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Royal Opera

(Encyclopedia)Royal Opera, one of the principal British opera companies, based at the Royal Opera House (which it shares with the Royal Ballet) in Covent Garden, London. Formed in 1946 as the Covent Garden Opera Co...

Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Atholl

(Encyclopedia)Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Atholl ăthˈəl [key], 1660–1724, Scottish nobleman; son of the 2d earl and 1st marquess. A supporter of William III, he held high government posts in Scot...

Meru, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Meru, Mount māˈro͞o [key], extinct volcano, 14,979 ft (4,566 m) high, NE Tanzania, near Mt. Kilimanjaro. Coffee is grown on its lower slopes. ...

Jearim, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Jearim, Mount jēˈərĭm [key], the same as Chesalon. ...

Annapolis Royal

(Encyclopedia)Annapolis Royal, town, W N.S., Canada, on the Annapolis River. Founded as Port Royal by the sieur de Monts in 1605, the settlement was destroyed (1613) by English colonists under Samuel Ar...

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 (...

Port Royal

(Encyclopedia)Port Royal: see Annapolis Royal, N.S., Canada. ...

Pulog, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Pulog, Mount po͞oˈlōg [key], peak, 9,606 ft (2,928 m) high, NW Luzon, the Philippines, in the Cordillera Central. It is the second highest point in the Philippines. ...

Kinabalu, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Kinabalu or Kinibalu, Mount both: kĭnˌəbəlo͞oˈ [key], peak, 13,455 ft (4,101 m) high, N Sabah, Malaysia, NE of Kota Kinabalu; highest peak on Borneo. ...

Cameroon, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Cameroon, Mount kămˈəro͞on [key], active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa. The mountain and surrounding area are in Mt. Cameroon ...