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Aso, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Aso, Mount, Kyushu, Japan: see Aso-san. ...Kazbek, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kazbek, Mount kŏzbĕkˈ, Rus. kəzbyĕkˈ [key], peak, 16,541 ft (5,042 m) high, N Georgia, in the Greater Caucasus. An extinct volcano, it rises above the Daryal gorge and the Georgian Military Road...Kelud, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kelud, Mount kəlo͞od [key], Bahasa Indonesia, Gunung Kelud, active volcano, 5,643 ft (1,720 m) high, central East Java prov., Indonesia, SE of Kediri and NE of Blitar; also known as Mt. Kelut. Lahar...Kelut, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kelut, Mount, Indonesia: see Kelud, Mount. ...Kennedy, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kennedy, Mount, 13,095 ft (3,991 m) high, SW Yukon, Canada, in the St. Elias Mts. near the Alaskan border. It was named in honor of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1965. Although visited in 1935, th...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. ...Lucania, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Lucania, Mount, 17,147 ft (5,226 m) high, in the St. Elias Mts., SW Yukon, Canada, near the Alaska line; Canada's third tallest peak. ...Kumgang, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kumgang, Mount ko͞omˈgängˈ [key], mountain, SE North Korea, rising to 5,374 ft (1,638 m). There are scenic ravines and caverns and many ancient Buddhist temples, as well as a modern resort at the ...Kinibalu, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kinibalu, Mount: see Kinabalu, Mount, Malaysia. ...Kirinyaga, Mount
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