Alps

Alps

Just a bunch of mountains.

  • The Alps is a range of mountains that form a crescent shape in Europe, that covers a distance of 1,200 km (750 miles).
  • The Alps can be found in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco.
  • The Alps is the home of many glaciers.
  • There are 13,000 species of vegetation and 30,000 species of wildlife, many of which are native to the Alps.
  • A mummified man was found in the Alps at the Austrian/Italian border in 1991, said to be 5,000 years old.
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Alps
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  • Fourteen million people live in the Alps region, and the area attracts approximately 120 million visitors every year.
  • In the Alps there are 82 official summits that are at least 4,000 m (13,123 ft) high, and the  highest peak is Mont Blanc which is 4,810 meters (15, 780 feet) high and is on the French and Italian border.
  • The Alps have been the source of many minerals and crystals, which has included copper, gold, iron, cinnabar, quartz and amethyst.
  • It is suggested that between 40,000 to 80,000 men died in World War I due to avalanches on the Alps.
  • The Alps provide water that those in the region drink; use for irrigation purposes; and create hydroelectric power in over 500 power plants, that can produce up to 2900 kilowatts of electricity per hour.
Bibliography:
Alps, 2013 Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps>

Kilimanjaro National Park

Kilimanjaro National Park

Game park, forest park, national park.

  • Kilimanjaro National Park is located in Tanzania, Africa, near the equator.
  • Kilimanjaro National Park contains the famous volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the world’s largest volcanos which is also the tallest African mountain.
  • Kilimanjaro National Park covers an area of over 750 square km (290 square miles).
  • In 1910, Kilimanjaro National Park was declared a game reserve by the German and in 1921, the park was declared a forest reserve.
  • Many animals are found in the vicinity of Kilimanjaro National Park , and the Kilimanjaro tree hyrax (a small nocturnal mammal) and Abott’s duiker (small antelope) are exclusive to the park’s region.
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  • Part of the setting of the popular children’s film, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”, is of Kilimanjaro National Park.
  • Kilimanjaro National Park was opened to the public in 1973 and declared a World Heritage site in 1987.
  • Approximately 52,000 people visit Kilimanjaro National Park every year.
  • In Kilimanjaro National Park there is the opportunity to view wildlife, hike or bush walk, and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and to fish for trout in the park.
  • The African Chagga people live in Kilimanjaro National Park.
Bibliography:
Kilimanjaro National Park n.d., UNESC, <http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/403>
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