they finally reached the mountain summit
41Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
42Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
43Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
44Eiger — For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). Eiger The north face of the Eiger Elevation …
45World altitude record (mountaineering) — In the history of mountaineering, the world altitude record referred to the highest point on the earth s surface which had been reached, regardless of whether that point was an actual summit. The world summit record referred to this highest… …
46Timeline of climbing Mount Everest — Contents 1 Timeline 1.1 1921: Reconnaissance expedition 1.2 1922: First attempt …
47George Mallory — George Herbert Leigh Mallory George Mallory Born 18 June 1886(1886 06 18) Mobberley, Cheshire, England Died …
48Mount Kenya — Elevation 5,199 m (17,057 ft) …
49Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
50Fidel Castro — Castro in 2003 First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba …
