🌿 International Mountain Day
Where: Mount Everest
📅 On This Day: December 11
December 11: International Mountain Day. Today is International Mountain Day, set by the United Nations. Mountains collect much of the fresh water we drink and are home to countless animals and plants. The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest, 8,849 m tall.
✨ More events on this day
- 1781 💡 Scientist David Brewster was born in Scotland. He studied how light bends and reflects, and he invented the kaleidoscope, the tube toy full of colourful patterns.
- 1863 🔬 Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born in Delaware, USA. She sorted hundreds of thousands of stars by their light, creating a star classification system still used today.
- 1972 🚀 Apollo 17 landed in the Moon's Taurus–Littrow valley. It was the sixth and final Apollo Moon landing, and its astronauts drove a lunar rover across the surface.
🧠 Question of the day
What is the highest mountain in the world?
- Kilimanjaro
- Mount Everest
- Mount Fuji
Show the answer
Answer: Mount Everest
🎂 Landmarks that opened on December 11
🐾 World day: International Mountain Day
Mountains are "water towers" that collect more than half of the world's fresh water. The UN has marked this day since 2003.
Questions
What happened on December 11?
December 11: International Mountain Day. It happened in Mount Everest.
Which landmarks opened on December 11?
The Royal at Atlantis (opened 1998).
In the game, the "Today on Earth" panel shows this story on its day, with a question to answer and a place to fly to.
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