Munro (disambiguation)
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A Munro
Munro
A Munro is a mountain in Scotland with a height over . They are named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet , who produced the first list of such hills, known as Munros Tables, in 1891. A Munro top is a summit over 3,000 ft which is not regarded as a separate mountain...

is any Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet (914.4 metres).

Munro may also refer to:
  • Munro (surname)
    Munro (surname)
    -In academia and science:* Alan Munro , British immunologist and entrepreneur* Alexander Monro , Scottish medical pioneer and educator, also known as Alexander Monro III* Dana Carleton Munro , US historian...

    , people with the surname Munro
  • Munro (film)
    Munro (film)
    Munro is a 1960 animated short film. It was directed by Gene Deitch, written by Jules Feiffer, and produced by William L. Snyder. Munro won an Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 1961, the first short composed outside of the United States to be so honored.The title character is a rebellious...

    , an Academy Award winning animated short film, released in 1961
  • Munro, Buenos Aires
    Munro, Buenos Aires
    Munro is a quarter of the Vicente López Partido in northern Greater Buenos Aires, best known for its jeans and apparel stores and outlets, located some 18 km from the city of Buenos Aires and approximately 3 km from Avenida General Paz....

    , a neighborhood in the province of Buenos Aires
  • USCGC Munro (WHEC-724)
    USCGC Munro (WHEC-724)
    USCGC Munro is a High Endurance Cutter of the United States Coast Guard, named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro , the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The vessel is currently commanded by Matt T...

    , a High Endurance Cutter of the US Coast Guard
  • Clan Munro
    Clan Munro
    -Origins:The main traditional origin of the clan is that the Munros came from Ireland and settled in Scotland in the 11th century and that they fought as mercenary soldiers under the Earl of Ross who defeated Viking invaders in Rosshire...

    , a Highland Scottish clan
  • Munro Township, Michigan
    Munro Township, Michigan
    Munro Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 679 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...


See also

  • Mount Munro
    Mount Munro
    Mount Munro is, at 715 metres, the highest point on Cape Barren Island in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia . It was probably named after James Munro , a former convict who had been a sealer and beachcomber in Bass Strait from the early 1820s and lived for more than twenty years on nearby...

    , a peak on Cape Barren Island in Tasmania
  • Munro Day, holiday celebrated each year on the first Friday in February by Dalhousie University
  • Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport
    Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport
    John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport or Hamilton International, , is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is named for John C...

    , an airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Monro
    Monro
    - In education :* Alexander Monro , the founder of Edinburgh Medical School* David Binning Monro, Scottish Homeric scholar- In politics :* Cecil Monro, Australian politician* Charles Carmichael Monro , Governor of Gibraltar...

  • Monroe (disambiguation)
  • Murro (disambiguation)
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