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Dyer, John
(Encyclopedia)Dyer, John, 1700?–1758, English nature poet, b. Wales. He is best known for the topographical poem Grongar Hill (1726). ...Fiesole
(Encyclopedia)Fiesole fyāˈzōlā [key], town, Tuscany, central Italy. The villas and gardens of this tour...Darjeeling
(Encyclopedia)Darjeeling or Darjiling both: därjēlˈĭng [key], town, West Bengal state, NE India, ne...Tirumala
(Encyclopedia)Tirumala, sacred hill, India: see Tirupati. ...Charles Mound
(Encyclopedia)Charles Mound, hill, an ancient burial mound 1,241 ft (378 m) high, NW Ill., near the Wis. line; highest point in the state.World's View
(Encyclopedia)World's View, Zimbabwe: see Malindidzimu Hill. ...Capitol, in Rome
(Encyclopedia)Capitol, in Rome: see Capitoline Hill. ...Uttarakhand
(Encyclopedia)Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, state (2001 provisional pop. 8,479,562), 20,650 sq mi (53,483 sq km), N India. Situated in the Himalayas where many peaks top 20,000 ft (6,096 m), it is bordered by ...Blue Ridge
(Encyclopedia)Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest peak. Beginning ...Ammah
(Encyclopedia)Ammah āmˈə [key], in the Bible, hill near Gibeon. ...Browse by Subject
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