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  Mount Baker (Ruwenzoris) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Baker lies in the Ruwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda, Africa.
Together with Mount Stanley and Mount Speke, it forms a triangle enclosing the upper Bujuku Valley.
The nearest peak is Mount Stanley which is 2.26km to the west.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Baker_(Ruwenzoris)   (153 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mount Stanley
Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area.
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya, and the second-highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro).
According to Robin Stanley, Mount A’s conservation coordinator, the spring and summer months are busy times for turtles as they often cross the roads to reach various vernal pools, feeding, and nesting locations scattered throughout the mountain and state.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mount-Stanley   (597 words)

  
 CBC Documentary Special: A Flag for Canada - George Stanley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
George Stanley was born in Calgary in 1907.
In 1949 Stanley became the head of history at the Royal Military College in Kingston and taught the first ever course in military history given in Canada.
Stanley died at the age of 95 on September 13, 2002.
www.cbc.ca /documentaries/flagforcanada/stanley.html   (322 words)

  
 Uganda Mountains
The highest peaks of Mount Stanley, in the Ruwenzoris, are snowcapped.
Mount Elgon is the cone of an extinct volcano, with ridges radiating thirty kilometers from its crater.
North of Mount Elgon are Kadam (also known as Debasien or Tabasiat) Peak, which reaches a height of 3,054 meters, and Mount Moroto, at 3,085 meters.
www.country-studies.com /uganda/mountains.html   (275 words)

  
 Mount Stanley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Stanley is the highest mountain in the Ruwenzori Range of Congo and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (5,895m) and Mount Kenya (5,199m).
Stanley consists of two twin summits and several lower peaks:
Stanley was first climbed in 1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi, J. Petigax, C. Ollier and J. Brocherel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Stanley   (174 words)

  
 Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa, another of the great isolated stratovolcanoes which dominate the horizons from the plains of East Africa.
Mount Kenya may once have been higher than Kilimanjaro, although claims made in certain sources that it once reached 25000+ feet (7600+ m) are surely exaggerated.
The glaciers of Mount Kenya have been skied and snowboarded numerous times, including an extreme descent from the Gate of the Mists down the Diamond Glacier, which is normally considered the finest ice climb on the mountain.
www.skimountaineer.com /ROF/ROF.php?name=Kenya   (338 words)

  
 Mount Graham Coalition: Native Tribes Struggle to Reclaim Sacred Sites
Along with Mount Graham, whose humidity and atmospheric turbulence ranks it lower in astro-quality, those high mountains are also revered by their Native inhabitants as essential to their traditional ways of life.
Mount Graham (known to the Apaches as dzil nchaa si'an) was originally within the boundary of the Fort Apache Reservation, but it was taken away from the Apaches by executive order in 1873.
Stanley Hubbard claimed that he was told that the San Carlos Apache Tribe supported the project.
www.mountgraham.org /WhitePapers/REPulseArt-06-04-05.html   (2948 words)

  
 EnciclopedyRuwenzori Range -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It consists of six massifs separated by deep gorges: Mount Baker, Mount Emin, Mount Gessi, Mount Luigi di Savoia, Mount Speke, and Mount Stanley.
Mount Stanley is the largest and has several subsidiary summits, with Mount Margherita being the highest point.
The first European sighting of the Ruwenzori was by the expedition of Henry Morton Stanley in 1889 (the aforementioned mists are considered to explain why two decades of previous explorers had not seen them).
www.adago.com /Ruwenzori.html   (266 words)

  
 Obituaries for October 18, 2004 | mountvernonnews.com
MOUNT VERNON — Stanley G. Armstrong, 78, of Kinney Road, Mount Vernon, passed away Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, at the Country Club Retirement Campus in Mount Vernon.
Thomas and Sarah Glibert of Mount Vernon and Scott and Amy Yant of Delaware.
She retired from the Mount Vernon High School where she taught Spanish and Latin, and served as chairwoman of the foreign language department and was named Educator of the Year in 1984 and 1992.
www.mountvernonnews.com /obits/101804.html   (1483 words)

  
 December 22, 2003
MOUNT VERNON — Stanley O. Beckett, 90, of Mount Vernon died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon.
MOUNT VERNON — William J. Hanson, 88, of Mount Vernon died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Jones Cottage on the Mount Vernon Developmental Center Campus where he had been a resident for many years.
MOUNT VERNON — Ronald L. McMillan of 12521 Upper Fredericktown Road, Mount Vernon, died Dec. 21, 2003, at the emergency room of Knox Community Hospital.
www.mountvernonnews.com /Obit/Dec/122203.html   (793 words)

