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Cerro Torre
is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America.
It is located in Argentina, west of Cerro
Chalten. The peak is the highest in a four mountain chain: the other peaks are Torre
Egger, Punta Herron, and Cerro Standhardt. The top of the mountain often has a
mushroom of rime ice, formed by the constant strong winds. Source
Tenkawa is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2009, the village has an estimated population of 1,823 and a density of 10.38 persons per km². The total area is 175.70 km². Source
Tianmen Mountain is a mountain located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in northwestern Hunan Province, China. A cablecar was constructed by the French company Poma from nearby Zhangjiajie railway station to the top of the mountain. Tianmen Mountain Cableway is claimed in tourist publications as the "longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world", with 98 cars and a total length of 7,455 metres and ascent of 1,279 metres. Source
