A topographical map of Asia. A graphic answer to the question of why Tibet is called the Roof of the World: the average height of its territory is 4,000 m above sea level, and it is the largest mountain system by area. A mountain system on the continent. The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are mountains lying in the south and centre of Asia, and they are considered the highest on the continent.
At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
