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The Pamban Bridge, Tamil Nadu, South India
The Pamban Bridge is a cantilever bridge on the Palk Strait connects Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. It refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It was India's first sea bridge. It is the second longest sea bridge in India (after Bandra-Worli Sea Link) at a length of about 2.3 km. The rail bridge is for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers, but has a double leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and barges pass through. The railway bridge is 6,776 ft (2,065 m) and was opened for traffic in 1914. The railroad bridge is a still-functioning double-leaf bascule bridge section that can be raised to let ships pass under the bridge.
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Climbing Mount Everest - 1953_2013
60 years ago, New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay made the first confirmed ascent of the highest peak in the world - Mount Everest, which reaches 8,848 meters. Since then thousands of people have tried to conquer Mount Everest, many of them failed. In late May, 80-year-old Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura became the oldest man in the world, conquering Everest. Miura made it for the third time. He admitted that he was on the verge of death during the descent. First conquerors of Everest Hillary and Norgay stayed on top for only 15 minutes.
1. Tenzing Norgay (left) and Sir Edmund Hillary during his historic ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.
1. Tenzing Norgay (left) and Sir Edmund Hillary during his historic ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.