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• mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… …   Universalium

• Pacific mountain system — ▪ mountains, North America Introduction  series of mountain ranges that stretches along the Pacific coast (Coast Ranges) of North America from northern British Columbia (Canada) to northwestern Mexico. They run for some 4,500 miles (7,250… …   Universalium

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• Talcott Mountain — Infobox Mountain Name = Talcott Mountain Photo = Talcott Mountain.jpg Caption = Talcott Mountain cliffs from the Farmington River floodplain. Heublein Tower top right. Elevation ft = 950 Elevation = ridge high point Location = Farmington, West… …   Wikipedia

• Totoket Mountain — Infobox Mountain Name = Totoket Mountain Photo = Caption = Elevation = est. convert|720|ft|m ridge high point Location = Durham, North Branford, and Guilford, Connecticut Range = Metacomet Ridge Prominence = Coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

• Gila Mountains (Yuma County) — Geobox|Range name=Gila Mountains (Yuma County) image size= image caption= country=United States state=Arizona geology=|orogeny= highest=Sheep Mountain highest elevation imperial=3156 map caption=The Gila Mountains (Yuma County) is a mountain… …   Wikipedia

• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …   Universalium

• North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …   Universalium