Peek at your calendars! December 11 is International Mountain Day, a special day designated by the United Nations General Assembly back in 2003. The theme for this year"s commemoration is "Restoring mountain ecosystems," connecting with the UN"s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
International Mountain Day
Today in History
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The Rainbow Bridge
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One on land, a million in space
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Go fly a kite!
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High above the Aegean Sea
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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European hedgehog
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site
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What’s your favourite colour?
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Saint Andrews Day
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Frosty Finland
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, Bavaria, Germany
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Toledo, Spain
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Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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Bungle beehives
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Rio Grande, Albuquerque
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A curious little otter pup
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The animal kingdoms great migration
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A day for giving
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Walking a rocky rainbow
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A bevy of buzzers
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Masterpiece of acoustic science
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Lei Day
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If these walls could talk...
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Spirit of the Puffing Wind
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One rare streak
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Kalaloch Tree of Life, Olympic National Park, Washington, US
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Nuit Blanche Toronto
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Dragon waterfall, Venezuela
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