In which country are 'The Mountains of the Moon'?
"Mountains of the Moon (Africa) Mountains of the Moon (Latin: ""Montes Lunae"", Arabic: ""Jibbel el Kumri"") is an ancient term referring to a legendary mountain or mountain range in east Africa at the source of the Nile River. Various identifications have been made in modern times, the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda being the most celebrated. People of the ancient world were long curious about the source of the Nile, especially Ancient Greek geographers. A number of expeditions up the Nile failed to find the source. Eventually, a merchant named Diogenes reported that he had traveled inland from Rhapta in East"
"Mountains of the Moon (film) Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 Rankcolor theatrical film depicting the 1857–58 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa – the project that culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River. The expedition led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. The film stars Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke. Delroy Lindo made an early film appearance as an African native the adventurers meet. The film was directed by Bob Rafelson, for whom this was something of a dream"
"Huntingford suggested in 1940 that the Mountain of the Moon should be identified with Mount Kilimanjaro, and ""was subsequently ridiculed in J. Oliver Thompson's ""History of Ancient Geography"" published in 1948"". Huntingford later noted that he was not alone in this theory, citing Sir Harry Johnston in 1911 and Dr. Gervase Mathew later in 1963 having made the same identification. O. G. S. Crawford identified this range with the Mount Abuna Yosef area in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Mountains of the Moon (Africa) Mountains of the Moon (Latin: ""Montes Lunae"", Arabic: ""Jibbel el Kumri"") is an ancient term referring"
"Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a fantasy-adventure children's novel inspired by Chinese folklore. It was written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published in 2009. The novel received a 2010 Newbery Honor and the 2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature. It has been translated into Chinese, French, Hebrew, Romanian and Korean. By a bare mountain, where the Jade River runs through, lies a poor, mud-covered village known as the Village of Fruitless Mountain, where the protagonist, Minli lives. Minli is a young ten-year-old girl with a fast and eager spirit, and"
"The Water of the Hills The Water of the Hills (L'eau des Collines) is the collective name for two novels by Marcel Pagnol. Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs (Manon des Sources), both originally published in 1963 and first published in English in 1966, are set in the hills of Provence in Southern France in the early twentieth century and together tell a tale of deception, betrayal and revenge. Both books were filmed in 1986. Manon des Sources was also filmed by Pagnol himself in 1952 from an original screenplay. Jean de Florette is the story of ‘le"
"Alpe della Luna The Alpe della Luna (""Alp of the Moon"") is a mountain massif in the northern Apennine Mountains of central Italy. It is situated across the boundaries of Tuscany, Marche, Umbria and Romagna. It is part of Appennino tosco-romagnolo. Its highest peaks are the Monte dei Frati, at 1,453 m above sea level, and Monte Maggiore (1,384 m). The sources of the Metauro, Marecchia (on the Adriatic Sea-facing slopes) and Tiber River tributaries (on the Tyrrhenian Sea side) are located in the massif area. The Alpe della Luna is composed mostly of marlstone and sandstone. The wildlife is"
"the village for the mean spirited way they had treated her family and helped to drive her father to an early death. The Water of the Hills The Water of the Hills (L'eau des Collines) is the collective name for two novels by Marcel Pagnol. Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs (Manon des Sources), both originally published in 1963 and first published in English in 1966, are set in the hills of Provence in Southern France in the early twentieth century and together tell a tale of deception, betrayal and revenge. Both books were filmed in 1986. Manon"
"Sintra Mountains The Sintra Mountains (), is a mountain range in western Portugal. Its highest point at (529 meters [1736 ft]) is near Sintra. The range covers about 16 kilometers (10 mi) from the resort town of Sintra to ""(Cape Roca)"" on the Atlantic Ocean. It was known to the Ancient World as Lunae Mons (mountains of the Moon) and was the legendary retreat of Diana the Huntress (known as Cynthia to the Romans, hence Çintra). It has a rich fauna, foxes, genet, moles, salamanders, peregrine falcons, vipers and various species of scaly reptiles. Its climate is temperate with many"
"of them set in whole or in part in Spain, with a large and colorful cast of Romani, thieves, inquisitors, a cabbalist, a geometer, the cabbalist's beautiful sister, two Moorish princesses (Emina and Zubeida) and others that the brave, perhaps foolhardy, Walloon Guard Alphonse van Worden meets, imagines or reads about in the Sierra Morena mountains of 18th-century Spain while en route to Madrid. Recounted to the narrator over the course of sixty-six days, the novel's stories quickly overshadow van Worden's frame story. The bulk of the stories revolve around the Gypsy chief Avadoro, whose story becomes a frame story"
