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Pinatubo, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Pinatubo, Mount pĭnˌəto͞oˈbō [key], active volcano, 5,840 ft (1,780 m), central Luzon island, the Philippines, c.55 mi (90 km) NW of Manila. Dormant for 600 years, it began erupting on Apr. 2, 1...Kirishimayama
(Encyclopedia)Kirishimayama: see Kirishima, Mount. ...Barujari, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Barujari, Mount: see Lombok.Nebo, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.Gargarus, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Gargarus, Mount: see Kaz Daği.Godwin-Austen, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Godwin-Austen, Mount, peak, Kashmir: see K2. ...Lydia, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Lydia, Mount, Turkey: see Mycale.Merry Mount
(Encyclopedia)Merry Mount: see Morton, Thomas.Morrison, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Morrison, Mount, Taiwan: see Yushan. ...Merapi, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Merapi, Mount məräˈpē [key] [Indonesian=mountain of fire], volcano, 9,551 ft (2,911 m) high, central Java, Indonesia, 20 mi (32 km) NNE of Yogyakarta. It is the most active of Indonesia's many vol...Browse by Subject
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