| 单词 | mountain chain |
| 例句 | Riding south down the Pan-American Highway, you will pass through the Avenue of the Volcanoes, a valley between two separate mountain chains peppered with active volcanoes. In Transit Blog: Q&A: Before Setting Off for the Gal?pago Islands 2011-09-12T23:44:48Z But filmmakers come for the Remarkables, a mountain chain so named because, well ... New Zealand’s Hobbit Trail 2012-10-05T16:25:35Z Western Ghats: Goa and Kerala The Western Ghats is a mountain chain that runs nearly 1,000 miles parallel to the Arabian Sea, from just above Mumbai to the tip of the Indian peninsula. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z The 469-mile roadway passes through six mountain chains in the Appalachians in Virginia and North Carolina. A fall guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Between the prison and the preserve, Coiba, which is part of the same underground mountain chain that includes the Galápagos Islands, was never commercially developed, and over 85 percent of the forest remains primary growth. Latin America 2011 |?Journeys: Isla Coiba, Panama, a Marine Preserve 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z For 4,500 years, the pyramids of Giza have loomed over the western bank of the Nile River as a geometric mountain chain. A Long-Lost Branch of the Nile Helped in Building Egypt’s Pyramids 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The country straddles two tectonic plates, which are divided by an undersea mountain chain that oozes molten hot rock, or magma. Three Tourists Are Injured Near Volcanic Eruption in Iceland 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The resulting magma ascends through the crust, producing a mountain chain with many volcanoes. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The reconstruction of Rodinia has been accomplished matching and aligning ancient mountain chains to assemble the pieces like a jigsaw puzzle, and paleomagnetic to orient them with respect to magnetic north. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The two priests worked at the church in the small town in the Sierra Tarahumara mountain chain, home to the Raramuri indigenous group and the site of increasing cartel violence. Pope shocked by killing of Jesuit priests in Mexico 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The mountain chains ran mainly from northwest to southeast along the Balkan Peninsula. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially worrying is the outlook for the Sierra Nevada, the long mountain chain that runs through the eastern part of the state. California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z This is why some of the mountain chains formed during the earlier collision can be traced from Europe to North America and from Europe to Africa. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The resulting volcanoes frequently appear as curved mountain chains, volcanic arcs, due to the curvature of the earth. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z They feverishly expanded fire lines to take advantage of the barren granite that caps the mountain chain that has formed an impenetrable barrier to flames in the past. Caldor Fire: Blaze threatening Lake Tahoe region grew as firefighters responded elsewhere 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z They feverishly expanded fire lines to take advantage of the barren granite that caps the mountain chain which has formed an impenetrable barrier to flames in the past. Lake Tahoe wildfire seemed controllable, then it wasn’t 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain chain. Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates vital ocean ecosystems 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z This view incorporated a mechanism for creation of mountain chains known as the geosyncline theory. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After driving 30 miles from her house in Srinagar, Kashmir’s biggest city, Ms. Khan reached a scrappy ski town tucked deep into the folds of the world’s highest mountain chain. Skiing in Himalayas Is ‘Like a Beautiful Dream,’ Despite Conflict and Coronavirus 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z More new species arose as major geological events, such as the uplift of mountain chains, isolated plant populations some 19 million to 17 million years ago. Many beloved garden flowers originated in this mountain hot spot—the oldest of its kind on Earth 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Enormous cliffs - the islands are the peaks of a sunken volcanic mountain chain - rise vertically from the ocean, with only moss and lichens for vegetation. Whaling logs yield clues for modern-day climate studies 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The glaciers are shrinking at similar rates all along the mountain chain, indicating a common cause. Himalayan glacier melting doubled since 2000, scientists reveal 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z That section is called the Lomonosov Ridge, a kind of underwater mountain chain that extends across the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean. Canada to fight Denmark, Russia for claims to North Pole 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Its position 1400 meters under the Gran Sasso mountain chain shields experiments from the noise of cosmic rays that strike Earth. Trial set for Italian underground lab chiefs accused of endangering water supplies 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But that’s why I say it’s one of these problems where you scale one mountain and then you see, you know, another mountain chain ahead of you, unfortunately. Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert on the U.N. Extinction Report 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The Andes are the longest continental mountain chain on Earth and the highest outside Asia. Lost tectonic history recovered from Earth’s deep mantle 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z For example, Dave Clague, a geologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, California, studies volcanic activity along midocean ridges—submarine mountain chains that generate new ocean crust—by identifying lava flows. Just 18% of the ocean floor has been mapped. XPRIZE drones could change that 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z They bulldoze into one another, slip under one another and slide apart in mighty processes that build soaring mountain chains, pave new lands with fresh lava and carve colossal oceans. The Day the Earth Stood Still 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z They also believe that sperm whales see a regular magnetic anomaly off the Norwegian coast as a "geomagnetic mountain chain", a kind of guardrail that prevents them from entering the North Sea. Northern lights linked to North sea whale strandings - BBC News 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z If these plates are on the move, they might crash into each other and crumple upward to form mountain chains as tall as the Himalayas, Unterborn says. Earth's Tectonic Activity May Be Crucial for Life -- and Rare in Our Galaxy 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z "If we could pull the plug on the oceans it would be clear to everyone we have mountain chains and a big high-standing continent above the ocean crust." Scientists claim existence of drowned Pacific Ocean continent 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Stations up and down the mountain chain were reporting twice the amount of normal rain and snow for this time of year. Officials: More than 40 percent of California out of drought 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, strong and potential damaging westerly winds are expected along and east of the central mountain chain Christmas Day where gusts between 60 and 65 mph are likely. Blustery storm will hit much of New Mexico with snow, wind 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z With it, they mapped part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge, an underwater mountain chain. In an octopus’s garden 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Casetta, a hamlet of about two dozen homes, sat on the hill north of Amatrice on the east side of the Tronto River that cuts this valley between two mountain chains. Quake Exposes Italy’s Challenge to Retrofit Its Architecture 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z It was a result of increased horizontal stress perpendicular to the mountain chain. Italian scientists shocked by earthquake devastation 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z As the overall climate warms, monsoons increasingly invade the mountain chains of the Indus upstream, where glaciers reside, says study co-author Hayley Fowler, a climate modeller at Newcastle University, UK. Stressed Indus River threatens Pakistan’s water supplies 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z “In every other part, in Italy or France, you have to cross two mountain chains.” The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z The rest of the state could be daunting, with its successive mountain chains rising like crests on a flash-frozen ocean. The Old West’s Muslim Tamale King 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Conservationists wanted the undersea mountain chain to become the first such monument in the Atlantic. Conservationists to press on for Atlantic Ocean monuments 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, Ledwell was part of an expedition to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the longest mountain chain on Earth. Role of chaos in deep ocean turned upside down 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It runs for nearly 10,000 miles, making it the planet’s longest mountain chain. The 40,000-Mile Volcano 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The transumanza and its tracks once marked most of Italy’s regions because of the country’s conformation with a long mountain chain running through it and beaches all around the boot-shaped peninsula. Patter of Hooves Heralds New Season in Tuscany and Sustains a Tradition 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Some parts of the mountain chain are rising about 0.4 inches every year, due to the ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasia tectonic plates. Kathmandu rose three feet but Mt. Everest dropped by an inch in quake 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The National Weather Service says a red flag warning is in effect into late Wednesday in west-central New Mexico and along and east of the central mountain chain. Forecasters say weather creates conditions for wildfires 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Forecasters say areas of freezing fog will develop east of the central mountain chain Monday night. Winter weather to hamper travel in New Mexico this week 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Cocos attracts fish because it sits on top of an underwater mountain chain that forces up nutrients from the deep ocean. Radars of the lost shark 2014-05-08T10:57:26Z Long ago, the molten rock that formed the Sierra Nevada granite was the feeder system for a massive volcanic mountain chain similar to the Andes in South America. Growth Secret of the World’s Tallest Trees Uncovered 2014-02-11T22:13:00Z Hindu Kush is a 3,500-kilometre mountain chain that spans eight countries — from Afghanistan to Myanmar. Floods spur mountain study 2013-09-04T17:20:19.123Z Pardo’s orders were to establish an overland road to the silver mines in Mexico, on the mistaken assumption that the Appalachians were the same mountain chain that ran through central Mexico. First New World Fort Was Spain’s 2013-07-22T21:44:22Z As Guyot explained, the southern Appalachians were entirely unlike most mountain chains, for instead of a central axis they formed a convoluted and interlocking set of ranges. Opinionator: Mapping Appalachia 2013-06-06T18:11:01Z When a mountain chain or some other physical barrier blocks that spread, a population may evolve into two genetically