A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. The adjective montane is used to describe mountainous areas and things associated with them. The study of mountains is called orography. Exogeology deals with planetary mountains, which in that branch of science are usually called montes . The highest mountain on Earth based from sea level is Mount Everest in the Himalayas of Asia. The highest known mountain in the Solar System is Olympus Mons on the planet Mars at 21,171 m . Mountains and mountain ranges on Earth are typically formed by the movement and/or interaction of lithospheric plates.
There is no universally accepted definition of a mountain. Elevation, volume, relief, steepness, spacing and continuity have been used as criteria for defining a mountain. In the Oxford English Dictionary a mountain is defined as "a...
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Vimlesh Kumar posted the Blog
on May 16, 2013 , 03:36 pm
DARK MATTER
DARK MATTERDeep under the Gran Sasso mountain range in Italy, the scientists at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory are engaged in conducting experiments which may unravel the mystery of dark matter. The experiments are being conducted deep down the mountain to protect them from the cosmic rays. Everything known to us is only 4% of the total matter in the universe. Scientists believe that 73% of the universe is made up of dark energy and 23% of the universe is in the form of dark more »
Trip to Leh-Ladakh
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On a trekking holiday to Ladakh, you will walk through spectacular mountain ranges that have remained relatively unexplored by outsiders, trek to isolated Buddhist monasteries, Leh Ladakh – The Beauty Of Shimmering Lakes, Beautiful Valleys, Old Age Monasteries, gurgling rivers, proud mountains Hills, mystic lamas, Monks and loving people. more »
Sukanya Bhattacharya and 5 more commented on the blog
on Mar 05, 2013 , 09:42 pm
BEAUTIFUL WORLD...
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Many people take our world for granted. They live everyday without looking around and appreciating the beautiful sceneries of nature such as sunrise, sunset, rainbows, snows on mountain tops, and many others. One might then ask: what is the advantage of indulging in natural sceneries when people could make better use of the same time to do something more practical, such as making money? - It is obvious that our beautiful world doesn't make people rich by appreciating it. But God does more »
Dipshu Matharu posted the Blog
on Feb 24, 2013 , 10:31 pm
MOUNTAINS
MountainsOnce when I stood on the mountain to see,The lovely birds that went past me,I looked at their beauty of making nests,To withstand the climatic conditions such as the rains of the west.Next time when i went more »