EGMONT, MOUNT

ĕˈmŏnt, or Taranakitârˌənäˈkē, dormant volcano, 8,260 ft (2,517 m) high, on North Island, New Zealand. Conical and snowcapped, it dominates the island's west side.

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books on: Egmont Mount  - 788 results

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The Tragedy of Faustus: Clavigo, Egmont, and the Wayward Lover
Book by J. W. Von Goethe, Theodore Martin, Nathan Haskell Dole; Robertson, Ashford, and Bentley, 1902
Subjects: Fiction
...than I! The message though I hear, I lack the faith robust. Faiths darling child is miracle. I must, I dare not strive to mount to yonder spheres Whence peal these tidings of great joy to men; Yet does the strain, familiar to mine ears From childhood...
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Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language
Book by Peter V. Lamarque, R. E. Asher; Pergamon, 1997
Subjects: Language And Languages--Philosophy--Encyclopedias
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The Oxford Survey of the British Empire
Book by A. J. Herbertson; The Clarendon Press, 1914
Subjects: Great Britain, Great Britain--Colonies--Administration, Great Britain--Colonies--Economic Conditions, Great Britain--Economic Conditions
...New Zealand. XVI. Mount Cook 373...532 XXX. Mount Erebus and Cape Evans 533...queensland 251 Section across Mount Morgan mine 254 Geology...
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My Political Life - Vol. 2
Book by L. S. Amery; Hutchinson, 1953
Subjects: Amery, L. S--(Leopold Stennett)--1873-1955, Great Britain--Politics And Government--20th Century, Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography
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The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History - Vol. 3
Book by John Lothrop Motley; Harper & Brothers, 1880
Subjects: Netherlands--History--Wars Of Independence, 1556-1648
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journal articles on: Egmont Mount  - 3 results

 
 
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Barukoku Bararage: a Prayer for Rain
Journal article by Hatayama Hiroshi; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 26, 1994
Subjects: Asia
...mental landscape midway up the slopes of Mount Iwate on an outing with school boys...thinks he hears a fragment of Beethovens Egmont Overture, associating his feelings for...the oak grove It must have been the Egmont Overture. Who was it that spoke? I would...
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Lingusitic Minority Communities' Contribution to Economic Well-Being: Two Case Studies
Journal article by Georg J D Benedetti, Mauric Beaudin; Canadian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 19, 1996
Subjects: Atlantic Provinces, English speaking Canadians, French Canadians, Minority employees
...region" which comprises Wellington and the surrounding communities of Abram-Village, Mont Carmel, Cap Egmont, St. Chrisostome, St. Philippe, Baie-Egmont, St. Hubert, St. Gilbert, Urbainville, Maximeville, St. Timothee and St. Raphael. There are also...
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Margaret Cecil, Lady Brown: "Persevering Enemy to Handel" but "Otherwise Unknown to History"
Journal article by David Hunter; Women & Music, 1999
Subjects: Cecil, Margaret--Biography, Handel, George Frideric--Public opinion, Music audiences--18th century, Music, Baroque--History
...John Perceval, first earl of Egmont, whose next-door neighbor they...operas."(68) Handel did not mount a season of oratorios in 1746...See Manuscripts of the Earl of Egmont, 3 vols. (London: His Majestys...mentions of the Browns. In 1737 Egmonts son and heir John became engaged...


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magazine articles on: Egmont Mount  - 3 results

 
 
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From Paras to Twitchers: A Quarter of a Century Ago, the War with Argentina Thrust the Falkland Islands into the Nation's Consciousness. but How Has This Remote Sub-Antarcitc Archipelago Fared since the End of Hostilities?
Magazine article by Victoria James; Geographical, Vol. 79, May 2007
Subjects: Ecotourism--Growth, Falkland Islands--Economic aspects, Falkland Islands--Military aspects, Falkland Islands--Political aspects, Falkland Islands--Social aspects
...the process of constructing Mount Pleasant Airbase, opened in...formed there in 1766. Named Port Egmont, its a 30-minute walk from the...and in 1770, it attacked Port Egmont. The British withdrew, returning...before definitively quitting Port Egmont, leaving behind a declaration...
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What If ... Philip II Had Gone to the Netherlands? Geoffrey Parker Considers the Far-Reaching Consequences of a Sudden Change of Plan by the King of Spain in 1567
Magazine article by Geoffrey Parker; History Today, Vol. 54, August 2004
Subjects: Netherlands--Military aspects, Revolutions--16th century AD, Revolutions--17th century AD, War--16th century AD, War--17th century AD, War--Religious aspects, Wars--16th century AD, Wars--17th century AD, Wars--Religious aspects
...and outright refusal would surely have discredited them at home and abroad. They would therefore have found it difficult to mount an invasion of the Netherlands in 1568 had the King been present; and, even if they had tried, few if any German rulers would...
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PART II: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Back Roads of the Maritime Provinces
Magazine article by Keith Vaughan; PSA Journal, Vol. 64, December 1998
Subjects: Photographers--Travel, Prince Edward Island--Description and travel
...Continue on to Wellington to visit the new boardwalk, then take a left to Mount Carmel to visit the historic Acadian Village, before continuing in a circle via rugged Cap Egmont to Richmond, site of a Scottish Festival in August. Keep going northwest...


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Birthday Death Plummet
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 10, 2005
...An autopsy will then be done. Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant volcano, which last erupted in 1755. More...people killed in a fall on New Zealands highest peak, Mount Cook, yesterday. John Lowndes, a 59-year-old salesman...
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Birthday Death Plummet
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 10, 2005
...autopsy will then be carried out. Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant volcano, which last erupted in 1755. More...among three killed in a fall on New Zealands highest peak, Mount Cook, yesterday. John Lowndes, a 59-year-old salesman...
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Music in the Air Youth Orchestra Spreads Its Wings to New Venue
Newspaper article by Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 24, 2005
...discounted price of $18 Included in the concert will be: "Egmont: Overture" by Ludwig von Beethoven; "Concerto for Clarinet...suburbs to perform under Hasty, including from Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling and Des Plaines. All musicians...
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Why Lamby's Fielding at Prickly Point; Former England Cricketer Allan Lamb Has a New Position as Property Developer in Grenada
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 26, 2006
Subjects: Housing developers
...generous grounds and a swimming pool in Fort Jeudy overlooking Egmont Harbour and Calivigny Island. That includes an unfinished studio...suite, house built in 2002 with a pool and terrace overlooking Mount Hartman Bay is for sale at $960,000 (pounds sterling553,000...
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Tropical Getaway; [Pounds Sterling]246,000 TO [Pounds Sterling]1.8million: Prickly Bay Waterfront Marine Houses Face out to Sea Grenada, Known as the Spice Isle, Is the Most Southerly of the Windward Islands
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 1, 2007
Subjects: Real estate industry
...of Grenada one to watch. Current developments Grand Harbour, Egmont Point These two- and three-bedroomfreehold apartments, some...International: 020 8334 8007; www.rgintl.co.uk Four SeasonsGrenada at Mount Hartman This is set to become the largest Four Seasonsdevelopment...
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encyclopedia articles on: Egmont Mount  - 1 result

 
 
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Egmont, Mount
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EGMONT, MOUNT e mont, or Taranaki tar na ke, dormant volcano, 8,260 ft (2,517 m) high, on North Island, New Zealand. Conical and snowcapped...


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