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(Encyclopedia) Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest…Kansas, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Kansas or Kaw, river, 170 mi (274 km) long, formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers in NE Kansas and flowing E to the Missouri River at Kansas City; the system…Smoky
(Encyclopedia) Smoky, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It…Knoxville
(Encyclopedia) Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and…Mountains
Mountains exist on all the continents of the earth. Many of the world's mountains lie in two great belts. The Circum-Pacific chain, often called the Ring of Fire, runs from the west coast of…Great Appalachian Valley
(Encyclopedia) Great Appalachian Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains.Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2015
Fall sunset at Great Smoky Mountains National Park The following table lists the most visited National…Great Pyrenees
(Encyclopedia) Great Pyrenees, breed of large working dog whose fossil remains date its existence in Europe from the Bronze Age (1800–1000 b.c.). It stands from 25 to 32 in. (63.5–81.3 cm) high at…Measuring Mountains
The world's highest peak and past pretenders to the throne by Borgna Brunner A view of Everest from Thangboche Monastery. Related Links Everest Almanac A History of…Across the Great Divide
Chapter 13 Chapter 15 Across the Great Divide Captain Clark had now left the water-shed of the Missouri behind him, and was pressing on, over a broken, hilly country, to the…Trending
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