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Great Appalachian Valley
(Encyclopedia)Great Appalachian Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains. ...Maestra, Sierra
(Encyclopedia)Maestra, Sierra, mountains, Cuba: see Sierra Maestra. ...Trans-Ili Alatau
(Encyclopedia)Trans-Ili Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...Clingmans Dome
(Encyclopedia)Clingmans Dome, mountain, Tenn.: see Great Smoky Mountains. ...Rodope
(Encyclopedia)Rodope or Rodopi: see Rhodope, mountains. ...Slieve Donard
(Encyclopedia)Slieve Donard, peak: see Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland. ...Old Man of the Mountain, rock formation, United States
(Encyclopedia)Old Man of the Mountain, N.H.: see Franconia Mountains. ...Aïr Massif
(Encyclopedia)Aïr Massif or Aïr Mountains, Africa: see Sahara. ...Pacific Margin
(Encyclopedia)Pacific Margin, western section of the great North American Cordillera, W United States and W Canada, stretching from SW Alaska to S Calif. It is composed of a central lowland region (Central Valley, ...foehn
(Encyclopedia)foehn fān, Ger. fön [key], warm, dry wind that occurs on the leeward slopes of a ridge of mountains. The term was originally applied to a wind of the Alps but is now used as a generic term for all w...Browse by Subject
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