distinct groups that are no longer able to interbreed successfully. Blind Mole Rats Show Evolution in Action 2013-01-28T20:00:00Z At that depth, the sound maps clearly show the ability of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge — a mountain chain that runs down the ocean’s middle — to diminish the radiating noises by breaking up patterns of sound waves. Project Seeks to Map and Reduce Ocean Noise Pollution 2012-12-10T18:52:29Z To avoid persecution, they established villages in the remote mountain chains of Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, far from the coastal areas and plains dominated by Sunnis. Dissent Among the Alawites: Syria's Ruling Sect Does Not Speak With One Voice 2012-09-10T11:05:35Z Though approximately 90% of the country’s residents are Arabs, a number of ethnic groups populate the fringes of the desert and the coastal mountain chain west of Tripoli. Libya's Future: An Interview with the Prime Minister 2012-08-09T18:05:25Z The storms always gathered to the North of us, along the Sipri limestone ridge, and the high mountain chain that formed the watershed between the Brahmaputra and the Bhong-chu. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z With the close of the age of fire, the mountain chains were in place, as they now stand, but the plains and valleys were not yet fashioned. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z In the light thrown by recent researches on the structure and origin of mountain chains the explanation of these facts is no longer difficult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z An interior mountain chain such as the New Zealand Alps would have transformed the country. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The reason for this is, of course, found in the height of the mountain chain, and of the mountainous islands west and south. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Mile after mile slipped to the rear, but slowly now, for the road was a constant succession of deep ruts, miniature mountain chains and great, half-dried holes of mud. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z From this great range three great rivers rise and four mountain chains branch forth. Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers 2012-03-01T03:00:24.783Z Victoria is traversed for its greater part from east to west by a mountain chain, which is lofty in the south-east corner. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z There is not one of them hemmed in by great mountain chains or surrounded by arid deserts, across which their products must be transported at enormous cost. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z As one sails among them the idea that here is a mountain chain that at some time long past was suddenly submerged in the sea is irresistible. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z We had now reached the mountain chain, which rose bold and steep on both sides, and at every step became more and more contracted. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The Texans could also see more clearly now the grand height of the mountain chain into which they were climbing. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z If so, does this point to the existence of a Celtic and non-Celtic element in the races inhabiting the respective mountain chains? idiotcy being reverenced especially among the Celtic races. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-05T03:00:41.160Z They were the so-called Mountains of the Moors, which, with Esterel Point, form a branch of the Maritime Alps, a separate mountain chain, which juts into the Mediterranean. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The northern part of the mountain chain of the northern peninsula is volcanic, its volcanoes continuing the line of those of Makian, Ternate and Tidore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Night set in, and the moon showed us, in the Blue Mountains before us, a deep cleft, called the Lehigh, or Lecha Gap, where that river passes through the mountain chain. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Surface is broken by a mountain chain running through its centre from east to west; average altitude of summit is between 5,000 and 6,000 feet. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The material thus transported, it may be, from mountain chains, and deposited on the sea-bed, causes a disturbance of that gravitational equilibrium which defines the exact form of the earth. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z Great mountain chains divided them from the interior, which was overrun by the fiercest and most warlike type of man that the races have produced—the American Indian. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z The earth movements which produced the mountain chains of western Greece have folded the Eocene beds and must therefore be of post-Eocene date. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z And if they are one in blessing, So in suffering they are one; Freeze in frost and scorch in sun: That, upon his mountain chain, This, upon his parching plain. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z This river rises in the mountain chain east of Lake Iseo, and traversing the district of Brescia, empties into the Oglio after a course of about seventy miles. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z Its general character is a rolling plateau, three to four thousand feet above the ocean, forming extensive, treeless plains, which are interspersed with wooded mountain chains, river valleys, and extensive tracts of brush-land. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z But it seemed that Felix was not destined to absorb all the adventures that happened to be adrift up there in that neck of the woods adjoining the mountain chain. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Another characteristic is the number and complexity of the mountain chains, which traverse every part of the country and which, together with their ramifications, cover four-fifths of its surface. