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Ancohuma

(Encyclopedia)Ancohuma ängkō-o͞oˈmä [key], mountain, Bolivia: see Illampú. ...

Flinders Ranges

(Encyclopedia)Flinders Ranges, mountain chain, extending 260 mi (418 km) between Lake Torrens and Lake Frome, South Australia state, Australia; rises to 3,900 ft (1,189 m) at St. Mary's Peak. Uranium and copper are...

Musala

(Encyclopedia)Musala mo͞osäläˈ [key], mountain, 9,596 ft (2,925 m) high, SW Bulgaria. It is the highest peak of Bulgaria and of the Rhodope range. ...

Moriah

(Encyclopedia)Moriah mōrīˈə [key], in the Bible, land in which the mountain where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac was located. It has been identified by some with Mt. Moriah. ...

Carrantuohill

(Encyclopedia)Carrantuohill kăˌrənto͞oˈəl [key], mountain, 3,414 ft (1,041 m) high, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks; highest peak in Ireland. ...

Jabal ad Duruz

(Encyclopedia)Jabal ad Duruz jäbälˈ äd do͝oro͝ozˈ [key], mountain, c.5,900 ft (1,800 m), S Syria, highest point of the Druze Mts. ...

Horeb

(Encyclopedia)Horeb hōˈrĕb [key], in the Bible, mountain, another name for Mt. Sinai. It is mentioned in Psalm 106 as the place of the making of the golden calf. Elijah fled to Horeb. ...

Macgillicuddy's Reeks

(Encyclopedia)Macgillicuddy's Reeks məgĭlˈəkŭdˈēz rēks [key], highest mountain range of Ireland, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. It includes Carrantuohill and other peaks more than 3,000 ft (914 m) high....

Menominee, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Menominee, river, 118 mi (190 km) long, formed by the union of the Brule and the Michigamme rivers above Iron Mountain, W Upper Peninsula, N Mich., and flowing SE into Green Bay at Menominee. It passe...

Vysokaya

(Encyclopedia)Vysokaya vĭsôˈkäyä [key], mountain, c.1,235 ft (380 m) high, E European Russia, in the central Urals, NW of Nizhni Tagil. It has rich magnetite deposits, which have been mined since 1721. ...