Tucumán
Tucumán city (1991 pop. 578,579), capital of Tucumán prov., NW Argentina. It is the commercial center of an area that produces sugar, legumes, lemons, and tobacco. The city was founded in 1565 and was moved to its present site in 1685. Spanish royalists were defeated in a battle at Tucumán (1812) by forces under Manuel Belgrano. A congress meeting in the city on July 9, 1816, proclaimed the independence of the United Provinces of La Plata from Spain. In the city are a national university, a popular shrine, and numerous historical landmarks. The city is also known as San Miguel de Tucamán.
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Mount Diablo, Mount Fuji featured in Saint Mary's College art gallery
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 5/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...of the Earth, but both Mount Diablo and Mount Fuji have served as muses for...feature Japan's Mount Fuji, the country's highest...that appear to feature Mount Diablo as an afterthought...been flocking to Mount Fuji to climb it, leaving...
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Mount Fuji.(Mount Fuji )
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Mount Fuji is the highest (12,388 feet...The first recorded ascent of Mount Fuji was by a monk in A.D...not allowed to climb Mount Fuji because the mountain was considered...relax with a perfect view of Mount Fuji or as it is known in Japan...
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Trash Spoiling Japan's Sacred Mount Fuji
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...at the foot of Japan's Mount Fuji, the volcano's graceful...Internet in mid-April from Mount Everest, where he led an...with the Fujisan Club on Fuji cleanups, came down from...cultural property would make Mount Fuji a symbol of Japanese culture...
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A Bath With a View: Hot Springs and Mount Fuji
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 4/3/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune 04-03-1998 Since antiquity, viewing Mount Fuji, arguably the most beautiful Japanese mountain...probably somewhat like falling off the top of Mount Fuji? A quick lesson in Japanese: Mount Fuji in Japanese is Fuji-san, not Fuji-yama...
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CLIMBING MOUNT FUJI If you start right after breakfast, you can be back in time to slip like a cherry blossom into a hot-spring fed bath.
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 11/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...graduate school, that I would climb Mount Fuji -- at 12,388 feet, the tallest...popular of several trailheads on Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707, and we hiked...threw open the curtains to find Mount Fuji exposed against a clear blue sky...
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AT MOUNT FUJI IN HILLBURN, N.Y.
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 1/9/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...County, NJ) 01-09-1998 AT MOUNT FUJI IN HILLBURN, N.Y. By RENE MACK...enriching and satisfying meal was the Mount Fuji Combination ($28.95...harmony to and end any meal at Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji @@ 1/2 Route 17 north Hi
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Ascending Mount Fuji; A Beloved Ritual of National Virtues And Traffic Jams Atop the `Roof of Japan'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/27/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...that there's something divine about Mount Fuji. The majestic volcanic summit floats...mountain in the Japanese archipelago, Fuji has been a prime subject for painters...religious exercise. But most people climb Fuji just because the overnight expedition...
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Japan's sacred mountain: Mount Fuji's volcano is quiet today but has erupted 18 times. It erupted last in 1707.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Appleseeds; 3/1/2002; ; 649 words
; ...slowly appears to crowds waiting atop Mount Fuji. Greeting the sunrise from the peak...s native religion. How did Mount Fuji come to be considered sacred? Shinto...fans, and T-shirts. Today, Mount Fuji is both a sacred and a popular place...
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Arts: It's that mountain again There are probably more paintings and drawings of Mount Fuji than any other natural feature in the world. So what, asks Tom Lubbock, is the source of this apparently endless fascination?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/15/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...seems quite likely that Mount Fuji is the most depicted natural...There are many reasons for Fuji's prominence in Japanese...first is called 36 Views of Mount Fuji. These are single...The Great Wave and Red Fuji. The exhibition has a...
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Paraplegic Climber Tops Mount Fuji
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/4/2003; ; 632 words
; ...0000 Dateline: ATOP MOUNT FUJI, Japan [image omitted...the 12,385-foot Mount Fuji. Maybe it will inspire...has climbed Colorado's Mount Elbert at 14,435 feet...photographer on the peak of Mount Fuji Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003...
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Mount Fuji
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mount Fuji , Fujiyama , or Fuji-san , volcanic peak, 12,389 ft (3,776 m) high, central Honshu, Japan, in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (472 sq mi/1,222 sq km; est. 1936...
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Fuji, Mount
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Fuji, Mount a dormant volcano in the Chubu region of Japan, with a symmetrical, conical, snow-capped peak. Regarded by the Japanese as sacred, it has been celebrated in art and literature for centuries.
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Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 4-1-1, Imai Fuji City, Shizuoka 417 Japan (0545...With its corporate headquarters in Fuji City, Daishowa dominates the Shizuoka Prefecture, south of Mount Fuji, where most of its major industrial...
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mountain geomorphology
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...and that they should have individuality. He cites Mount Etna and Mount Fuji (Fujiyama) as examples. A more objective and common...east Asia, volcanic island arcs are forming. Mount Fuji is a classic example of such a mountain that has formed...
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Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...million passengers per day — with Fuji-Hakone National Park, which lies at the foot of Mount Fuji, and also with Shonan, Japan's most famous...Odawara City, which lies at the foot of Mount Fuji. The official inauguration of the company...
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