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Mountains
MOUNTAINS CONCEPT Among the most striking of geologic features are mountains, created by several types of tectonic forces, including collisions between continental masses. Mountains have long had an impact on the human psyche, for instance by virtue of their association with... Read more |
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Changbai
Changpai mountain range, China: see Changbai .... Read more |
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panda
panda name for two nocturnal Asian mammals of the order Carnivora: the red panda, Ailurus fulgens, and the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca. The red panda, also known as lesser panda and cat bear, is found at high elevations in the Himalayas and the mountains of W China and N Myanmar. It... Read more |
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mountain men
Mountain Men US fur trappers and traders, who explored and developed the Rocky Mountains between the 1820s and 1840s. They caught public attention through their exploits and occupy an important position in the frontier legend. Their living conditions were harsh, and only a handful, such as Kit... Read more |
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Kunlun
Kunlun , great mountain system of central Asia, between the Himalayas and the Tian Shan, extending c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) E from the Pamir Mts., along the Tibet-Xinjiang border in W China and into Qinghai prov., where it branches into the mountain ranges of central China; it rises to 25,340 ft (7,724... Read more |
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Cedar Mountain
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Mountain waves
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Henry Mountains
Henry Mountains, Utah/USA Named after Joseph Henry, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, at the time when the Colorado River was being explored in 1869 and 1871.... Read more |
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Pamir
Pamir or Pamirs, mountainous region of central Asia, located mainly in Tajikistan and extending into NE Afghanistan and SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China; called the "roof of the world." Many peaks rise to more than 20,000 ft (6,096 m); Ismoili Somoni Peak (24,590 ft/7,495 m) and... Read more |
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Black Mountain poets
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