Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Interior Alaska and contains Mount McKinley (Denali), the tallest mountain in North America. The park and preserve together cover 9,492 mi² (24,585 km²). The word “Denali” means “the big one” in the native Athabaskan language and refers to the mountain itself. The mountain was named after president [...]
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Denali national park
August 16th, 2008
The blue mountains
August 14th, 2008
New South Wales is Australia’s oldest and most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland. It was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Mongolia
August 12th, 2008
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East-Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western most point is a de minimis distance from Kazakhstan’s eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest city, is home to about [...]