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Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. ... North Korea: 165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) 154.9 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Waist-to-height ratio: the average ratio for US college competitive swimmers is 0.424 (women) and 0.428 (men); the ratios for a (US) normally healthy man or woman is 0.46–0.53 and 0.45–0.49 respectively; the ratio ranges beyond 0.63 for morbidly obese individuals. [15]
Where the waist is convex rather than concave, as in pregnancy and obesity, the waist may be measured at a vertical level 1 inch above the navel. [3] Strictly, the waist circumference is measured at a level midway between the lowest palpable rib and the iliac crest, [4] respectively typically 60% and 64% of total height. [5]
The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR, [a] or WSR: waist-to-stature ratio) is the waist circumference divided by body height, both measured in the same units. WHtR is a measure of the distribution of body fat. Higher values of WHtR indicate higher risk of obesity-related cardiovascular diseases, which are correlated with abdominal obesity. [1]
All of the major walls and formations in Yosemite Valley had been climbed by the mid 1950s with the exception of the Northwest Face of Half Dome and El Capitan.El Capitan, with its intimidating 3000 foot face, was out of the question for at least a few years, leaving Half Dome, with a much more manageable 2000 foot face, as the logical next goal.
Visitor services are closed or limited in scope after October 15. Driving time from the South Rim to the North Rim is about 4.5 hours, over 220 miles (350 km). [22] On the North Rim is the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, [27] managed by Forever Resorts, and a campground near the lodge managed by the national park staff. [28]
The North Kaibab Trail begins at the head of Roaring Springs canyon and ends at the Colorado River. The trailhead is at a parking area on Arizona State Route 67 , about 1-mile (1.6 km) north of the North Rim's Grand Canyon Lodge.
The park is located in southwestern Utah about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of and 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than Zion National Park. [6] [7]Bryce Canyon National Park lies within the Colorado Plateau geographic province of North America and straddles the southeastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau west of Paunsaugunt Faults (Paunsaugunt is Paiute for "home of the beaver"). [8]