Mountain

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Zagros Mountains

THE ZAGROS MOUNTAINS are a complex chain of mountains and ridges in the westernmost part of Iran.
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  • Дата: August 2, 2010, 02:12 PM

Ural Mountains

THE URALS EXTEND over 1,553 mi (2,500 km) from the Arctic Ocean to the steppes of Kazakhstan.
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  • Дата: July 21, 2010, 04:12 AM

Tian Shan

TIAN SHAN, THE name that Chinese geographers have given to the “Heavenly Mountains,” can also be spelled T’ien-shan or Tien Shan.
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  • Дата: July 20, 2010, 08:43 AM

Mount Sinai

LOCATED IN EGYPT on the Sinai Peninsula, Mount Sinai has a height of 8,651 ft (2,640 m) and is known locally as Gebel Musa (Mountain of Moses).
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  • Дата: July 7, 2010, 03:11 PM

Ruwenzori Mountains

SHROUDED IN MISTS sitting under the hot sun of the equator is a mountain range believed to be the mysterious “Mountains of the Moon” spoken of by the ancient Greeks.
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  • Дата: July 7, 2010, 02:16 PM

Rocky Mountains

THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS are a chain of mountain ranges 3,000 mi (4,800 km) long and as wide as 350 mi (563 km) running predominantly north to south in the western part of the North American continent.
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  • Дата: June 24, 2010, 04:03 PM

Pyrenees

THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS form the natural border between France and Spain, and have been a more effective barrier between the two nations than other ranges of similar height because of their characteristic ruggedness and lack of usable passes.
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  • Дата: June 24, 2010, 03:50 PM

Puncak Jaya

PUNCAK JAYA, THE highest peak of the Sudirman Range of Papua, is also the highest mountain between the Andes and the Himalayas, rising to 16,503 ft (5030 m) on the tropical island of New Guinea.
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  • Дата: June 17, 2010, 07:47 AM

Pamir Knot

THE UNIQUE OROGRAPHIC feature known as the Pamir Knot takes its name from the mountains on which it is centered, the Pamir.
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  • Дата: June 5, 2010, 01:13 PM

Mount McKinley

MOUNT MCKINLEY is the highest peak in North America with a summit at 20,329 ft (6,196 m). Located in the 600-mi- (965-km-) long Alaskan Mountain Range, it is approximately 150 mi (246 km) south of Fairbanks, Alaska. Mount McKinley is home to more than 650 species of flowering plants, as well as mosses, lichens, fungi, and algae.
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  • Дата: May 19, 2010, 07:02 AM

Kyushu Mountains

THE KYUSHU MOUNTAINS form the high, elevated central portion of the Japanese island of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. Running roughly diagonally across the island, northeast to southwest, they cut Kyushu into a northern and southern sector.
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  • Дата: May 19, 2010, 05:43 AM

Mount Kosciuszko

MOUNT KOSCIUSKO (also spelled “Kosciuszko”) is the highest point (7,310 ft or 2,228 m) in mainland Australia. Named after the Polish military leader Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746–1817), the mountain is a core component of the Kosciuszko National Park in the state of New South Wales.
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  • Дата: May 17, 2010, 10:18 AM

Kopet Mountains

THE SMALL RANGE of mountains that forms the northern boundary of Iran with Turkmenistan is known as the Kopet Dag, or Kopet Mountains (Köpetdag in Turkmen). The range stretches for 400 mi (645 km), from a point near the Caspian Sea to the Harirud River in the east, which flows from northwestern Afghanistan to a desert delta in southeastern Turkmenistan (where it is called the Tejen River).
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  • Дата: May 17, 2010, 09:58 AM

Mount Kilimanjaro

A MAJESTIC ROCKY GIANT, Mount Kilimanjaro is crowned by an icecap, impressively dominating the scenery. Mount Kilimanjaro towers above the Masai Steppe or the Great Rift Valley, which is believed to be the site of the origin of humankind. Pictures that shaped our imagination of East Africa are firmly connected to Kilimanjaro.
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  • Дата: May 6, 2010, 04:55 PM

Hindu Kush

HINDU KUSH (or Hindukush) is the main mountain range in the Central Asian state of Afghanistan. Hindu Kush is the westernmost extension of the Pamir mountain, the Karakoram (K-2), and the western Himalayas. The origin of the term Hindu Kush (which translates as “Hindu Killer” or “Killer of Hindus”) is a point of controversy among scholars.
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  • Дата: May 6, 2010, 04:42 PM

Geography of Himalayas

THE HIMALAYAN mountain region, located between India and Tibet, has the world’s highest peaks. It stretches from the Indus River in the west to the Brahamaputra in the east and has a length of 1,500 mi (2,414 km) and a width from 100 to 150 mi (161 to 241 km).
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  • Дата: April 20, 2010, 03:58 PM

Geography of Mount Everest

A PEAK ON THE CREST of the Great Himalayan range in Asia, Everest is the highest point on the Earth. It lies in the Central Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China (Tibet). Three barren ridges, the southeast, northeast and west culminate in two summits at Everest (29,028 ft or 8,848 m) and South Peak (28,700 ft or 8,748 m).
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  • Дата: April 20, 2010, 05:52 AM

Elburz Mountains

THE ELBURZ (or Alborz) Mountains are a narrow mountain range that curve along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea in the north of Iran. From west to east, the range measures about 600 mi or 970 km long. The Elburz range forms a climatic barrier between the Caspian and the Central Iranian Plateau.
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Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus is the highest point in Europe, at 18,513 ft (5,642 m). It is the central peak of the Caucasus Mountains range, located 6.8 mi (11 km) north of the main ridge that forms the boundary between Georgia and Russia, thus placing the mountain within Europe, since the traditional dividing line between Asia and Europe is along the main ridge of the Caucasus.
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  • Дата: April 13, 2010, 11:37 AM

Geography of Drakensberg Mountains

THE DRAKENSBERG Mountains form one of the most scenic natural areas in South Africa. The mountain range straddles the eastern border of Lesotho, a landlocked nation lying within the boundaries of South Africa, located about 150 mi (250 km) northwest of Durban.

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  • Дата: March 15, 2010, 11:24 AM

Geography of Caucasus Mountains

The Caucasus Mountains are the highest mountain range in Europe, but lie at the very eastern extremity of what geographers consider to be Europe.

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  • Дата: February 21, 2010, 04:35 PM

Geography of Atlas Mountains

The Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa are an elaborate assemblage of mountain ranges that trend from southern coastal Morocco and the Canary Islands, through Algeria into coastal Tunisia.
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  • Дата: February 19, 2010, 12:07 AM

Geography of Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America comprise a north to south-tending range that extends for 1,600 mi (2,500 km) from the Gaspé Peninsula in Atlantic Maritime Canada to northern Alabama in the United States.

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Geography of Andes

The Andes is a mountain system in South America.
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Geography of Altai Mountains

The Altai Mountains are a system of remote mountains in central Asia that cover an area of 326,256 square mi (845,000 square km) bounding Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China.
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  • Дата: February 17, 2010, 10:58 PM

Geography of Alps

The Alps are Europe’s major mountain chain, occupying center stage between the cultural and geographic regions of western, eastern, southern, and northern Europe.
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Geography of Ahaggar Mountains

The Ahaggar is a large mountainous plateau region lying on the Tropic of Cancer in the north-central Sahara Desert.
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