Search results for "Mountain range" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Alps as a method of communication between mountain peaks, later becoming part ... a long hallway, and best of all, a mountain range. "Appenzeller" ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- to twelve glaciers. It is the highest mountain in Oregon and the fourth ... after which the Cascade Mountain Range was named. == Overview == ...18 KB (2,745 words) - 01:45, 11 March 2023
- The Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy mountain range") is a major mountain range of the western United States. It is also known informally ...23 KB (3,404 words) - 20:09, 21 April 2023
- mile area, depending upon the yak and mountain farming for subsistence ... of the Great Himalayan Range. That mountain range acts as a climatic barrier ...14 KB (2,083 words) - 21:53, 2 December 2022
- The Andes is South America's longest mountain range, forming a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. It ...15 KB (2,126 words) - 19:59, 26 July 2023
- A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally ... of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains ...28 KB (3,998 words) - 16:21, 17 January 2023
- is the tallest volcano and the highest mountain in Japan. Mount Fuji is ... Ashi—provide excellent views of the mountain. It is part of the Fuji ...18 KB (2,819 words) - 17:06, 10 November 2022
- is the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range and the fifth highest peak ... Physically unconnected to any nearby mountain and rising abruptly ...20 KB (2,974 words) - 17:45, 10 November 2022
- as Camp David, is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President ... Located within Catoctin Mountain Park a half-hour helicopter ride ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- The term andesite is derived from the Andes mountain range, where ... implying that its silica content is in the range of 52-63 percent. Its texture ...6 KB (761 words) - 19:59, 26 July 2023
- Its name refers to the giant ice cap in the Andes mountain range that ... an arid steppe on the Argentine side of the range. This area is habitat for ...12 KB (1,865 words) - 02:47, 4 November 2022
- The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from Canada's British Columbia through the U.S. states of ...29 KB (4,312 words) - 14:17, 29 November 2023
- The Metacomet Ridge, Metacomet Ridge Mountains, or Metacomet Range ... There is no universal consensus on the name for this mountain range ...33 KB (4,756 words) - 10:34, 10 March 2023
- Reserve's northeast corner. Smoky Mountain (elevation 7,520 ft) is ... Canyon at the base of the south side of Smoky Mountain. ...16 KB (2,492 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- "Mauna Loa" means "Long Mountain." Lava eruptions from ... Eruptions generally occur in three regions on the mountain: at the ...18 KB (2,821 words) - 16:58, 7 November 2022
- than the hydrographic basin. The Basin and Range Province is a geologic region ... Nevada, consists of a series of isolated mountain ranges and intervening valleys ...18 KB (2,728 words) - 02:26, 19 December 2022
- The park's active and extinct volcanoes, its diverse range of ... volcanoes do not belong to a greater mountain range, and the wind simply ...17 KB (2,639 words) - 03:58, 1 May 2023
- The forests are popular destinations for hiking, camping, mountain ... lookout towers in the eastern U.S., and White Top Mountain. ...15 KB (2,117 words) - 11:03, 13 December 2023
- , Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque ... (330 to 700 pounds). Coats are short and range in color from reddish-brown ...17 KB (2,523 words) - 00:47, 21 April 2023
- on single poles or strung along lines, on mountain ridges and peaks high in ... When set on mountain peaks, the flags have a unique beauty. The wind ...13 KB (1,933 words) - 20:32, 8 September 2023
