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Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level in the world;
its peak reaches an elevation of 8,848.86 metres. See the twenty facts about Mount Everest.
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Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan;
its snowcapped peak reaches an elevation of 3,776 metres. See the twenty facts about Mount Fuji.
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Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain in the world;
its highest peak, Uhuru, reaches an elevation of 5,895 metres.
See the twenty facts about Mount Kilimanjaro.
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The Matterhorn stands at an elevation of 4,478 metres,
making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps. See the twenty facts about the Matterhorn.
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K2 is the second-highest mountain above sea level in the world;
its peak reaches an elevation of 8,611 metres. See the twenty facts about the K2.
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Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America;
its summit reaches an official elevation of 6,190 metres (20,310 feet).
See the twenty facts about Denali.
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Table Mountain is a famous flat-topped landmark in South Africa;
its highest point reaches an elevation of 1,086 metres.
See the twenty facts about Table Mountain.
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Mount Kailash is a prominent peak in the Transhimalaya range of Tibet,
reaching a striking elevation of 6,638 metres.
See the twenty facts about Mount Kailash.
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Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece; its highest peak,
Mytikas, reaches an elevation of 2,917.727 metres.
See the twenty facts about Mount Olympus.
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The Alps are the most extensive mountain range in Europe;
its highest peak, Mont Blanc, reaches an elevation of 4,807.3 metres.
See the twenty facts about the Alps.
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Lion
Tiger
Bear
King Cobra
Rhino
Leopard
Shark
Girraffe
Elephant
Hyena
Lions are the second-largest wild cats in the world;
an adult male can weigh up to 250 kg.
See the twenty facts about lions.
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Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world;
an adult tiger can weigh up to 300 kg.
See the twenty facts about tigers.
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Bears are remarkably heavy mammals;
a large adult polar bear can weigh up to 800 kg.
See the twenty facts about bears.
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King cobras are the longest venomous snakes in the world,
growing up to 5.6 meters.
See the twenty facts about king cobras.
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Rhinos are the second-largest land mammals on Earth;
an adult white rhino can weigh up to 2,300 kg.
See the twenty facts about rhinos.
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Leopards are the most widely distributed and adaptable of all the big cats.
See the twenty facts about leopards.
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Sharks lack true bones;
their entire skeletal structure is made up of lightweight cartilage.
See the twenty facts about sharks.
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Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth;
newborns can stand taller than most humans.
See the twenty facts about giraffes.
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Elephants are the largest land mammals in the world;
an adult bull can weigh up to 6,000 kg.
See the twenty facts about elephants.
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Hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs,
belonging to their own suborder Feliformia.
See the twenty facts about hyenas.
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General
Sherman
Sherman
Sunflower
Pando
Hyperion
Rainbow
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Orchid
Rose
Tulip
Daisy
Peony
The General Sherman Tree is the largest living single-stem organism by volume on Earth.
See the twenty facts about the General Sherman.
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Sunflowers are famous for heliotropism,
where young flower buds turn to track the movement of the sun across the sky.
See the twenty facts about the sunflowers.
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The Pando Tree is the largest living multi-stem organism by
weight and landmass on Earth.
See the twenty facts about the pando tree.
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The Hyperion Tree is the tallest known living
single-stem organism by height on Earth.
See the twenty facts about the hyperion tree.
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The Rainbow Eucalyptus is widely considered
the most colorful tree on Earth due to its striking multicolored trunk.
See the twenty facts about the rainbow eucalyptus.
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The orchid family (Orchidaceae) is one of the largest and
most diverse families of flowering plants on Earth.
See the twenty facts about the orchid.
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Roses are woody perennial flowering plants
belonging to the diverse genus Rosa.
See the twenty facts about roses.
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Tulips are a globally beloved spring-blooming perennial that
grow from underground bulbs.
See the twenty facts about tulips.
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Daisies belong to the Asteraceae family,
which is one of the largest families of flowering plants.
See the twenty facts about daisies.
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Peonies belong to the genus Paeonia,
which is the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae.
See the twenty facts about the peonies.
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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Sun
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system,
only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
See the twenty facts about Mercury.
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Venus is often called Earth's twin or sister planet
because it is very similar in size, mass, and composition.
See the twenty facts about Venus.
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Earth is the fifth largest planet in our solar system and
the largest of the four terrestrial planets.
See the twenty facts about Earth.
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Mars is the second-smallest planet in our solar system,
roughly half the size of Earth.
See the twenty facts about Mars.
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Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system,
so massive that over 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.
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Saturn is the second-largest planet in our solar system,
surpassed in size only by Jupiter.
See the twenty facts about Jupiter.
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Uranus is the third-largest planet in our solar system by
radius and the fourth-largest by mass.
See the twenty facts about Uranus.
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Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet
from the Sun in our solar system.
See the twenty facts about Neptune.
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Pluto is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt,
a vibrant ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune.
See the twenty facts about Pluto.
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The Sun is a yellow dwarf star located at
the absolute center of our solar system.
See the twenty facts about the Sun.
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