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They are big natural elevation of the soil
* Superior to 700 meters
* Usually grouped in mountain chains
* Peak shape at the top
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* Can be found in mountain chains…
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* …but sometimes are found alone
There is no life at the peak due to lack of oxygen and cold
…As time passes, water and wind will
change their actual shape.
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The highest mountains are in Asia.
Are more than 7,000 meters above sea level.
They are part of the Himalaya mountain range:
*Mount Everest (China/Nepal)
*K2 (Pakistan/India/China)
*Kanchenjunga (Nepal)
*Lhotse (China/Nepal)
*Makalu (China/Nepal)
*Cho Oyu (Nepal/Tibet)
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*In our country the biggest mountain is the
Aconcagua in Mendoza that has 7,000 meters
high and is located at the Andes chain.
*Other important ones are Pissis, Pissis 2 and
Bonete.
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*You can ski during winter or climbing during summer.
*Some people participate in competitions to reach the top of the highest mountains.
*Last year I visited the mountains in Mendoza and I was able to climb a small one.
*Also, I visited the Pan de Azucar mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and I went to the top in a cableway and took lots of pictures.
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