{"id":7212,"date":"2019-08-15T21:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estudiopatagon.com\/themes\/wordpress\/veenv2\/?p=76"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:40:35","slug":"far-far-away-behind-the-word-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/ms\/far-far-away-behind-the-word-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Far far away, behind the word mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains <\/strong>are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions<\/a>, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains tend to be used less for agriculture<\/strong> and more for resource extraction and recreation, such as mountain climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest mountain on Earth <\/strong>is Mount Everest<\/strong> in the Himalayas of Asia<\/strong>, whose summit is 8,850 m (29,035 ft) above mean sea level. The highest known mountain on any planet in the Solar System<\/a> is Olympus Mons on Mars at 21,171 m (69,459 ft).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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