Mount Fuji, Japan's Highest Mountain

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Mount Fuji capped wit snow (Source)

At 3,776 meters (12,388 ft), Mount Fuji is Japan's Highest Mountain. It stands on the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures and can be seen from Tokyo and Yokohama on clear days. It is

located near the Pacific coast of central Honshū. There are three small cities surrounding it: Gotemba (south), Fujiyoshida (north) and Fujinomiya (southwest). Although it's last eruption was in 1708, Mount

Mount Fuji view from an airplane (Source)

Fuji is an active stratovolcano volcano. This nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshiped as a sacred mountain and experienced big popularity among artists, common people and tourists. Mount Fuji 

Mount Fuji from Osezaki beach (Source)

is surrounded by five lakes: Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Yamanaka, Lake Sai, Lake Motosu and Lake Shoji. The climate is very cold due to thealtitude and the cone is covered by snow for several months of the year. The lowest recorded temperature is −38.0 °C while on June 2008 the highesttemperature was recorded at 17.8 °C.Mount Fuji, Japan's Highest Mountain

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Niagara Falls, The Most Powerful Waterfall in North America

Aerial view of Niagara Falls (Source)

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Located in the borders of Canada and US, in the province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York, the Niagara falls is a group of waterfalls in the Niagara River. This massive waterfalls lies between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York. Niagara Falls comprises of three separate waterfalls: the Horseshoe Falls in the Canadian side and the American Falls, and the smaller Bridal Veil

Google Map view of Niagara Falls

Falls, both in the US side. The two major sections, the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls, are separated by Goat Island while the Bridal Veil Falls is separated from the American Falls by the Luna

The Horseshoe Falls (Source)

Island. The Horseshoe Falls drop about 173 feet and 2,600 feet wide. On the other hand, the American Falls varies between 70-100 feet in height because of the presence of giant boulders at its base and 1,060

The American Falls and the smaller Bridal Veil Falls (Source)

feet wide. Though not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls is very wide. So wide the more than six million cubic feet of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet on average. This amount of water flow makes the Niagara Falls the most powerful waterfall in North America.Niagara Falls, The Most Powerful Waterfall in North America

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