Mount Everest

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Mount Everest, found in the Himalaya mountain range in southern Asia, is the highest peak in the world. Mount Everest is situated at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, on the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Mount Everest is 8,850 m (29,035 ft) high. The mountain's actual height, and claims that Everest is the highest mountain in the world, have long been disputed. But scientific surveys completed in the early 1990s found Everest is the highest mountain in the world. In fact, the mountain is rising a few millimeters each year due to geological forces.

Hukou Waterfalls

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The Hukou Waterfalls of the Yellow River is the only yellow waterfall on earth. The river narrows and cascades dramatically into a stone pond more than 30 meters below, creating the famous Hukou Waterfalls The water gains speed as it rushes forward till it finally cascades over the waterfall, forming an illusion of water being poured from a kettle, hence its name "Hukou" or "Kettle spout" Like thousands of tumbling dragons or enraged animals that have just been set free, the yellow water plunges down and the pounding against the stones echoes like thunder. The most dramatic changes occur during winter and early spring when the river surface freezes. Sometimes, the subsidiary falls freeze into icicles, creating images of crouching beasts on top of the cliffs.

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