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Kinabalu, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Kinabalu or Kinibalu, MountKinabalu or Kinibalu, Mountboth: kĭnˌəbəl&oomacr;ˈ [key], peak, 13,455 ft (4,101 m) high, N Sabah, Malaysia, NE of Kota Kinabalu; highest peak on Borneo.Pulog, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Pulog, MountPulog, Mountp&oomacr;ˈlōg [key], peak, 9,606 ft (2,928 m) high, NW Luzon, the Philippines, in the Cordillera Central. It is the second highest point in the Philippines.Mount, William Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Mount, William Sidney, 1807–68, American genre and portrait painter, b. Setauket, N.Y. His childhood was spent at Stony Brook, Long Island, the scene of many of his pictures. At 17 he…Mortals on Mount Olympus
A history of climbing Mount Everest by Borgna Brunner Sir Edmund Hillary poses with Sherpa climber Tenzing Norgay at Everest base. Climbers who die on the mountain are…Mount Saint Helens
May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens in Washington spews smoke, soot and ash into the sky in April, 1980. Its eruption that May devestated an area of about 150 square miles. Related Links…Brewer's: Mount Zion
The Celestial City or Heaven. (Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progress.) “I am come from the City of Destruction, and am going to Mount Zion.” (Part i.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Mount Kilimanjaro Quiz
Are you a fan of adventure and natural wonders? Do you consider yourself a travel enthusiast? Then, you must have heard of Mount Kilimanjaro! The dormant volcanic mountain located in Tanzania…John Gillis TOWNSEND, Jr., Congress, DE (1871-1964)
Senate Years of Service: 1929-1941 Party: Republican TOWNSEND John Gillis, Jr. , a Senator from Delaware; born on a farm in Worcester County, Md., near Selbyville, Del., May 31, 1871; attended…Elgon, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Elgon, MountElgon, Mountĕlˈgŏn [key], extinct volcano, central Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Its highest peak is Wagagai (14,178 ft/4,321 m). The inhabitants of Mt. Elgon's…Tamalpais, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Tamalpais, MountTamalpais, Mounttămˈəlpīəsˌ [key], peak, 2,604 ft (794 m) high, W Calif., across the Golden Gate from San Francisco. The mountain is a game preserve and a resort. The…