So that you can measure how far it traveled.
I think that Marco Polo's account of his journey along the silk road puts paid to the idea that people did not travel its entire length.
Lake Titicaca and the Atacama are located in west-central South America in or near the Andes Mountains. The Andres Mountains run almost the entire length of South America,
The Apennine Mountains are east of Rome and south of Venice in Italy. These mountains run along the entire length of the Italian Peninsula, providing a beautiful natural boundary between different regions of the country.
Marco Polo
The Apennines mountains 830 miles long are like the backbone of Italy. They run almost the entire length of Italy and end near the island of Sicily.
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How far an object traveled.
The Andes Mountains
The approximate length of the Ural Mountains is 1,600 miles. The Ural mountains are known for the animals that reside there and also for the many natural resources.
Along the entire length of the western coast of South America, lays the Andes Mountains.
7 billion billion years