ZACHARY YOUKHANA

Around the World:The Great Natural Expedition

Featuring the Spherical Law of Cosines

• Home (Warren, MI)

• The Galapagos Islands

• The Great Barrier Reef

• Mount Everest

• Home (Warren, MI)

Flight Plan

• Wide variety of landscapes and climates

• Great diversity in wildlife due to varying landscapes, all within 225 miles of each other, which includes penguins living in the Northern Hemisphere

• Volcanic craters to explore from the creation of the islands

• Diversity among species inspired Darwin’s Theory of Evolution while voyaging on the HMS Beagle

The Galapagos

• Largest coral reef system in the world, with a reef structure made up of billions of microscopic organisms

• Spans 1,600 miles

• Is visible from outer space

• Consists of 900 islands and 2,900 separate reefs within its 133,000 square miles

• Beautiful underwater sites to see while scuba-diving

Great Barrier Reef

• Highest mountain in the world with a summit of 29,029 feet

• Highest point on Earth’s surface

• Is pushed upward by tectonic plates and grows by 1.6 to 3.9 inches per year

• A challenging journey to the peak and an awe-inspiring view from the top

Mount Everest

Coordinates

Longitude Latitude Home (Warren, MI) 83.0239˚ W 42.4919 ˚ N

The Galapagos Islands 90.5500 ˚ W 0.6667 ˚ S The Great Barrier Reef 147.7000 ˚ E 18.2861 ˚ S

Mount Everest 86.9253 ˚ E 27.9881 ˚ N

From Home to the Galapagos

Distance from Home to the Galapagos = approximately 3,019.5 miles

From The Galapagos to The Great Barrier Reef

Distance from the Galapagos to the Great Barrier Reef = approximately 8,275.34 miles

From The Great Barrier Reef toMount Everest

Distance from the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Everest = approximately 5,170.07 miles

From Mount Everest Back Home

Distance from Mount Everest to Home = approximately 7,527.57 miles

• Use of Google maps allowed calculations to be performed by providing longitude and latitude coordinates

• "MNN - Mother Nature Network." MNN - Mother Nature Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013. Use of this site inspired chosen locations and provided new and useful information about them as well as images.

• "Fight Breaks Out on Everest over Weekend: 100 Sherpas vs. 3 Europeans @ 23,000 Ft." SnowBrainscom. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.

• "Galapagos Penguin | Wildlife | The Wildlife." Galapagos Penguin | Wildlife | The Wildlife. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9760762/Sea-floor-next-to-Australias-Great-Barrier-Reef-close-to-collapse.html

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