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Nebo, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.

Merry Mount

(Encyclopedia)Merry Mount: see Morton, Thomas.

Merapi, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Merapi, Mount məräˈpē [key] [Indonesian=mountain of fire], volcano, 9,551 ft (2,911 m) high, central Java, Indonesia, 20 mi (32 km) NNE of Yogyakarta. It is the most active of Indonesia's many vol...

Alexandra, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Alexandra, Mount, E Africa: see Ruwenzori, mts. ...

Ólonos, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Ólonos, Mount: see Erymanthos, mountains, Greece. ...

Rinjani, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Rinjani, Mount, volcano, Indonesia: see Lombok. ...

McKinley, Mount

(Encyclopedia)McKinley, Mount, peak, Alaska: see Denali. ...

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