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Pennines

(Encyclopedia)Pennines pĕnˈīnz [key] or Pennine Chain, mountain range, sometimes called the “backbone of England,” extending c.160 mi (260 km) from the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border to the Peak Distri...

Big Black Mountain

(Encyclopedia)Big Black Mountain, peak, 4,145 ft (1,263 m) high, E Ky., in the Cumberland Mts.; highest point in Kentucky.

Backbone Mountain

(Encyclopedia)Backbone Mountain, peak, 3,360 ft (1,024 m) high, NW Md., in the Allegheny Mts.; highest elevation in the state.

Galdhøpiggen

(Encyclopedia)Galdhøpiggen, peak: see Jotunheimen, Norway. ...

Hvannadalshnúkur

(Encyclopedia)Hvannadalshnúkur, peak: see Öraefajökull, Iceland. ...

Mawenzi

(Encyclopedia)Mawenzi, peak, Africa: see Kilimanjaro. ...

Marmolada

(Encyclopedia)Marmolada, peak, Italy: see Dolomites. ...

Demavend

(Encyclopedia)Demavend, peak, Iran: see Damavand. ...

Dachstein

(Encyclopedia)Dachstein, peak, Austria: see Salzkammergut. ...
 

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