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The Rocky Mountains are one of many important mountain chains in the world. This mountain chain is located in the United States and provides a large percentage of copper, gold, lead, silver, and other elements that are depended on by many around the world.
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What is the name of the flat topped mountain in South Africa?
There are probably several, but the famous one is Table Mountain.
What is the chain of hills in the south island?
Hamilton (Kirikiriroa) lies on the banks of the Waikato river. The closest mountain is Mt Pirongia to the west.
What mountain range is in the east of France?
The mountain range that is in the east of France is The Alps which is known as les Alpes. This is one of the most important mountain ranges in France.
What is subduction in the Andes Mountain range?
Subduction is one of several things that can occur when two tectonic plates collide. In subduction, one plate ends up dropping below the other plate (think of a wrestler dropping low to get under his opponent's guard). As the one plate drops lower, it pushes the other plate upwards, often causing a mountain chain to form.
Is a mountain range larger than a chain?
The terms are often used synonymously, but one site I found, www.enotes.com, makes the following differentiation: "Mountain chains are elongate, elevated areas of the earth's surface comprising several sub-parallel mountain ranges. Each mountain range is a connected series of mountain peaks (i.e., large rock masses that rise abruptly above the surrounding landscape). Mountain chains may be a thousand or more kilometers long and hundreds of kilometers wide. Mountain chains are formed by the interplay of endogenic and exogenic processes. Endogenic processes are those that originate within the earth, such as orogenesis and volcanism. Exogenic processes are external processes, such as weathering and erosion due to the action of water, ice, and wind." So, according to them, a chain is made up of several ranges.
What is the difference between a mountain range and a mountain chain?
The difference between a mountain range and a mountain chain is that a mountain chain is a row of mountains and a mountain range is lots of mountains in one area.
Mountain chain in Australia mt Bruce?
One mountain chain from Australia is the Macdonnell mountains.
What is the name of the large mountain chain in the western US?
Cascade mountain range in Oregon is one. The Rocky mountains are in the western half of the U.S. but are in the Mountain time zone
What is the two great mountain chains one in the western and one in the eastern US?
The major mountain chain in the West is the Rocky Mountains. The major mountain chain in the East is the Appalachian Mountains.
What mountain chain features the highest mountain peaks in Europe?
The Alps is one example.
What is the name of the worlds largest mountain chain?
The Himalayan mountain range in Asia has the 10 highest peaks in the world. Seven are in Nepal, 2 are in Pakistan, and one, Mt. Everest.
Are the Andes and Rockies really one mountain chain?
yes
What is one great mountain chain in eastern United states?
The largest is probably the Appalachian.
Is a group of mountain slopes in one area called a mountain system?
range
What are the two great mountain chains one in the southern and one in the eastern?
There is no great mountain chain in the Southern US. There is one in the Western US and one in the Eastern US. Respectively they are the Rockies and the Appalachians.
Name of a domestic hotel chain?
One hotel chain name in the U.S. is Marriot, another is Hilton.
What is a string of mountains is called a?
A string of mountains is called a mountain chain.
