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Ebal, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Ebal, Mount ēˈbəl [key], Arabic Jabal Aybal, 3,084 ft (940 m) high, in the Samarian hills, West Bank. On Ebal, according to the Bible, the curses due for the violations of God's commands were deliv...

Apo, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Apo, Mount äˈpō [key], active volcano, 9,690 ft (2,953 m) high, on S Mindanao island, the Philippines. It is the highest peak of the islands. Mt. Apo has a snowcapped appearance but is actually cov...

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...

Roraima, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Roraima, Mount ro͝orīˈmə [key], mountain, 9,219 ft (2,810 m) high, at the junction of the boundaries of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. A giant table mountain, it is the highest point in the Guiana...

Ontake, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Ontake, Mount or Mount Kiso Ontake, volcano, 10,062 ft (3,067 m), on the Gifu-Nagano prefecture border, central Honshu, central Japan, 36 mi (58 km) SW of Matsumoto. The second highest volcano in Japa...

Mount Clemens

(Encyclopedia)Mount Clemens klĕmˈənz [key], city (1990 pop. 18,405), seat of Macomb co., NE of Detroit, SE Mich., on the Clinton River; settled c.1798, inc. as a city 1879. The city is known for its mineral wate...

Asama, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Asama, Mount –yäˈmä [key], peak, 8,425 ft (2,568 m) high, central Honshu, Japan, near Komoro. One of the largest and most active volcanoes in Japan, it erupted violently in 1783 and has frequent ...

Elbrus, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Elbrus, Mount ĕlbro͝osˈ, ālbro͞osˈ [key], highest mountain of the Caucasus, SE European Russia, in Georgia, formed by two extinct volcanic cones, respectively 18,481 ft (5,633 m) and 18,356 ft (...

Sinabung, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Sinabung, Mount sĭnäˈbo͞ong [key], volcano, North Sumatra prov., central N Sumatra, Indonesia, rising to 8,071 ft (2,460 m). A conically shaped stratovolcano, Sinabung lies c.40 mi (65 km) SW of M...

Mayon, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Mayon, Mount mäyōnˈ [key], active volcano, c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) high, SE Luzon, the Philippines. One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, it also is considered one of the world's most p...