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Sinabung, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Sinabung, MountSinabung, Mountsĭnäˈb&oomacr;ng [key], volcano, North Sumatra prov., central N Sumatra, Indonesia, rising to 8,071 ft (2,460 m). A conically shaped stratovolcano,…

Asama, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Asama, MountAsama, Mountäsäˈmä [key], or Asama-yamaAsama-yama–yäˈmä [key], peak, 8,425 ft (2,568 m) high, central Honshu, Japan, near Komoro. One of the largest and most active…

Mount Clemens

(Encyclopedia) Mount ClemensMount Clemensklĕmˈənz [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…

Mount Revelstoke National Park

(Encyclopedia) Mount Revelstoke National ParkMount Revelstoke National Parkrĕvˈəlstōkˌ [key], 100 sq mi (259 sq km) SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mts., just E of the Columbia River…

Elbrus, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Elbrus, MountElbrus, Mountĕlbr&oobreve;sˈ, ālbr&oomacr;sˈ [key], highest mountain of the Caucasus, SE European Russia, in Georgia, formed by two extinct volcanic cones,…

Punctuation: The Comma: A Major Player

The Comma: A Major PlayerPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the PeriodThe…

Kumgang, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Kumgang, MountKumgang, Mountk&oomacr;mˈgängˈ [key], mountain, SE North Korea, rising to 5,374 ft (1,638 m). There are scenic ravines and caverns and many ancient Buddhist temples,…

Mayon, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Mayon, MountMayon, Mountmäyōnˈ [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…

Scopus, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Scopus, MountScopus, Mountskōˈpəs [key], peak, 2,736 ft (834 m) high, NNE of Jerusalem. Dominating Jerusalem, it has long held strategic importance in the defense of the city. Roman…

Cameroon, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Cameroon, MountCameroon, Mountkămˈər&oomacr;n [key], active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa. The mountain and…