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elevations on
mountains produce colder climates than at sea
level at
similar latitude.
These colder climates strongly affect the
ecosystems of
mountains: different...
-
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The
Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who
Would Cure the
World (2003) is a non-fiction,
biographical work by
American writer...
- The
Appalachian Mountains,
often called the Appalachians, are a
mountain range in
eastern to
northeastern North America. The term "Appalachian" refers...
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incomplete list of
notable mountains on Earth,
sorted by
elevation in
metres above sea level. For a
complete list of
mountains over 7200 m high, with at...
- The
Rocky Mountains, also
known as the Rockies, are a
major mountain range and the
largest mountain system in
North America. The
Rocky Mountains stretch...
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preeminent scholar of
sacred mountains around the world,
suggests that
although no single,
universal theme underlies all
sacred mountains across the globe, it...
- The
Atlas Mountains are a
mountain range in the
Maghreb in
North Africa. They
separate the
Sahara Desert from the
Mediterranean Sea and the
Atlantic Ocean;...
- The
Caucasus Mountains is a
mountain range at the
intersection of Asia and Europe.
Stretching between the
Black Sea and the
Caspian Sea, they are surrounded...
- 000 ft; 5.0 mi). The vast
majority of
these mountains are part of
either the
Himalayas or the
Karakoram mountain ranges located on the edge of the Indian...
- The Ural
Mountains (/ˈjʊərəl/ YOOR-əl), or
simply the Urals, are a
mountain range in
Eurasia that runs north–south
mostly through Russia, from the coast...