"Mount Moon Mount Moon is a lightly timbered, dome-shaped mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. The mountain rises 786 m above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park. It lies approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane just outside the town of Boonah. Other prominent peaks in this Scenic Rim group of mountains includes Mount Edwards, Mount French and Mount Greville. The name given to the peak by local Aboriginals was Wummun. The mountain was established as a national park in 1953. The peak is a rhyolite plug. The rise features a craggy landscape dominated by"
"People of the Mountains People of the Mountains (Hungarian: Emberek a havason) is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szőts and starring Alice Szellay, János Görbe, Péterke Ferency. The film is set in the Székely woodcutting community of Transylvania. The film's plot was based on a series of short stories by József Nyírő. The film was exhibited at the 1942 Venice Film Festival, where it was widely praised. The film's style has been suggested as an influence on the emerging Italian neorealism. It was not granted an exhibition certificate in Nazi Germany because Joseph Goebbels considered it ""too"
"Rat"". Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a fantasy-adventure children's novel inspired by Chinese folklore. It was written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published in 2009. The novel received a 2010 Newbery Honor and the 2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature. It has been translated into Chinese, French, Hebrew, Romanian and Korean. By a bare mountain, where the Jade River runs through, lies a poor, mud-covered village known as the Village of Fruitless Mountain, where the protagonist, Minli lives. Minli is a young ten-year-old girl with a fast and eager spirit,"
"bravery. His climbing career, however, began with his acquaintance with Eric Shipton in Kenya, East Africa, where they were both coffee growers. Beginning with their joint traverse of Mount Kenya in 1929 and their ascents of Kilimanjaro and the fabled ""Mountains of the Moon"" Ruwenzori, Shipton and Tilman formed one of the most famed partnerships in mountaineering history. When it came time to leave Africa, Tilman was not content with merely flying home but rode a bicycle across the continent to the West Coast where he embarked for England. He later volunteered for service in the Second World War, seeing"
"From the Land of the Moon From the Land of the Moon () is a 2006 novella by the Italian writer Milena Agus. It was translated into English in 2010 by Ann Goldstein. Agus asked that the passages of her work that were written in Sardinian dialect be kept, a wish that was respected. The novella was adapted as a French film, ""Mal de pierres"" (2016), released with subtitles in English as ""From the Land of the Moon"", written and directed by Nicole Garcia and starring Marion Cotillard. A young woman recounts her grandmother's past life in Italy, beginning in"
"that typical of the Apennines. On the site of Montecasale is an old monastery visited several times by Saint Francis of Assisi. In the same area is the monastery of Fragaiolo. This area was attended by Saint Anthony of Padua too. Alpe della Luna The Alpe della Luna (""Alp of the Moon"") is a mountain massif in the northern Apennine Mountains of central Italy. It is situated across the boundaries of Tuscany, Marche, Umbria and Romagna. It is part of Appennino tosco-romagnolo. Its highest peaks are the Monte dei Frati, at 1,453 m above sea level, and Monte Maggiore (1,384"
"the British Film Institute, the film was restored and re-copied by the Filmarchiv Austria, thus re-creating a print of excellent quality with English inter-titles which was used for the reconstruction of the German version, with added music by the leading Austrian silent film pianist Gerhard Gruber. The Moon of Israel The Moon of Israel (, or ""The Queen of the Slaves"") is a 1924 Austrian epic film. It was directed by Mihaly Kertész (later Michael Curtiz). The script was written by Ladislaus Vajda, based on H. Rider Haggard's novel ""Moon of Israel"", which in its turn was inspired by the"
"From the Land of the Moon (film) From the Land of the Moon (, literally ""evil stones"") is a 2016 French film written and directed by Nicole Garcia and starring Marion Cotillard. The film is adapted from an Italian novel by Milena Agus. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, and received eight nominations for the César Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Nicole Garcia, and Best Actress for Marion Cotillard. At the end of WWII, a woman enters a marriage of convenience to a man who had shown kindness to her family"
"My Side of the Mountain My Side of the Mountain is a children or young adult adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean Craighead George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. It features a boy who learns about courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in a forested area of New York state. In 1960, it was one of three Newbery Medal Honor Books (runners-up) and in 1969 it was loosely adapted as a film of the same name. George continued the story in print, decades later. The place is New York City."