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z These three cottonwoods line the banks of mountain streams at high elevations in the great system of mountain chains that stretch from British Columbia southward. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The wave theory of mountain chains was the first important contribution to dynamical and structural geology which had been brought forward in this country. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z Across the river valley extends a mountain chain with slopes rugged and covered with dense vegetation. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z There is no natural hindrance on the way like the mountain chain which divides the two provinces of Yamato and Settsu. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z We marched, thus without halting for about a week along the hills, during which the mountain chains on the west of the Puerco constantly drew nearer to us and contracted the valley. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z We are under intellectual obligations to the man of science who will tell us, for example, how mountain chains have been raised and carved into their present shape. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z Mere phantoms at first, they assume shape and substance like gathering clouds on the horizon, the mountain chain with deepening contours advancing through the violet and purple vapours of distance. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The turtles, which are entirely aquatic, represent populations from three different river basins that are geographically isolated by significant distance and high mountain chains. River Turtle?s Genes Reveal Influence of Maya Indians 2011-07-26T20:49:00Z Not only in the case of Japan, but in Western countries too, broad rivers or big mountain chains do not necessarily form the lines of internal and external division. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z My blockhouse was built at the foot of the mountain chain of the Rio Grande, on the precipitous banks of the River Leone. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Yes, truly, as a loftier line of summit of the great Alpine mountain chain which bisects the continent came into view. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The very heart of the mountain chain, silent and beautiful, lies open to view. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z However, he still drew comfort from the thought that beyond the mountain chain which frowned down upon his homestead on the northward, the vast, unoccupied desert lay—and appeared likely to lie for ever unappropriated. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z It also signifies a mountain chain or ridge, the idea having no doubt come from the denticulated appearance of the Spanish mountain chains, seen en profile, against the sky. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z We left behind us in a few days many mountain chains with their narrow valleys, when suddenly the mountains before us became covered with snow, and we were soon in the wintry landscape again. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The Ural is one of the most remarkable mountain chains on the globe, for the extent and variety of its mineral wealth. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z But "Old Nick's presence chamber" itself, in sooth, is one of the most glorious, if wildest regions of this mountain chain, "raised by the devil and beautified by the Christ." For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The mountain chain which extends through Central Germany from the Main to the Elbe was called by the Romans the Hercynian Forest. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z The rain-fall is very large in the vicinity of mountain chains or groups, unless the station happens to be some miles to the north-eastward. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z I at length again reached the limestone region; but I must have been a great deal too far east; for the mountain chain was much lower than at the spot where I had crossed it. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The road which leads to it runs parallel with a mountain chain, and commands very beautiful scenery, which we beheld in all the fresh luxuriance of May. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Opposite arose the reddish-brown mountain chain which borders the sea on the west. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z And the same assertion is made with regard to the more general fact, before described, of the stratigraphical constitution of mountain chains. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z Several ways, however, radiate from Besan�on and converge in Pontarlier, by using the passes peculiar to this range, called "Cluses," which pierce transversely the mountain chains and afford the valleys intercommunication. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z On the third evening we approached the western mountain chain, which bordered the northern end of the plain we were crossing. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z No great mountain chain was ever raised by a single effort, and folding went on to some extent in other periods besides those mentioned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The general interpretation of the existing conditions is that deep erosion has occurred and, in fact, a mountain range or a mountain chain worn down to a generally plane surface. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z It rises in the great mountain chain of western South America, and flows directly north through an immense valley to the sea. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z E. Make a central place behind a mountain chain as a pivot for the army watching it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Next we find the zone of the chestnut and vine, occupying the space between the forty-eighth parallel and the mountain chains of Southern Europe. