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1.elevation 高度

2.revised 修正

3.reference 参考

4.chimney 烟囱

5.ribbons 丝带

6.culminate 以...结束

7.descendding 下降

8.devoid 缺乏

9.curative 治愈的

10.cosmetic 美容

11.Badwater Basin 恶水盆地

12.spectacular desert scenery 壮观的沙漠景象

13.undisturbed wilderness 为受干扰的荒野

原文

For The Record

What is the world's tallest mountain and highest elevation？

Of course，Mt. Everest，on the border of Nepal and Tibet，China，is the world's tallest mountain and highest elevation with a peak at 29035 feet（or 8850m）.

The National Geographic Society revised the height of Mt. Everest in 1999 from 29028 feet（or 98848m） due to new GPS calculations.

What's the tallest mountain from base to peak？

Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the one.

Its bases on the sea floor，and it raises 33480 feet（or 10314 m）in total，reaching 13796 feet（or 4205m）above sea level.

In reference to its towering height 20320 feet above sea level，Mt. McKinley in Alaska is the tallest mountain in North America.

It has been named“The Roof of North America”or“The Chimney of North America”.

Located about 55 kilometers drive from Amman，Jordan the Dead Sea in the Middle East region is the lowest point on Earth.

The sunset touching the distant hills with ribbons of fire across the waters of the Dead Sea brings a sense of unreality to culminate a day's visit to the lowest point on the earth，some 1320 feet（or 400m）below sea level.

On route a stone marker indicates“Sea Level”，but the Dead Sea itself is not reached before descending another 400 meters below this sign.

As the name suggests，the sea is devoid of life due to an extremely high content of salts and minerals.

But it is these natural elements which give the waters their curative powers，recognized since the days of Herod the Great，more than 2000 years ago.

They also provide the raw materials for the renowned Jordanian Dead Sea Bath Salt and cosmetic products which are marketed worldwide.

Badwater basin，the floor of Death Valley National Park in California，is the lowest point in the western hemisphere with 282 feet（or 85m）below sea level.

Death Valley National Park，established in 1933，has more than 3.3 million acres of spectacular desert scenery，interesting and rare desert wildlife，complex geology，undisturbed wilderness，and sites of historical and cultural interest.