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Santa María, volcano, Guatemala
(Encyclopedia) Santa MaríaSanta Maríasänˈtä märēˈä [key], active volcano, 12,375 ft (3,772 m) high, SW Guatemala, in the Sierra Madre near the city of Quetzaltenango. Its eruption in 1902 was one of…El Chichón
(Encyclopedia) El Chichón, volcano, Chiapas, Mexico, 40 mi (59 km) SSW of Villahermosa, rising to 3,478 ft (1,060 m). Also known as Chichonal, it had not erupted significantly in historic times until…Kurile Lake
(Encyclopedia) Kurile Lake, crater lake, 29 sq mi (76 sq km), 130 mi (209 km) SSW of Petropavlovsk, Russia, near the tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Located in a rugged volcanic region and lying some…Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
(Encyclopedia) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 209,695 acres (84,926 hectares), on Hawaii island, Hawaii; est. 1916. The park contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world—Kilauea with its…Punchbowl
(Encyclopedia) Punchbowl, hill, 500 ft (152 m) high, in the city of Honolulu, SE Oahu island, Hawaii. In the bowllike extinct volcanic crater at the summit (reached by a scenic drive) is the National…Pele, Hawaiian goddess
(Encyclopedia) PelePelepāˈlā [key], Hawaiian goddess of the volcano. Her traditional home is Halemaumau, the fiery pit crater within the Kilauea caldera on the island of Hawaii.Brewer's: Judges' Robes
In the criminal courts, where the judges represent the sovereign, they appear in full court dress, and wear a scarlet robe; but in Nisi Prius Courts the judge sits merely to balance the…Brewer's: Puisne Judges
means the younger-born judges, at one time called puny judges. They are the four, inferior judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, and the four inferior judges of the Court of Common Pleas…Brewer's: Grave as a Judge
Sedate and serious in look and manner. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Grave as an OwlGrave Searchers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Sober as a Judge
—i.e. grave and sedate. (See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SobrinoSober A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…Trending
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