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Glittertinden

(Encyclopedia)Glittertinden glĭtˈtərtĭnˌən [key], peak, 8,104 ft (2,470 m) high, S central Norway, in the Jotunheimen Mts. It is the highest point in Scandinavia. ...

Assiniboine, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Assiniboine, Mount, 11,870 ft (3,618 m) high, on the British Columbia–Alta. line, Canada, on the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mts. It is the focal point of Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park (20 sq ...

Cheaha

(Encyclopedia)Cheaha chēˈhô [key], peak, 2,407 ft (734 m) high, E Ala., in the Talladega Mts.; highest point in Alabama. It is included in Talladega National Forest. ...

Moldoveanu

(Encyclopedia)Moldoveanu môldôvyäˈno͞o [key], peak, 8,343 ft (2,543 m) high, central Romania, NW of Cîmpulung in the Transylvanian Alps; highest point in Romania. ...

Rantekombola

(Encyclopedia)Rantekombola ränˌtəkŏmˈbələ [key], mountain, 11,335 ft (3,455 m) high, on the southwest peninsula of Sulawesi island, Indonesia. It is the island's highest point. ...

Cinto, Monte

(Encyclopedia)Cinto, Monte mônˈtā chēnˈtō [key], peak, 8,891 ft (2,710 m) high, NW Corsica, France, NW of Corte. It is the highest point on Corsica. ...

Phou Bia

(Encyclopedia)Phou Bia fo͞o byä [key], peak, 9,242 ft (2,817 m) high, in the Annamese Cordillera, N Laos. It is the highest point in Laos. ...

Borah, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Borah, Mount [for William E. Borah], peak, 12,662 ft (3,859 m) high, central Idaho, in the Lost River Mts.; highest point in the state. ...

Hkakabo Razi

(Encyclopedia)Hkakabo Razi käˈkäbō räˈzē [key], peak, 19,296 ft (5,881 m) high, N Myanmar, on an outlier of the Himalayan system. It is the highest point in Myanmar. ...

Kerinci, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Kerinci, Mount, or Mount Kerintji both: kərĭnˈchē [key], peak, 12,467 ft (3,800 m) high, in the Pegunungan Barisan, W central Sumatra, Indonesia. It is Sumatra's highest point. ...