Grampian Mountains
Britishplural noun
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a mountain system of central Scotland, extending from the southwest to the northeast and separating the Highlands from the Lowlands. Highest peak: Ben Nevis, 1344 m (4408 ft)
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a mountain range in SE Australia, in W Victoria
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CAIRNGORM, a yellow or brown variety of quartz, named from Cairngorm or Cairngorum, one of the peaks of the Grampian Mountains in Banffshire, Scotland.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
In February 1839, he left the Goulburn and steered a course for the Grampian Mountains, where he struck the Wannon, and followed it down to the Glenelg.
From The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work by Ernest Favenc
A shepherd on the Grampian Mountains, having left his child at the foot of the hill, was soon enveloped in mist; and, unable to return to the precise place, he could not discover the child.
From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
The banks of the waterfall almost joined at the top, yet, separated by an abyss of immense depth, presented that abrupt appearance which so often astonishes and appals the traveller amidst the Grampian Mountains.
From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
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