  
 Stanley, Mount Kent, Mount Longdon, Top Malo House in Falkland Area Operations - Falklands War 1982
Stanley, Mount Kent, Mount Longdon, Top Malo House in Falkland Area Operations - Falklands War 1982
The newly arriving 5th Infantry would move on Stanley from the south west, by which time Forward Brigade Maintenance Areas would be established both at Teal Inlet and Fitzroy.
With 3 Cdo Bde on Mount's Estancia, Kent and Challenger, preparations were made for the coming Battle for Stanley.
www.naval-history.net /F51opsweek10.htm   (987 words)

  
 Mount Ball And Beatrice Peak
From a base camp at the head of Haffner Creek, Paul Russell and Dave Stephens had previously bagged Stanley Peak, Mount Ball and Beatrice Peak over two days, and this would be roughly the same strategy we would use on our attempt.
Upon reaching the crest of the connecting ridge between Beatrice Peak and Mount Ball at 4:06 PM, I was disheartened to see that Mount Ball's summit was still far away and that we had to scramble over an intervening bump along the ridge.
This snowy dome is the southern outlier of Mount Ball.
www.freewebtown.com /ssbou/ssbou2006/ballbeatrice.html   (1414 words)

  
 Large Stanley London Premium Quality 44-inch Brass Harbormaster Telescopes on Mahogany Tripods
The telescope is mounted on one of two different heavy castings and a solid mahogany tripod.
The telescope and the tripod are the same in both versions, only the mount between the telescope and tripod is different.
The standard mount telescope with tripod weighs 18.6 pounds (8.5 kg) and the arc mount telescope with tripod weighs 19.1 pounds (8.8 kg).
www.stanleylondon.com /tele44prem.htm   (592 words)

  
 SummitPost - Mt. Stanley -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mount Stanley is the highest massif in the Rwenzori (also spelled Ruwenzori) Mountains on the Uganda/Democratic Republic of the Congo border.
Stanley is a fault block mountain rising between two rifts in the African Rift System.
One can also cross the Stanley Plateau to the north reaching the tow of Alexandra's SE Ridge, drop down a steep gully to the Margherita Glacier, ascend this to the Alexandra/Margherita Col then from here ascend to the summit of Margherita Peak on snow trending left somewhat, then generally wet or icy rock.
www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/212349/mt-stanley.html   (2876 words)

  
 New Vision Online : Stanley’s grandson on Mt Rwenzori
Using ropes, a guide helped William Stanley and Becky Unwin, Stanley’s girlfriend, to the top of Margherita (16,763ft) the highest peak on Mount Stanley, the largest and highest range in the Rwenzoris.
Snow shrouded Mount Stanley’s subsidiary peaks, Margherita, Alexandra and Albert peaks.
Her future husband, the first of the Stanley descendants to visit the Rwenzoris, is the most passionate to continue with the Stanley legacy.
www.newvision.co.ug /D/9/38/483658   (963 words)

  
 Friends of Fox Chase Farm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William Penn sold the first 500 acres of what is now known as Fox Chase Farm to William Stanley, of London.
The land, 500 acres, was sold by William Penn to William Stanley, of London.
Stanley died in debt and his property was purchased by Peter Baynton, a friend in Philadelphia.
www.foxchasefarm.org /1683-1692.html   (128 words)

  
 Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Mount Stanley
The Ruwenzori (or Rwenzori) is the only truly alpine, glaciated mountain range in Africa, the third highest group overall on the continent behind Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya.
The mountains have been famed since antiquity as the "Mountains of the Moon", the distant unknown source of the Nile River, and they are the wettest mountains in East Africa, shrouded in clouds and mist for most of the year.
Mount Stanley is the largest and highest of these mountains, with the greatest extent of glacial ice and the three highest peaks in the range.
www.skimountaineer.com /ROF/ROF.php?name=Stanley   (311 words)

  
 Morgan Stanley shares mount rally on CEO speculation | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Morgan Stanley shares had their biggest two-day rally in three months on mounting speculation that former president John Mack will be brought back to replace chief executive Philip Purcell.
Morgan Stanley shares rose $1.40 to $53.12 yesterday in trading on the New York Stock Exchange, bringing their two-day gain to 5.2 percent.
Mack and Purcell were once allies, with Mack backing Morgan Stanley's 1997 acquisition by Purcell's Dean Witter, Discover and Co. Then in 2001, Mack, a 29-year veteran of Morgan Stanley, left the firm after Purcell refused to name him the next CEO.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050625/news_1b25morgan.html   (354 words)

  
 York Weekly Local News: Volunteers team up to save turtles
YORK - Mount Agamenticus provides one of the best habitats for turtles in the state of Maine.
In a recent effort to protect the slow-moving creatures and their young, state and local conservationists along with volunteers from surrounding communities have been working together to reduce the number or turtle fatalities each year.
According to Stanley, Mount A has the highest count of vernal pools in the state of Maine.
www.seacoastonline.com /2004news/yorkweekly/06022004/news/19462.htm   (854 words)

