Ben Nevis
a mountain in NW Scotland, in the Grampians: highest peak in Great Britain. 4,406 feet (1,345 meters).
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About 15 miles north of this mountain is Ben Nevis, 3,900 feet high.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John WestBen Nevis, ascent of Tower Ridge of, 288 et seq.;observatory on summit of, 296.
Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges | Norman CollieThis supposes that a vast barrier of ice still remains under Ben Nevis, along all the lower part of the Spean.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinIf Ben Nevis had burst forth at once in the full thunder of volcanic eruption, we could not have been more astonished.
Quite different, however, was the experience of the same party when on the top of Ben Nevis, 4406 ft. high.
British Dictionary definitions for Ben Nevis
/ (bɛn ˈnɛvɪs) /
a mountain in W Scotland, in the Grampian mountains: highest peak in Great Britain. Height: 1344 m (4408 ft)
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