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• Mountains of the Moon (Africa) — For mountains on the Moon see list of mountains on the Moon. The term Mountains of the Moon or Montes Lunae referred to a mountain range in central Africa that is the source of the White Nile. Contents 1 Ancient testimony 2 Modern theories 3 …   Wikipedia

• Pindus Mountains — ▪ mountains, Europe Modern Greek  Oroseirá Píndhou,         principal range and backbone of mainland Greece, trending north northwest–south southeast from Albania to central Greece north of the Peloponnese.       In antiquity, the name Pindus… …   Universalium

• Andes Mountains — Mountain system, western South America. One of the great natural features of the globe, the Andes extend north south about 5,500 mi (8,850 km). They run parallel to the Caribbean Sea coast in Venezuela before turning southwest and entering… …   Universalium

• Rwenzori Mountains — Rwenzori Range The Rwenzori Mountains, previously called the Ruwenzori Range (the spelling having been changed in about 1980 to conform more closely with the local name), and sometimes the Mountains of the Moon, is a mountain range of central… …   Wikipedia

• Atlas Mountains — a mountain range in NW Africa, extending through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Highest peak, Mt. Tizi, 14,764 ft. (4500 m). * * * Mountain system, northwestern Africa. It extends some 1,200 mi (2,000 km) from the Moroccan port of Agadir in the… …   Universalium

• Uinta Mountains — Geobox|Range name=Uinta Mountains image caption=This view of Kings Peak and the Henry s Fork Basin shows the cliff bands and basins typical throughout the Uintas. country=United States state=Utah| state1=Colorado parent=Rocky Mountains… …   Wikipedia

• Lebanon Mountains — a mountain range extending the length of Lebanon, in the central part. Highest peak, 10,049 ft. (3063 m). * * * Arabic Jabal Lubnān ancient Libanus Mountain range, Lebanon. Running parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast, it is about 100 mi (160… …   Universalium

• Santa Marta Mountains — ▪ mountain range, Colombia Spanish  Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta,         Andean mountain range, northern Colombia, bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and encircled on three sides by the coastal lowlands. The volcanic massif rises abruptly …   Universalium

• Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …   Universalium

• Geography of Chile — Continent South America Region Southern Cone Southern Cone Coordinates 30°00 S 70°00 W Area …   Wikipedia

• Zona Austral — The Zona Austral (English: Austral Zone ) is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950. It is surrounded by the Southern Zone and the Chacao Channel to the North, the Pacific Ocean and Drake s Passage to… …   Wikipedia