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Virunga
(Encyclopedia) VirungaVirungavēr&oobreve;ngˈgä [key], volcanic range of mountains, E Congo, N Rwanda, and SW Uganda, central Africa, NE of Lake Kivu. It extends along the eastern rim of the Great…Dasht-e Kavir
(Encyclopedia) Dasht-e KavirDasht-e Kavirdäsht-ēkävērˈ [key], great salt desert, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.200 mi (320 km) wide, SE of the Elburz Mts., N central Iran. It is a huge basin of…Mourne Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Mourne MountainsMourne Mountainsmôrn [key], in Down, Newry, and Mourne dists., SE Northern Ireland. Slieve Donard (2,796 ft/852 m) is the highest peak in Northern Ireland. The district…UCI World Championships
2008 UCI World Championships New! 2007 UCI World Championships…Arbuckle Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Arbuckle MountainsArbuckle Mountainsärˈbŭkəl [key], range of low, rolling hills, rising c.700 ft (210 m) above the prairie, S Okla.; remnant of mountains formed in the Precambrian.…San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
(Encyclopedia) San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: see San Gabriel Mountains.Rivers of the United States
(350 or more miles long)Alabama-Coosa (600 mi.; 966 km): From junction of Oostanula and Etowah R. in Georgia to Mobile R.Altamaha-Ocmulgee (392 mi.; 631 km): From junction of Yellow R. and…Blue Mountains, United States
(Encyclopedia) Blue Mountains, uplifted, eroded part of the Columbia Plateau, c.6,500 ft (1,980 m) high, NE Oreg. and SE Wash. Lava flows cover much of the surface. The upper, wooded slopes are used…Cumbrian Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Cumbrian Mountains, mountains of the Lake District, NW England; Scafell Pike (3,210 ft/978 m) is the highest point. Studded with lakes and narrow valleys, the range extends through…Taconic Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Taconic MountainsTaconic Mountainstəkŏnˈĭk [key], range of the Appalachian Mts., extending c.150 mi (240 km) north-south between the Green Mts. and the Hudson Valley along parts of New…Trending
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