  
 The Frank Stanley Beveridge Foundation, Inc
Frank Stanley Beveridge was born in Canada on April 17, 1879.
In 1949, he established the Stanley Park of Westfield, Inc. on twenty-five acres of land in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Today, Stanley Park consists of nearly 300 acres of formal gardens, a carillon tower, trails, sports fields and a substantial nature area.
www.beveridge.org /FSB.aspx   (179 words)

  
 Stanley - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (1841-1904), Anglo-American journalist and explorer of Africa, best known for locating Scottish missionary-explorer...
Stanley, also Port Stanley, town and capital of the British dependency of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), located on East Falkland Island.
Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869), British prime minister (1852, 1858-1859, 1866-1868) and statesman, who led...
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Stanley&pg=1&grp=map   (109 words)

  
 Official Falkland Islands portal, everything you need to know about the Falklands including a Falkland Islands ...
Stanley roads are metalled, as is some of the Stanley-Mount Pleasant road.
All-weather graded tracks link Mount Pleasant with Goose Green and Stanley with Port Louis, Estancia, Salvador and various settlements in the north of East Falkland as far as Port San Carlos.
Taxi services are provided in Stanley and to Mount Pleasant by Stanley & Lowes Taxi, tel: ++(500) 21381 and Cindy Cars, tel: (500) 22123.
www.falklandislands.com /tourism/travelling.asp   (470 words)

  
 Falkland Islands travel guide - Wikitravel
While the population of Stanley hovers near two thousand, the populations of other settlements usually range from the single digits to perhaps twenty people, with a noticeable increase during the busy sheep shearing times.
Be aware, however, that passenger load may be reduced depending on the condition of the airstrips being visited; with the exception of Stanley and Mount Pleasant, all airstrips in the Falklands are either dirt strips or grassy fields.
Note that aside from Stanley all landings from cruise ships are done using zodiacs (small inflatable boats), and in many cases the lack of docking areas will require a quick wade from the zodiac onto shore.
wikitravel.org /en/Falkland_Islands   (2596 words)

  
 Mount Allison University News and Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Holownia, Chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University, is well known internationally for his award-winning photographs.
The George Stanley lecture series was initiated last year in honour of Dr. Stanley, the first Director of Mount Allison's Centre for Canadian Studies and former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Mount Allison voted one of the most vegetarian-friendly universities in Canada
www.mta.ca /news/index.cgi?id=410   (141 words)

  
 Firefighters try to stay one step ahead to save tower - theage.com.au
The army started clearing land at the top of Mount Stanley yesterday to protect the district's communications tower, amid fears that it could be burnt out by the bushfires near Beechworth.
DPI sector commander Terry Ashworth said back-burning had to be done to starve the fire at its border, despite the heat and wind.
The spot fires were water-bombed by aircraft, while ground crews and dozers mounted a direct attack.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/01/25/1042911596992.html   (401 words)

  
 Rwenzori Mountains National Park Travel information
To honour the Italian Queen of the time, the main peak on Mount Stanley was called Margherita.
It is possible to complete the trial by ascending the main peaks, like Margherita on Mount Stanley (5.109 m), Mount Speke (4.890 m.), Mount Luigi di Savoia (4.627 m.).
The Southern end of the lake is in a majestic setting with Mount Baker to the south, Mount Stanley to the West and Mount Speke to the North.
www.aboutuganda.com /nprwenzori.html   (1981 words)

  
 Stanley Cup Final (Best of 7) — Infoplease.com
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www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0104972.html   (353 words)

  
 Mount Stanley - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
Mount Stanely is the highest mountain in the Ruwenzori range, and the highest peak in Africa outside of Mounts Kilimanjaro (19,563 ft.) and Kenya (17,057 ft.).
The Bujuku valley is enclosed within a steep triangle formed by Mount Stanley and Mounts Speke and Baker, the second and third highest Ruwenzori peaks respectively.
Stanley's summit has two primary twin summits, and several subsidiary peaks: Margherita 16,763 ft. 5,109 m.
www.peakware.com /peaks.html?pk=1084   (152 words)

  
 Hockey Trade Rumors - Climbing Mount Stanley.
Here we are, on the 15th aniversary of the flames 1st stanley cup.
The Calgary Flames are set to climb Mount Stanley once again.
Like most Flames fans, I've had to suffer through 1st round demolishes, capped off with a sweep by the Hawks, and now 15yrs later, on the aniversary of the last stanley cup final win, We are back.
www.hockeytraderumors.com /article4563.html   (496 words)

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