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Interlaken

(Encyclopedia)Interlaken ĭnˈtərläkən [key], town (1990 est. pop. 5,180), Bern canton, central Switzerland, between the Lake of Brienz and the Lake of Thun. Its manufactures include textiles and watches. Interl...

Justus of Tiberia

(Encyclopedia)Justus of Tiberia, fl. 1st cent. a.d., Jewish historian. Friendly to Rome, he opposed the Jewish war against the Romans and fled to Beirut where he became the private secretary of Agrippa II. He is ma...

La Mesa

(Encyclopedia)La Mesa lə māˈsə [key], city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals...

Ben Nevis

(Encyclopedia)Ben Nevis nēˈvĭs, nĕvˈĭs [key], peak, 4,411 ft (1,345 m) high, Highland, W Scotland, overlooking Glen Nevis; highest peak of Great Britain. Ben Nevis is the remnant of a geologically ancient vol...

Montagnards

(Encyclopedia)Montagnards: see Mountain, the.

Alvand

(Encyclopedia)Alvand, mountain, Iran: see Alwand. ...

Parnassus

(Encyclopedia)Parnassus, mountain, Greece: see Parnassós. ...

Libanus

(Encyclopedia)Libanus: see Lebanon, mountain range. ...

Karisimbi

(Encyclopedia)Karisimbi, mountain, Africa: see Virunga. ...

Plinlimon

(Encyclopedia)Plinlimon: see Plynlimon, mountain, Wales. ...