"The Colors of the Mountain The Colors of the Mountain () is a 2010 Colombian-Panamanian drama film directed by Carlos César Arbeláez. It won the Golden Pheasant Award for the Best Film at the sixteenth International Film Festival of Kerala. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. The film tells the story of an unnamed village in a mountainous region of present-day Colombia, focusing on its children in the perspective of 9 year old Manuel. The film starts with the scene"
"of the Spaniards is killed. When they reach home, the ""Long Knives"" Americans are claiming the land. They threaten the Navajo and force them to leave Canyon De Chelly. The tribe leaves their home and members slowly started dying because of the hazardous conditions. Many critics agree that """"Sing Down the Moon"""" is beautifully written with simplicity and intensity, making it book of the year claimed by The New York Times. ""The Horn Book"" said that the book is the depiction of the triumph of the human spirit. ""The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"" wrote ""The very simplicity"
"The Mountain (novel) The Mountain (2012) is a novel by Australian author Drusilla Modjeska. It was shortlisted for the 2013 Miles Franklin Award. The novel consists of two parts: ""Book One"" which features a group of ex-pat Australians and Papuans on a PNG university campus in the period shortly before independence; and ""Book Two"", set after PNG independence and follows one character's journey back to Australia. Lloyd Jones in ""The Guardian"" noted that the novel is ""a big and ambitious novel charting new territory in Australian contemporary fiction. There is much to admire."" Eleanor Limprecht in the ""Sydney Morning Herald"""
"White Mountains (Middle-earth) The White Mountains are a fictional mountain range in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, where they lie primarily in the Kingdom of Gondor, but partly also in the Kingdom of Rohan. The name ""White Mountains"" is a loose translation of Ered Nimrais, meaning ""mountains of white horns"" in Sindarin, one of the languages created by Tolkien. The mountains are named after the glaciers and snowcaps of their highest peaks. The White Mountains first appeared in ""The Lord of the Rings"". The Lord of the Rings film trilogy used the Southern Alps of New Zealand to portray parts"
"The Faces of the Moon The Faces of the Moon (Original title: Las caras de la luna) is a 2002 Mexican drama film directed by Guita Schyfter. The film centres upon a group of female jurors at the 3rd Latin American Women's Film Festival in Mexico City. The film reunites Geraldine Chaplin and Ana Torrent who previously starred as mother and daughter in the Carlos Saura films; ""Cría cuervos"" (1976) and ""Elisa, vida mía"" (1977). The female jury, representing the United States, Spain, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Mexico and Argentina interract over their shared experiences. Shosh (Reyna) is an Argentine director"
"The Hunter's Moon (novel) The Hunter's Moon is a fantasy novel by O.R. Melling about two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other Canadian, that set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people. It was published in 1993 by Amulet Books and is the first book in the Chronicles of Faerie, with the second being ""The Summer King"", the third being ""The Light-Bearer's Daughter"", and the fourth and final being ""The Book of Dreams"". It was awarded the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award in 1994. Gwen, a Canadian, is visiting"
"Montes Alpes Montes Alpes is a mountain range in the northern part of the Moon's near side. It was named after the Alps in Europe; the name was confirmed by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. It lies between the selenographic coordinates latitudes 52.81°N and 42.04°N, and longitudes 5.6°W and 3.22°E. The range thus crosses the lunar prime meridian, and is partially illuminated and partially in shadow during first and last quarters. The center of the range is at 48.36°N, 0.58°W, and has a diameter of 334 km. This range forms the northeastern border of the Mare Imbrium lunar mare."
