the Middle East, between the Arabian Peninsula and the coasts of Iran. It extends westwa…
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage of sea water between the Arabian Peninsula and a portion of the southern coast of Iran, mainland Asia. Havi…
It took many years to determine the geology of Mount Everest ; in other words, to establish its rock composition and geological history. Geologists h…
Volcanic rock ( volcanite ) is formed as a result of volcanic eruptions. Depending on the type of explosion (a lava flow or explosive eruption), thr…
Mount Kilimanjaro is a massive elevation of volcanic origin located in East Africa, in Tanzania. It reaches an altitude of 5,895 m (19,340 feet), wh…
The Cascade Range is a mountain range located in the northwestern portion of the United States and southwestern part of Canada. It is 1,100 km (700 …
The Cenozoic era is the geological time span in which we are living now. It began 66 million years ago right after the Mesozoic. This present time e…
The formation of mountains is called orogenesis in geology. This long process of mountain building is caused by the horizontal collision of tectoni…
The Appalachian Mountains constitute the oldest mountain system in North America. Lying in the Northeast of the United States, they form a long belt…
The Ural river is a large stream of fresh water that flows into the Caspian Sea. It is 2,428 km (1,508 miles) in length and it drains an area of 231…
The Ural Mountains are the main orographic system of Russia. Running from north to south, they form the natural boundary between Europe and Asia. Th…