關(guān)于著名的馬特宏峰的5個令人驚訝的事實

關(guān)于著名的馬特宏峰的5個令人驚訝的事實

1. The peak of the Matterhorn is actually African rock. The mountain is the result of the collision of two pieces of Earth's crust, the African continental plate and the Laurasian, or European plate. The peak is actually from the African continental plate.

馬特宏峰實際上是非洲巖石。這座山是兩塊地殼——非洲大陸板塊和歐洲勞亞板塊——碰撞的結(jié)果。這個山峰實際上來自非洲大陸板塊。

Photo: Ben Bolton

2. The four sides of the Matterhorn's pyramid-like peak face the four cardinal directions. Talk about a convenient compass for travelers. According to the Smithsonian, "The north side faces Zermatt Valley and the east overlooks Gornergrat Ridge, both in Switzerland, while the south face points toward the Italian town of Brueil-Cervinia and the western side overlooks the Swiss-Italian border."

馬特宏峰的金字塔狀山峰的四面面向四個主要方向。是一個方便旅行者的指南針。據(jù)史密森尼博物館介紹，“北面面對澤馬特山谷，東面俯瞰戈納格拉特山脊，兩者都位于瑞士境內(nèi)，而南面面向意大利城鎮(zhèn)布魯伊爾-切爾維尼亞，西面俯瞰瑞士-意大利邊境。”

You can take a train up to get amazing views of the Matterhorn. (Photo: Ben Bolton)

3. The world's largest snow igloo was built at the base of the Matterhorn. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed it as the largest in 2016, after construction was completed in January. It was built in the town of Zermatt, and measured 42 feet in diameter inside, with a ceiling height of 34 feet. It was slated to stay open for the entire winter season.

世界上最大的雪屋建在馬特宏峰的底部。《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》確認，在2016年1月完工后，它是世界上最大的高爾夫球場。它建在澤馬特鎮(zhèn)，內(nèi)部直徑為42英尺，天花板高度為34英尺。它計劃整個冬季都開放。

4. More than 500 people have died climbing the Matterhorn. The very first climb, completed in 1865, was a deadly one with four of the seven members of the team dying in a fall during the descent. Since then, the Matterhorn has remained a risky climb, with several people per year never making it back down the mountain.

500多人在攀登馬特洪峰時死亡。第一次攀登完成于1865年，是一次致命的攀登，七名隊員中有四人在下降過程中摔死。從那以后，馬特宏峰的攀登就一直充滿風險，每年都有幾個人再也沒有下山。

Over 3 million people a year visit Zermatt to ski or see the Matterhorn. (Photo: Ben Bolton)

5. The Matterhorn is the 12th highest peak in Europe. It is also the 10th highest mountain in Switzerland and one of 48 Swiss peaks above 4,000 meters. Around 3,000 climbers summit the mountain per year, with upwards of 150 people making the climb on a peak day.

馬特宏峰是歐洲第12高峰。它是瑞士第十高的山，也是瑞士48座海拔4000米以上的山峰之一。每年約有3000名登山者登到頂峰，高峰日當天有150多人登頂。