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- and Tunisia. The terrain of the Atlas Mountain range is particularly difficult ... The difficult terrain of the Atlas Mountain Range extends 1,500 miles ...12 KB (1,891 words) - 06:24, 21 August 2023
- Island of South Korea, is the highest mountain in South Korea. Along with ... Alternate names for the mountain include Halla Mountain or Mount Halla ...6 KB (934 words) - 22:48, 3 August 2023
- is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range, which often considered ... peaks, part of the Taebaeksan mountain range that stretches along ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 23:58, 29 May 2023
- down the back of the Baekdudaegan mountain range all the way from the ... at the southern end of the Sobaek mountain range (the Small White Mountains ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 05:52, 5 April 2024
- The Simien mountain range shelters much of the wildlife for the Horn ... While the mountain range provides shelter for endangered species, ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 14:19, 7 February 2024
- A mid-ocean ridge (or mid-oceanic ridge) is an underwater mountain range, typically having a valley known as a rift running along its axis, formed ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 17:32, 9 November 2022
- are Grévy's zebra (E. grevyi), the Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra), and the Hartmann's mountain zebra (E. hartmannae), although the ...10 KB (1,564 words) - 04:03, 7 December 2022
- into English) is also the name given to a range of mountains spread across ... . The district resides mainly contained within that mountain range. ...15 KB (2,206 words) - 04:44, 15 November 2022
- Gravel is rock that is of a certain particle size range. In geology ... == Size range == As noted above, the term gravel is applied to rocks ...6 KB (948 words) - 18:27, 20 January 2023
- Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range of modest height in northern Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Its name is derived from the ...10 KB (1,644 words) - 01:44, 11 March 2023
- The Altai Mountains are a mountain system of Central Asia that extends ... Belukha, and the Ukok Plateau. Its wide range of physical features include ...13 KB (1,840 words) - 19:34, 8 June 2023
- Baekdu Mountain (Baekdusan), also known as Changbai Mountain in Chinese ... Baekdusan is the northern end of the Baekdu Daegan Mountain Range ...15 KB (2,130 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 ...17 KB (2,479 words) - 02:29, 16 December 2022
- is now restricted to the Drakensberg Mountain range. These declines have ... * Wright, John B., and Aron D. Mazel. Tracks in a mountain range: ...17 KB (2,547 words) - 17:32, 30 January 2024
- Mountain system or mountain range of Central Asia that extends approximately ... family takes its name from the mountain range. The indigenous Altai ...16 KB (2,479 words) - 08:35, 23 July 2023
- She completed an extended study of mountain gorillas, observing them ... the beginning of her interest in the rare mountain gorilla. ...13 KB (1,888 words) - 11:53, 29 January 2024
- such as the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the Heinz ... The Computer History Museum is a museum established in 1996 in Mountain ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 02:34, 8 January 2024
- The Atlas Mountain Range also served to facilitate agriculture in ... After defining the landscape in the region, the Atlas Mountain range ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 06:36, 16 November 2022
- eroded away, but still form a basaltic mountain range known as North Mountain ... tholeiitic basalts form a volcanic mountain range known as North Mountain. ...16 KB (2,540 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- that includes the volcanic Virunga range in the northwest, home to ... in the nation, supporting studies of mountain gorilla ecology and the ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 02:28, 19 December 2022
- 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
- plateau is bordered by the Jebel Marra mountain range that defines the region ... the Daju settled into the Marrah Mountain range. By living in the mountains ...15 KB (2,359 words) - 22:17, 25 January 2024
- , literally towering Eyebrow Mountain) is located in Sichuan province ... " That may be because the mountain range in which the Leshan Giant ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 17:05, 10 November 2022
- is home to Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America at 20, ... and refers to the Mount McKinley. The mountain was named after president ...19 KB (2,921 words) - 09:33, 28 January 2024
- The mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) is widely but unevenly distributed ... vegetation in grassland, steppe, wadis, mountain desert, and in semi-desert ...11 KB (1,577 words) - 07:59, 23 January 2023
- in the world. These provide habitats for a range of plants and animals that ... roaring rivers, deep valleys, dramatic mountain peaks and impressive gorges. ...24 KB (3,392 words) - 04:34, 27 February 2023
- fish species in the country. Diversity—mountain, glacier, forest, rainforest ... Because the park sits on an isolated peninsula, with a high mountain ...14 KB (2,164 words) - 02:28, 19 December 2022
- 039;s Jay and migratory birds such as the Mountain Bluebird, the Peregrine ... canyon, making it one of the steepest mountain descents in North America ...14 KB (2,151 words) - 18:04, 31 October 2023
- Belt and is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. On clear days, it can be ... that it creates its own weather. The mountain and the surrounding area ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 17:43, 10 November 2022
- the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range. Lassen Peak erupted May ... southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range. It is part of the Cascade ...22 KB (3,291 words) - 17:48, 25 October 2022
- was built, as Six Grandfathers, the mountain was renamed after Charles ... The subsequent natural erosion of this mountain range allowed the carvings ...16 KB (2,297 words) - 18:42, 13 July 2023
