I-USA ibusiswe ngamapaki kazwelonke amangalisayo, kufaka phakathi iGrand Canyon, Izintaba Ezinamadwala, Izintaba Ezinkulu Zokubhema nokuningi.
Futhi ngenkathi iziqiwi zikazwelonke zingenakuphikwa ukuthi zinhle, zingaba yingozi nazo. Kusukela ekuweni ngengozi ekuminzeni nasekuhlaselweni yizilwane zasendle, abantu abangaphezu kwenkulungwane balahlekelwe yimpilo yabo emapaki kazwelonke ase-USA.
Kepha yimaphi amapaki ayingozi kakhulu, izivakashi kungenzeka zife kuphi futhi yiziphi izimbangela zokufa ezivame kakhulu eziqiwini zikazwelonke?
1. IGrand Canyon - kushone abangu-134
Izingozi ezibhekene nezivakashi ze- Grand Canyon kucace bha ukuwabona, ngamaconsi ezinyawo eziyi-100 ezansi nomhosha uqobo, yize ukuwa kungeyona imbangela enkulu yokufa epaki likazwelonke. Abantu abangama-27 bashonile ngenxa yokuwa eGrand Canyon kusukela ngonyaka we-2010, kuyilapho abaningi abangama-42 beshone ngenxa yezimbangela zezokwelapha noma zemvelo, eziningi zazo ezibangelwe ukushisa okukhulu endaweni.
2. UYosemite - ukufa kwabantu abayi-126
Endaweni yesibili kwaba yiYosemite National Park, lapho abantu abayi-126 belahlekelwe yimiphefumulo yabo kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, kwathi abangu-45 bavela ezimpophomeni. Izindawo zobuhle ezifana neTaft Point, iNevada Fall neHalf Dome bonke babone ukufa kwabantu kule minyaka embalwa edlule, imvamisa lapho abantu bezama ukuthatha isithombe esiphelele ngaphandle kokubazi ngokugcwele ubungozi bendawo ebazungezile.
3. Izintaba Ezinkulu Ezibhemayo - ukufa kwabangu-92
Izintaba Ezinkulu Zokubhema zihamba eNyakatho Carolina naseTennessee futhi ziyipaki kazwelonke evakashelwe kakhulu ezweni, yize kulapho kwenzeka khona inani lokufa eliphakeme kunawo wonke. Isizathu esivame kakhulu sokufa lapha besingekhona ukuwa, ukuminza noma ukuhlaselwa kwezilwane zasendle, kepha empeleni, ukushayisana kwezimoto, nabangu-37 eminyakeni eyishumi edlule.
1. Ukuwa - ukufa kwabangu-245
Ngeshwa, yize indawo enezintaba ezimangelengele yeziqiwu zikazwelonke yizwe ezenza ukuthi zibukeke futhi zithandwe kakhulu izivakashi, kuphinde kube nomthelela embangela yokuqala yokufa, ukuwa, ngokufa kwabantu abangama-245 eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Yize kungaba yisilingo ukuthatha ingozi engajwayelekile lapha nalaphaya ukuthola isithombe esiphelele, izibalo zibonisa ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukwazi izindawo ezikuzungezile lapho uvakashele ipaki kazwelonke.
2. Ukufa Kwezokwelapha / Kwemvelo - 192 ukufa
Ukushona kwabantu abaningi okwenzeka emapaki kazwelonke akusho lutho oluphathelene nendawo ezungezile yalabo abathintekayo, kepha imvelo enokhahlo ingakhuphula izimo zezempilo ezikhona, ikakhulukazi uma uzikhandla udlula imingcele yakho ngokomzimba lapho kushisa kakhulu ungahle ungajwayele.
3. Akunqunywa - 166 ukufa
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ukufa kwabantu abayi-166 eziqiwini zikazwelonke akuzange kuchazwe, ngesizathu 'sokunqunywa' sokufa.
Amapaki Kazwelonke Ase-10 Ayingozi Kakhulu e-US
| Isibalo | Ipaki Kazwelonke | Isifunda/Indawo | Inani lokufa (Kusukela ngo-2010) |
| 1 | Grand Canyon | Arizona | 134 |
| 2 | Yosemite | California | 126 |
| 3 | Izintaba ezinkulu ezibhemayo | ENorth Carolina, eTennessee | 92 |
| 4 | Sequoia & Amakhosi Canyon | California | 75 |
| 5 | Yellowstone | I-Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | 52 |
| 6 | I-Denali | Alaska | 51 |
| 6 | INtaba iRainier | Washington | 51 |
| 8 | rocky Mountain | Colorado | 49 |
| 9 | Grand Teton | Wyoming | 48 |
| 10 | IZiyoni | Utah | 43 |
Izingozi ezibhekene nezivakashi eGrand Canyon zicace bha, ngamaconsi ezinyawo eziyikhulu enkabeni yomhosha uqobo, yize ukuwa kungeyona imbangela enkulu yokufa epaki likazwelonke. Abantu abangama-100 bashonile ngenxa yokuwa eGrand Canyon kusukela ngonyaka we-27, kuyilapho abaningi abangama-2010 beshone ngenxa yezimbangela zezokwelapha noma zemvelo, eziningi zazo ezibangelwe ukushisa okukhulu endaweni.
Izimbangela ezi-5 eziphezulu zokufa
| Imbangela Yokufa | Inombolo Yokufa |
| Falls | 245 |
| Ukufa Kwezokwelapha / Kwemvelo | 192 |
| Akunqunyelwe | 166 |
| Ukushayisana Kwezimoto | 140 |
| Ukugcoba | 139 |
Ngeshwa, yize indawo enezintaba ezimangelengele yamapaki ezwe aleli zwe iyona ebenza babukeke futhi bathandwe kakhulu izivakashi, ibuye ibe nomthelela embangela yokuqala yokufa, ukuwa kwabantu abangu-245 eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Yize kungaba yisilingo ukuthatha ingozi engajwayelekile lapha nalaphaya ukuthola isithombe esiphelele, izibalo zibonisa ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukwazi izindawo ezikuzungezile lapho uvakashele ipaki kazwelonke.
Kubuye kube nokufa kwabantu abayi-166 eziqiwini zikazwelonke ezingachazeki, 'nembangela' engaziwa 'yokufa.
