Taurus Mountains

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• Taurus Mountains — mountain range along the S coast of Asia Minor, Turkey: highest peak, c. 12,250 ft (3,734 m) * * * Mountain chain, southern Turkey, running parallel with the Mediterranean Sea coast. The system extends along a curve from Lake Egridir in the west… …   Universalium

• Taurus Mountains — mountain range along the S coast of Asia Minor, Turkey: highest peak, c. 12,250 ft (3,734 m) …   English World dictionary

• Taurus Mountains — For the Taurus Mountains on the moon, see Montes Taurus. For Mt. Taurus outside Cold Spring, New York, see Bull Hill. Direktaş, Yedi Göller (Seven Lakes), Ala Dağlar …   Wikipedia

• Taurus Mountains — /tɔrəs ˈmaʊntənz/ (say tawruhs mowntuhnz) plural noun a mountain range in southern Turkey. Highest peak, Kaldi Dağ, about 3963 m …  

• Anti-Taurus Mountains — Anti Taurus is a mountain range running northeast from the Taurus Mountains. The tallest mountain in the range is Erciyas DaGi , convert|12851|ft|mhigh. [ [http://www.turk ay yildiz.de/turkiye.htm] Republic of Turkey] References …   Wikipedia

• Taurus — is Latin for bull and may refer to:* Bos taurus , a species of cattle * Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Bull (mythology), the mythological references around Taurus * Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign… …   Wikipedia

• Taurus-Gebirge — Dieser Artikel oder Abschnitt bedarf einer Überarbeitung. Näheres ist auf der Diskussionsseite angegeben. Hilf mit, ihn zu verbessern, und entferne anschließend diese Markierung. f1 Taurusgebirge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Taurus (Gebirge) — Dieser Artikel oder Abschnitt bedarf einer Überarbeitung. Näheres ist auf der Diskussionsseite angegeben. Hilf mit, ihn zu verbessern, und entferne anschließend diese Markierung. f1 Taurusgebirge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Taurus-Littrow Valley — ▪ lunar region  region on the Moon selected as the landing site of the Apollo (Apollo program) 17 manned lunar mission. Located at 22° N, 31° E, it is named for the surrounding Taurus Mountains, a part of the ramparts of the Serenitatis Basin… …   Universalium

• Taurus — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Tauri), literally, bull Date: 14th century 1. a zodiacal constellation that contains the Pleiades and Hyades and is represented pictorially by a bull s forequarters 2. a. the second sign of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary