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'''Kappa Mountain'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> is the largest mountain on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', it is the location of the [[Yellow Switch Palace]].
'''Kappa Mountain'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref> is the largest mountain on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] and the location of the [[Yellow Switch Palace]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
 
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 ''kappa'' dies. 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 as a ''kappa'' lying on its underbelly.


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 ''kappa'' dies. 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 as a ''kappa'' lying on its underbelly.<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/smw_j-e.shtml#kappa The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 7-3-08)</ref>
==Names in other languages==  
==Names in other languages==  
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Kappa Mountain
Mario climbing up Kappa Mountain.
In Super Mario World
Mario climbing up Kappa Mountain.
In the Game Boy Advance version
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001)
Greater location Yoshi's Island

Kappa Mountain[1] is the largest mountain on Yoshi's Island and the location of the Yellow Switch Palace in Super Mario World.

The name Kappa comes from a mythical creature in Japan, which has a water-filled, bowl-shaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the kappa dies. 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 as a kappa lying on its underbelly.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese かっぱやま[2]
Kappa Yama
Kappa Mountain

French Montagne Kappa
Kappa Mountain
Italian Monte Kappa
Mount Kappa
Portuguese Montanha Kappa
Kappa Mountain
Spanish Montaña de Kappa
Kappa Mountain

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo (1991). Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  2. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)