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Mount Royal is the deep extension of a vastly eroded ancient volcanic complex, which was probably active about 125 million years ago. [2]The mountain, along with the other mountains of the Monteregian Hills, was formed when the North American Plate moved westward over the New England hotspot. [2]
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
Mont Blanc (BrE: / ˌ m ɒ̃ ˈ b l ɒ̃ (k)/; AmE: / ˌ m ɒ n (t) ˈ b l ɑː ŋ k /) [a] is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus Mountains, rising 4,805.59 m (15,766 ft) [1] above sea level, located on the Franco-Italian border. [3]
Mount Royal Range, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Barrington Tops National Park . Mount Royal (New South Wales), a peak within the range Mount Royal National Park, a national park located partially on the range
The basilica, as it stands today, comprises many parts, including the Crypt Church, located underneath the basilica, the Votive Chapel, between the Crypt and the rock of Mount-Royal, the Shrine, which encompasses the nave, apse and transept, and the dome, which is the largest church dome in Canada and the third largest in the world.
Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165 acres (67 ha) terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in the borough of Outremont. Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery is much larger, predominantly French-Canadian and officially Catholic. [119] More than 900,000 people are buried there. [120] Mount Royal Cemetery contains more than 162,000 graves and is ...
Mount Amiata Cross Italy: Mount Amiata: 42.887953 11.625000: 22 m: 1946: Croix du Nivolet France: Les Déserts, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 45.613583 5.964565: 21.5 m: 1909: Mount Macedon Memorial Cross Australia: Mount Macedon, Victoria-37.389542 144.576911: 21 m: 1995: War Memorial. Originally erected in 1934 but rebuilt in 1995 due to general ...
In Greek mythology, Pyrene is a princess who gave her name to the Pyrenees. The Greek historian Herodotus says Pyrene is the name of a town in Celtic Europe. [5] According to Silius Italicus, [6] she was the virgin daughter of Bebryx, a king in Mediterranean Gaul by whom the hero Hercules was given hospitality during his quest to steal the cattle of Geryon [7] during his famous Labours.