- In architecture, a
vault (French voûte, from
Italian volta) is a self-supporting
arched form,
usually of
stone or brick,
serving to
cover a
space with...
-
widely used so long as serviceable. The
shield is
surmounted by a
crest consisting of an
eagle surmounting a
world globe. The flag of New York is the coat...
-
Mount Nansen is a
prominent mountain,
surmounting the
steep eastern escarpment of the
Eisenhower Range, 17 km (11 mi)
south of
Mount Baxter, in Victoria...
- the
Balleny Islands in
Antarctica Brown Peaks, a
series of low
peaks surmounting the
Amundsen Glacier in
Antarctica Rudmose Brown Peak, a peak southwest...
-
pinnacle of St Mark's
Cathedral he is
depicted as
holding a Bible, and
surmounting a
golden lion
which is the
symbol of the city of
Venice and formerly...
- territory's rivers. The red
cross in
chief represents England. The
roundel surmounting it is in a
pattern called vair (i.e.
squirrel fur),
representing the...
- west-southwest of
Mount Canicula. Precipitous,
partly ice-free west slopes.
Surmounting the head of
Russell West
Glacier to the north, and the
upper course of...
-
Force (RAF). It
features an
eagle superimposed on a circlet,
which is
surmounted by a crown. The
badge was
based on a
design by a
tailor at
Gieves Ltd...
- animals, the
kangaroo and the emu. The seven-pointed
Commonwealth Star
surmounting the
crest also
represents the
states and territories,
while golden wattle...
-
group of
mountains and
peaks of the
Queen Maud
Mountains of Antarctica,
surmounting the
divide between the
lower portions of
Amundsen Glacier and
Scott Glacier...
