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Transfiguration

(Encyclopedia)Transfiguration, in the New Testament, manifestation wherein Jesus appeared “shining” before Peter, James, and John. The traditional explanation is that in it Jesus' divine glory shone in his eart...

Semeru

(Encyclopedia)Semeru səmĕrˈo͞o [key], volcanic peak, 12,060 ft (3,676 m) high, E Java, Indonesia. Formerly called Mt. Mahameru, it is the island's highest point. The mountain has experienced frequent eruptions ...

Peebles, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Peebles pēˈbəlz [key], town (1991 pop. 6,750), Scottish Borders, S Scotland, at the confluence of Eddleston Water and the Tweed River. It is a mountain resort and a farm market with woolen mills. R...

L'Aquila

(Encyclopedia)L'Aquila or L'Aquila degli Abruzzi läˈkwēlä dāˈlyē äbro͞otˈtsē [key], city (1991 pop. 66,813), capital of L'Aquila prov. and of Abruzzi, central Italy, on the Pescara River. It is an agricu...

Cumbrian Mountains

(Encyclopedia)Cumbrian Mountains, mountains of the Lake District, NW England; Scafell Pike (3,210 ft/978 m) is the highest point. Studded with lakes and narrow valleys, the range extends through Cumberland, Westmor...

Humber, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Humber, river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, rising in the Long Range Mts., W Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, and flowing SE then SW, through Deer Lake, to the Bay of Islands at Corner Brook. ...

Idaho, University of

(Encyclopedia)Idaho, University of, mainly at Moscow; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1889. Among its facilities are the Water and Energy Resources Institute and the Forest, Wild...

Camp Borden

(Encyclopedia)Camp Borden, large military training establishment, S Ont., Canada, NW of Toronto. It covers an area of 20,000 acres (8,094 hectares) and also includes an armored-vehicle range at Meaford, to the nort...

Colorado, University of

(Encyclopedia)Colorado, University of, main campus at Boulder; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1877. There are campuses at Colorado Springs and Denver; the main medical campus is at Aurora. T...

Hohentwiel

(Encyclopedia)Hohentwiel hōəntvēlˈ [key], mountain, 2,260 ft (689 m) high, in Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany. On the summit of Hohentwiel are the ruins of an ancient castle that was the seat of the dukes of Swa...