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Mount Chimaera was the name of a place in ancient Lycia, notable for constantly burning fires. It is thought to be the area called Yanartaş in Turkey, where methane and other gases, such as hydrogen , [ 1 ] emerge from the rock and burn.
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The place where she lived was called Mount Chimaera. [3] An Irish-born British naval officer named Francis Beaufort surveyed the region in 1811 and concluded that Yanartaş was the fabled mountain, citing the ancient Roman writer Pliny, who had made the same claim.
The National Natural Landmarks in Alaska include 16 of the almost 600 National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in the United States.They cover areas of geological and biological importance, and include craters, volcanoes, glaciers, lakes, islands and habitats for several rare species.
Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million, and 92 years later, it became the 49th state. 20 vintage photos of Alaska from before it became a state Skip to main content
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People in Alaska are getting their Thanksgiving turkeys in the most unusual way.
The Islands of Four Mountains (Russian: Четырёхсопочные острова is an island grouping of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, United States The chain includes, from west to east, Amukta , Chagulak , Yunaska , Herbert , Carlisle , Chuginadak , Uliaga , and Kagamil islands. [ 1 ]