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[[File:SMWKappaMountain.png|thumb|216px|[[Mario]] climbing up Kappa Mountain in ''Super Mario World'']] | |||
'''Kappa Mountain'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> is the largest mountain on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. It first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', in which it was the location of the [[Yellow Switch Palace]]. | |||
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'''Kappa Mountain'''<ref> | |||
The name Kappa comes from {{wp|Kappa (folklore)| | The name Kappa comes from a {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|mythical creature}} in Japan, which has a water-filled, bowl-shaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the kappas die. The lake in the middle of the mountain in ''Super Mario World'' looks like the head of a kappa, and the whole mountain could be thought of a kappa lying on its underbelly.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smw_j-e.shtml#kappa The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 7-3-08)</ref> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=かっぱ<span class="explain" title="やま">山</span><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref> | ||
| | |JapR=Kappa Yama | ||
| | |JapM=Kappa Mountain | ||
|Por=Montanha Kappa | |Por=Montanha Kappa | ||
|PorM=Kappa Mountain | |PorM=Kappa Mountain | ||
| | |Fra=Montagne Kappa | ||
| | |FraM=Kappa Mountain | ||
|Ita=Monte Kappa | |Ita=Monte Kappa | ||
|ItaM=Mount Kappa | |ItaM=Mount Kappa}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
