Rooms with outdoor balconies also make inhaling bellyfuls of fresh ocean- and mountain-cleansed air a morning ritual.

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These are factors that impact the nature of the world from the highest mountain peak to the deepest ocean trench.

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It took four searches over the course of nearly two years to locate the bulk of Flight 447's wreckage and the majority of the bodies in a mountain range deep under the ocean.

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But the main attraction at Clayoquot is the wilderness itself, and a slate of varied activities include horseback riding, river and ocean kayaking, whale watching, grizzly bear watching, hiking, mountain biking and world-class river, ocean, and lake fishing - some guests come primarily for the angling.

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Today, we expect and demand such services whether we are on a mountain top or in the middle of an ocean.

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In the evenings, chamois (a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe) click across the surrounding rocks, and if the weather is clear you get the most unusual of mountain views, peering down onto ships far below on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Driving south, Table Mountain recedes in the rear-view mirror and congested streets give way to a cliff-hugging road and endless ocean views.

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