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2005-06

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Mt.Godwin(K2)

Interesting Fact

Did you know Mt. Godwin is the

second highest peak in the world?

Where? Mt .Godwin is located on the southern border of China near Pakistan.

Who discovered it? It was discovered in 1556 by Austin Godwin.

By Hannah

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Wade Giles and Tung Hai all mean Eastern China Sea

China and Japan are fighting over who owns the sea because the under sea gas

Did you know that the people in china just found a great gas field

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Why is it called Horseshoe Falls?

It has a curving,

horseshoe-shaped crest=;\k\=

The center of Horseshoe Falls is about 10 ft. deep

It passes over the crest at a speed of 20 miles per hour.

Horseshoe Falls is located mostly on the Canadian side of North America

By: Emma

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by Tyler

Did you know that the Nile River is 4,145 miles long?

Do you know were the Nile River is located?

It is in Africa.

The Nile River is the longest river in the world!

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The Mississippi River starts at the top of Minnesota and

ends at the bottom of Louisiana near New

Orleans.

How Long?

The Mississippi River is 2,340 miles long

and is the worlds 4thlongest river.

It’s Worse Time!

One of the worse

floods The Mississippi River means,” Father of water.”

Alexandra

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Lake BaikalBy: Mackenzie

Home to the only fresh water seals.

Did you know Lake Baikalis the oldest and deepestlake in the world? It is5,134 ft deep.

If you drain Lake Baikal it would take all 5 Great Lakes to refill it.

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Where in the world?Mt. Vesuvius is located in Italy.How many victims?

Nearly 2,000 people died during the eruption in A.D 79.

What events were caused?Vesuvius caused a rock fall, an earthquake, and big waves.What came out? The eruption was a mixture of ash, gas, and rock called a pyroclastic flow.

By: Jacob

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Amazon RiverThe Amazing Amazon River!!!Are you wondering what the Amazon River is?

It is a river in Brazil which is in South America.

It flows from 21,300 feet high!

At daytime the climate can go to 84F.

Since 1978 Brazil’s Amazon River has shrunk by more then 205,000 square miles!

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Ayers Rock/Uluru

Another name for Ayers Rock is Uluru .Uluru is 1,000 feet

high and 1.5 miles long.

Ayers Rock has many small caves.

Uluru is considered one of the great wonders of the world.

By Alyssa

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What do you think a volcano is?

A volcano is a mountain of lava that can erupt any time. Many times the lava has killed people. On May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens was one of the biggest volcano eruptions recorded in North American history. The lava traveled 670 miles per hour. The lava flow was 20 miles long. The volcano is in Washington (WA.).

By Ben

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Did you know?That the Great Barrier Reef is

500,000 years old!?The Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in

the world!

It is 132,119 square miles long!

It is located off the coast of Australia.

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PompeiiMt. Vesuvius

Did you know that

Mt. Vesuvius is in

Italy?

By: KaylaMt. Vesuviusis a volcano.

When the volcano erupted it buried everything except the roofs of some buildings in Pompeii. Excavation revealed much about how people lived back then, and how they died during the explosive eruption. There are numerous molds of people in their final moments.

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Mount Rainier is located in Washington. by: Ryan

Some snow has formed glaciers and Some snow has formed glaciers and masses of ice that slowly move down masses of ice that slowly move down the mountain under their own weight.the mountain under their own weight.

One year, more then 1,200 inches of snow fell there.

Mount Rainier

is the snowiest place on

earth.

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Where is Niagara Falls?

By: Alexis

Niagara Falls borders the U.S. and Canada in the northern hemisphere.

How much water falls in a one minute? 168,000 cubic meters of water.

Niagara Fallsis the most powerful waterfall in North America.

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Mauna KeaBy:Patrick

Where is Mauna Keaand what is it?

Mauna Kea is a volcano in Hawaii, U.S.A.

By: PatrickAbout Mauna Kea:

If you measured Mauna Kea from it’s base on the floor of the ocean, Mauna Kea is 33,476 feet tall. The top part where you do not have to go in the ocean is 13,796 feet tall.

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Did you know that crocodiles are common along the Nile River.

By: Connor

The Nile river is 4,145 miles long. It goes through Lake Nasser.

Fishing birds are common along the Nile River.

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by:Rayissa

Did you know that the Arctic Ocean is 3 miles

deep?

Did you know the Arctic Ocean is named for a group of stars we call the Big Dipper?

The Arctic Ocean is located near the North Pole.

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