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Malindidzimu Hill

(Encyclopedia)Malindidzimu Hill mälĭnˌdēdzēˈmo͞o [key] or World's View, granite hill, SW Zimbabwe, 25 mi (40 km) S of Bulawayo. It was designated by Cecil Rhodes as the resting place for those who served Gre...

Malvern Hill

(Encyclopedia)Malvern Hill: see Seven Days battles. ...

Mars' Hill

(Encyclopedia)Mars' Hill, name given in the Bible for the Areopagus at Athens. ...

Leith Hill

(Encyclopedia)Leith Hill lēth [key], 965 ft (294 m) high, Surrey, SE England; highest point of the North Downs. On the summit is a tower, from where there is a view on clear days of London and the English Channel....

Pleasant Hill

(Encyclopedia)Pleasant Hill, residential city (1990 pop. 31,585), Contra Costa co., W Calif.; inc. 1961. First settled in 1844, the area remained rural until the housing boom of World War II. Electronic equipment i...

Capitoline Hill

(Encyclopedia)Capitoline Hill kăpˈĭtəlīnˌ [key] or Capitol, highest of the seven hills of ancient Rome, historic and religious center of the city. The great temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, on its southern summ...

Todt Hill

(Encyclopedia)Todt Hill, N.Y.: see Staten Island. ...

Breed's Hill

(Encyclopedia)Breed's Hill: see Bunker Hill, battle of. ...

Broken Hill

(Encyclopedia)Broken Hill, city, New South Wales, SE Australia, near the South Australia border. Since 1883 it has been a principal center of zinc and silver mining i...

Rock Hill

(Encyclopedia)Rock Hill, city (1990 pop. 41,643), York co., N S.C.; inc. 1870. An important textile center, it also has industries producing paper, glass, metal products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, textiles, and f...