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Watsonville

(Encyclopedia)Watsonville, city (1990 pop. 31,099), Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the Pajaro River near Monterey Bay; founded 1852, inc. 1868. It is a trade and processing center for vegetables, fruits, berries, and...

Turquino

(Encyclopedia)Turquino to͞orkēˈnō [key], peak, 6,560 ft (1,999 m) high, SE Cuba, in the Sierra Maestra range. It is the highest point on the island. The mountain, called Pico Turquino in Spanish, was the scene ...

Schiehallion

(Encyclopedia)Schiehallion shĭhălˈyən [key], mountain, 3,547 ft (1,081 m) high, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, near Loch Rannoch. In 1774, Nevil Maskelyne experimented there to determine the density of th...

San Bernardino Mountains

(Encyclopedia)San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (10,630 ft/3,240 m...

Rimac

(Encyclopedia)Rimac rēˈmäk [key], river, c.80 mi (130 km) long, rising in the Andes of W Peru, and flowing W through Lima to the Pacific Ocean near Callao. It is used extensively for irrigation. The scenic Rimac...

Cithaeron

(Encyclopedia)Cithaeron sĭthēˈrən [key], Gr. Kithairón, mountain range, c.10 mi (16 km) long, central Greece, between Boeotia in the north and Attica in the south. It rises to 4,623 ft (1,409 m). The range was...

Chin Hills

(Encyclopedia)Chin Hills mountain range, W Myanmar, along the boundary between Myanmar and Assam, India, part of the Arakan (or Rakhine) Mts. It rises to 10,016 ft (3,053 m) in Mt. Victoria. The range is covered wi...

Heiligenblut

(Encyclopedia)Heiligenblut hīˌlĭgənblo͞otˈ [key] [Ger.,=holy blood], village, Carinthia prov., SW Austria, at the foot of the Grossglockner. It is a winter sports and mountain-climbing center. Heiligenblut is...

Monadnock

(Encyclopedia)Monadnock mənădˈnŏk [key], isolated peak, 3,165 ft (965 m) high, SW N.H. It is a popular hiking destination, noted for its view. The peak lends its name to the geomorphic term monadnock, an isolat...

Naroda

(Encyclopedia)Naroda närôdˈnəyə gōˈrə [key] [Rus.,=people's mountain], peak, c.6,180 ft (1,880 m) high, NE European Russia, in the N Urals. It is the highest peak of the Urals. ...