"a prominent fracture that has been enlarged by erosion. Access to the mountain is via private property only, for which permission must be obtained. Mount Moon Mount Moon is a lightly timbered, dome-shaped mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. The mountain rises 786 m above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park. It lies approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane just outside the town of Boonah. Other prominent peaks in this Scenic Rim group of mountains includes Mount Edwards, Mount French and Mount Greville. The name given to the peak by local Aboriginals was Wummun."
"should be mentioned here that the Dharma Fellowship (2009) drawing on the work of Lalou (1890–1967) holds the 'Five Peaked Mountain' of ""the Land of Cina"" (where Cina isn't China but a term for the textile cashmere) the Five Peaked Mountain which Kunsang and others have attributed to Mount Wutai in China is instead a mountain near the Kinnaur Valley associated with the historical Suvarnadwipa (Sanskrit) nation also known as 'Zhang-zhung' in the Zhang-zhung language and the Tibetan language. The Seventeen Tantras are amongst the texts known as the 'Supreme Secret Cycle' the Fourth Cycle and the most sacred tantras"
"the mountain. The landmark gained international fame as the ""distinctive, lopsided peak"" featured at the beginning and end of the 1965 movie ""The Sound of Music"", although the filming was done on the German side, not the Austrian side. It was where Julie Andrews sang ""The Hills Are Alive"" at the opening scene and where the family climbed the mountain on their escape to Switzerland at the end of the film. The mountain also lends its name to an 1829 opera, ""Der Untersberg,"" by Johann Nepomuk von Poißl (1783–1865). The Untersberger marble ball mills are located in Marktschellenberg in Berchtesgaden,"
"Caryl of the Mountains Caryl of the Mountains is a 1936 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray. It was made for Reliable Pictures and shot at Big Bear Lake, California. The film is also known as Get That Girl in the United Kingdom. Somewhere in the United States Enos Colvin schemes to defraud his investors and abscond with the assets of his company that are in the form of bonds. His secretary Caryl decides to take the bonds herself and post them to her Uncle Jean living in the Canadian woods. Discovering what Caryl has done and knowing where"
"Mountains of Kong The Mountains of Kong are a non-existent mountain range charted on maps of Africa from 1798 through to the late 1880s. The mountains were once thought to begin in West Africa near the highland source of the Niger River close to Tembakounda in Guinea, then continue east to the also fictitious Central African Mountains of the Moon, thought to be where the White Nile had its source. In 1798 a map resulting from the explorations of the area by Mungo Park showed this west to east mountain range for the first time. It was produced by the"
"The Moon of Israel The Moon of Israel (, or ""The Queen of the Slaves"") is a 1924 Austrian epic film. It was directed by Mihaly Kertész (later Michael Curtiz). The script was written by Ladislaus Vajda, based on H. Rider Haggard's novel ""Moon of Israel"", which in its turn was inspired by the Biblical story of the Exodus. It was this film that brought Kertész to the attention of the studio head Jack L. Warner, who invited him to Hollywood in 1926, where he rapidly became Michael Curtiz and made a career with the Warner Studios. Shooting took place"
"Legend of the Mountain Legend of the Mountain () is a 1979 Taiwanese fantasy horror mystery film edited, written, and directed by King Hu. Ho, a young scholar, is responsible for translating Buddhist sutras which are said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He goes to a monastery to fulfill the task. He meets strange people: Mr. Tsui and his friend Chang, a Chinese drum Melody player, an old washerwoman and a flutist. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively gave the film an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews from western critics, and an average"
"""stands the Ethiopian Mount Olympus, which is exceedingly high, and beyond it are the Mountains of the Moon, in which are the sources of the Nile"". The German missionaries Johannes Rebmann of Mombasa and Krapf were the first Europeans to try to reach the snowy mountain. According to English geographer Halford Mackinder and English explorer Harry Johnston, Rebmann in 1848 was the first European to report the existence of Kilimanjaro. Hans Meyer has claimed that Rebmann first arrived in Africa in 1846 and has quoted Rebmann's diary entry of 11 May 1848 as saying, ""This morning, at 10 o'clock, we"