mountain system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountain system
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The researchers also collected rock samples from geologic formations that correspond to different parts of the ancient fault and mountain system.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024
The red pine trees endemic to Anatolia span the Taurus mountain system.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
They also looked at temperature and precipitation on their own, over an area of the states of New South Wales and Victoria between the Great Dividing Range mountain system and the coast.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 4, 2020
Guyot had used these annual treks to painstakingly record terrain, topography and elevation, all in an effort to understand and map the entire mountain system.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2013
In the study of mountains, geologists have discovered that old seashores were thrown up into the first great ridges that form the backbone of a mountain system.
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