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z It seemed a white-robed mountain chain—with each spire and crag forming the teeth of a giant saw. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z A cordillera, as usually defined, consists of two or more mountain chains associated geographically, but not necessarily of the same age. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z By taking a route which ran parallel with the mountain chain, but at some distance from it, the station, the man said, could be reached without encountering snow. The Dusantes A Sequel to "The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" 2011-03-06T03:00:18.327Z Where, on the other hand, the crust is made of softer rock, it crumples and folds, and a mountain chain is produced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The chief bearing of the mountain chains in Shoa is north and south, with spurs to the west and east. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It is almost as difficult to cross marsh roads as to cross the passes of a great mountain chain. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z A group of mountain chains and mountain ranges on the west side of the continent, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, etc., and sometimes termed the Cordilleras. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z We must consider the interior of Africa as a vast plateau traversed by mountain chains. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Such a mountain chain, for want of a better term, is called a folded mountain chain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The last peal of ordnance was rattling in broken echoes along the mountain chain, as the British Embassy stepped at length over the high threshold of the reception hall. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Like Bayonne, at the other extremity of the Pyrenean mountain chain, it commanded the gateway to Spain, and even to-day is the real entrance of the railway route to Barcelona, as is Bayonne to Madrid. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Mountain Boundaries.—The crests of mountain ranges, or mountain chains, are sometimes specified in treaties as defining territorial limits. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Rain seldom falls, but the dryness of the air is tempered by the Atlas mountain chain on the one side, and the sea on the other. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z These mountain chains were not raised by direct uplift. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The Inter-Andine or plateau region lies in and between the two great mountain chains which cross the greater part of the republic between and almost parallel with the 78th and 79th meridians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The etymology of the name of this mountain chain is in dispute. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z He was really in the region of a distinct offshoot of mountains from those that lead away from the greatest mountain chain on the globe, the mighty Andes. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Geology.—The central plateau of Asia Minor consists of nearly horizontal strata, while the surrounding mountain chains form a complex system, in which the beds are intensely folded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The oldest mountain chain lay in the extreme north-west of Europe, and its relics are seen in the outer Hebrides, the Lofoten Islands and the north of Norway. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Mountain chains wore down and other mountain chains were thrust upward. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The mountain chain pressing so close upon the Pacific Ocean, no streams of importance flow from its western slopes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The mountain chain, too, is less distinctly marked, and becomes little more than the seaward escarpment of the plateau which intervenes between the coast and the Hadramut valley. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The great dividing mountain chain of Australia is near the coast-line in the south and east, averaging perhaps a hundred miles or more from the sea. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Towards the close of the Carboniferous period the third great mountain chain was formed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z On the Italian border of this land there was raised a mountain chain with an inner crystalline zone and an outer zone of Mesozoic and Tertiary beds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The great mountain chains and elevated plateaux are of ancient origin, however, and in them granite and other crystalline rocks are largely represented. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The mountain chains of England, Scotland, and Wales rose as now, but higher. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight It lies in the north-east trade winds belt, but the mountain chain on its northern frontier robs these winds of their moisture and leaves the greater part of the Brazilian plateau rainless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Behind it, the bright sunlight still glowed on the horizon, and the distant mountain chain shone out in the delicate green of spring, as if bathed in eternal peace. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II The central and west central parts of the island, however, are occupied by three mountain chains and a plateau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The mountain chain is no more nearly eternal than the drift of sand. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 They raced along the crevice until they reached the mountain chain. The Secret of the Ninth Planet It has, indeed, been subject to oscillations, but the movements have been regional in character and have not been accompanied by the formation of any mountain chain or any belt of intense folding. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The mountain chain, with all its gorges deep, Would then no more impede my godlike motion; And now before mine eyes expands the ocean With all its bays, in shining sleep! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The middle part of this river, wider and more shallow than the lower reaches, gives rise to a region of inundation and lakes which extend as far as the northern mountain chain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The sun now stood resplendent above the mountain chain; only the tip of mount Vesuvius towered beyond the group of clouds that had gathered about its base. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales Its development was greatest at its earliest stages, when the great masses of the mountain chains were elevated. The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 Concealed in part by later deposits, this ancient mountain chain extends from Castelnaudary to the neighbourhood of Valence, where it sinks suddenly beneath the Tertiary and recent deposits of the valley of the Rhone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" When the newer migrants arrived from Asia not only had the Alps risen to a lofty mountain chain acting as an effectual barrier, but Southern Italy and Greece had become disconnected. The History of the European Fauna The Cordillera, or mountain chain, which lies the length of the peninsula, is of unusual wildness and beauty, with volcanoes here and there. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. From the coast plain rise many short ranges of considerable elevation, and on the east side of False Bay parallel to Table Bay range is a mountain chain with heights of 4000 and 5000 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The Bushmen led us to a kloof or gorge in the mountain chain, the only approach to the kraal we sought. Tales of South Africa Meanwhile let none draw near this mountain chain, lest they be sighted by those whom we are come to stamp flat—none, no, not one.” The White Shield It covers an area larger than the island of Great Britain; and throughout this immense extent of country there is but one mountain chain, and but one river. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The spot he had selected for his residence was situated about seven leagues from the city of Plasencia, on the slopes of the mountain chain that traverses the province of Estremadura. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Having crossed the Little Karroo, from which rise minor mountain chains, a second high range has to be climbed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Beyond the plain, some thirty miles distant, there stood in purple splendour against the clear horizon a majestic mountain chain, its peaks just now tinted a tender rose by the setting sun. Tales of South Africa How have they been distributed from continent to continent, across seas and deserts and mountain chains, usually so influential in determining boundaries of species both of plants and animals. My First Summer in the Sierra The time grew too long for me, and often, riding along the mountain chain, I sought some spot where lower cliffs might render it possible to scale or storm them. The Scarlet Banner Northward and westward were the mountain peaks of Ach�a and the high tablelands of Arcadia; southward, the rugged mountain chain of Messene; westward, the Ionian sea. Greek Women The youngest of these mountain chains is naturally the highest, and the oldest one in most places no longer rises to heights deserving the name of mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The mountain chain upon the one hand, and a broad and deep river, flowing south-east, upon the other, served as sure defences against any sudden attack from without. Tales of South Africa The mines he opened, and laid bare the beds Of precious minerals that underlie The bases of our mountain chains. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation The sees to the north of the mentioned mountain chain belong to Valladolid; those of the south to Toledo. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain It flew through the air like a comet, and seemed to penetrate the mountain chain with a clear report, as it fell downward in brilliant flakes of fire. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. All the country north of the central mountain chain and west of 23� E., including the western part of the Great Karroo, has a mean annual rainfall of under 12 in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Below them was a vast flat expanse bounded opposite by a mountain chain, that rose abruptly from the level, breaking into much irregularity of surface above, but all its hollows blurred with woods. Ancestors A Novel The mountain chains which cover this part of Colombia are the northern terminal ranges of the great Andean system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The principal mountain chain of Sicily skirts the North and a portion of the North-eastern coast, and would appear to be a prolongation of the Apennines. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions Ten distinct mountain chains are scaled and descended in the next forty miles. Our Southern Highlanders The Archean mountain chains, which enclosed the present region of Hudson Bay, were so ancient that they had already been worn down almost to a plain before the early Palaeozoic sediments were laid down. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The former are nearly always composed of coherent rocks, the latter of crystallines; and the former almost always occupy the outside, the latter the centre of mountain chains. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) These “parks” are great plateaus, not all of them level, lying below the barriers of surrounding mountain chains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Only far away in the very horizon could be seen that blue, misty outline of some mountain chain, seemingly hundreds of miles in advance. Through Apache Lands We are wont to think of the South as a low country with sultry climate; yet its mountain chains stretch uninterruptedly southwestward from Virginia to Alabama, 650 miles in an air line. Our Southern Highlanders The Himalayan rabbit has no connection with the mountain chain from which it has its name, is white, with all its extremities—nose, ears, tail, and feet—black or very dark in color. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes This return of the mountain chain upon itself causes a vast difference in the character of the distribution of its d�bris on its opposite sides. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The Atlantic Ocean, her own mountain chains and wildernesses, these were bulwarks enough. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Beyond Fiume, southwards, there are three principal mountain chains, all of which have much the same formation of limestone, pale brownish or grey in colour, with fossils and streaks of other colours. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia At some distance from the low coast, fairly high mountains or mountain chains were to be seen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Farther illustration of the distant character of mountain chains. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) In reality this is a great submarine mountain chain that is believed at one time to have belonged to the continent of North America. The Harbor of Doubt Beyond, in every direction, stretched great plateaus, and above these rugged mountain chains, lying in what seemed the eternal solitude of the vast desert. The Mountain Divide Then, the sky above the end of the mountain chain to the Eastward began to grow ruddy; the sea broke inland in a capricious curve; and soon many, many lights began to glow. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Nordenskiöld’s map marks at this place, “high mountain chains inland”; and this agrees with our observations, though I cannot assert that the mountains are of any considerable height. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Where the mountain chains of North America have been flung up into a continental divide, the country in many of its aspects is still terrible. Whispering Smith Its grand mountain chains are the links of God's forging and welding, binding together North and South, East and West. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose There are six great rivers in Spain,—the arteries which run between the seven mountain chains, the vertebras of the geological skeleton. A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain Falkenhayn's forces were now flowing through the gap in the mountain chain and deploying among the foothills on the Rumanian side of the chain. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources The scenery all round it is of the noblest character—rock and wood, and the mountain chain that they hoped had shut out the invader. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 These lofty mountain chains, with the numerous ramifications detached from them, and extending in all directions, render the communications between one place and another, between the coasts on opposite sides of the island, extremely difficult. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. On the connexion of certain volcanic phenomena, and on the formation of mountain chains, and the effects of continental elevations. Life of Charles Darwin If we look at a map of Switzerland we can trace but little relation between the river courses and the mountain chains. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In It is made up of the names of two mountain chains which seem to mark out the space over which its tribes were spread. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 The arms and branches of mountain chains enclose as has been seen, basins marked by rivers which convey their surface waters to the ocean. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 No such thoughts as those suggested by the occurrences just related occupied our minds while we ascended the defile which penetrates the mountain chain intervening between Tempio and the valleys terminating on the coast. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Here lead is found in large quantities in the mountain chains. The Mines and its Wonders Many mountain chains were originally at least twice as high as they are now, and the highest peaks are those which have suffered least from the wear and tear of time. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In He traversed deserts, crossed trackless mountain chains, and plunged into forests full of hidden dangers. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 While a great part of Europe has been submerged and elevated, crumpled up as it were into mountain chains, Australia seems to have been undisturbed. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands And they are continental wing-rangers that know the little roads of men, as they know the great lakes and waterways and mountain chains—Jack Miner's door-yard and Hudson's Bay. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation You notice that there are gaps in the mountain chains which form the sides of the triangle. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin The general origin of mountain chains, however, was at first naturally enough attributed to direct upward pressure from below. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In This is but the expression, in a material form, of that shadowy feeling of infinity, and unity, and immobility which an unbroken continent of vast deserts and continuous lofty mountain chains would naturally inspire. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Thus mountain chains and mountain systems were created. The Book of the National Parks A patchwork counterpane of green, brown, and yellow, clothes these steep slopes, but the extent of the mountain chain, and the phantasmal outlines of volcanic peaks, absorb the incongruities grafted upon them. Through the Malay Archipelago Afghan is a Persian word, and means that which is wrapped around—no doubt having reference to the mountain chain that hems in the whole land. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 But if the mountain chains are due to compression, the present valleys are mainly the result of denudation. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In An extensive continent, 37 unbroken by lakes and inland seas, as Asia, where vast deserts and high mountain chains separate the populations, is the seat of immobility. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles The present Sierra Nevada is not the first mountain chain upon its site. The Book of the National Parks From the region of rice and tapioca, maize and sugar-cane, we reach the great cacao plantations, hung with chocolate-coloured pods, and the ruddy kina-groves on the lower slopes of the mountain chain. Through the Malay Archipelago Both the mountain chains, as well as their lateral branches, are rich in metallic produce; but in the principal mountains gold is rare. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests And this rent that I am telling you of in the Saléve, is one only of myriads, to which are owing the forms of the Alps, as, I believe, of all great mountain chains. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Behind this barrier rose another mountain chain, which sunk out of sight in the S.S.E., and to which the name of Parry was given. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century They are, in fact, the prolongation of the great mountain chain of the eastern coast of Australia. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. This mountain chain includes types representing every period of volcanic agency. Through the Malay Archipelago Both mountain chains are very rich in copper-ore; but it is extracted only from the Cordillera, for the distance of the Andes from the coast renders the transport too expensive. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests A geographical term abbreviated from passage, and applied to any defile for crossing a mountain chain. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. There, between two mountain chains, lies the beautiful plain of El Ghor, poorly cultivated, and overrun by Arab hordes. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century He knew enough about the Pacific Province to realize that if his host’s suppositions were correct, he would have a vast area to search; a region of stony uplands, mountain chains, and rock-walled valleys. Prescott of Saskatchewan Early in the afternoon they left the plain and rode into the deep and rugged gorges of a mountain chain, running East and West. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power From the ridge the road runs eastward along a branch of the principal mountain chain. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests What must these changes have been throughout the remote ages which have turned sea-shore mud into uplifted mountain chains, and sunk long-stretching, sunny hills into the ocean depths! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 These mountain chains increase in height towards the east, attaining their greatest elevation between lat. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Intersecting the mountain chains, and trending in every direction, are deep ravine-like valleys, some with sloping sides thickly-wooded, others presenting façades of sheer cliffs, with rocks bare and black. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure The far side of the valley shows a rolling mountain chain washed in in tender shades of purple, paling nearer at hand to blue, the tender indescribable mountain blue. In the Mist of the Mountains One of the summits of this mountain chain was easily recognisable. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II It's cold and arid and full of impassable mountain chains. PRoblem The mountain chain extends all along the coast. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century He identified a small ocean, with Darth's highest mountain chain just beyond its eastern limit. The Pirates of Ersatz Early in May we left Latooka, and crossed a high mountain chain by a pass 2,500 feet in height into the beautiful country of Obbo. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Almost midway between the United States and China a mountain chain more than three thousand miles long crosses the tropic of Cancer. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania One low mountain chain follows the equatorial belt about two thirds around the planet.” Missing Link The seams looked like the putty mountain chains of the geography class. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day The gate was really a pair of jaws, set half-open—great promontories of rock and sand, the one on the left or the north being almost a mountain chain. Gold Seekers of '49 By following the mountain chain to the westward he would reach a dry wash that would lead him to a point within sight of Goliday's hacienda. Kid Wolf of Texas Meanwhile the brig was lifted by each wave, that came rushing over the shoals like a mountain chain of snow, and let fall with a thundering crash. Battles with the Sea The pass which our travellers had just crossed merely led them over a mountain chain which may be described as the Peruvian Cordillera. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America Obstacles tower before the living man like mountain chains, stopping his path and hindering his progress. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power We gradually draw off from the coast, but still the mountain chain known as the Western Ghâts, which extends to the southern extremity of India, is visible. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The Mysterious Lights A mountain chain beyond the river. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island But the traces of revolutions become still more marked when we ascend a little higher and approach nearer to the foot of the great mountain chains. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work On every side towered the immense peaks of one of the loftiest spurs of the grandest mountain chain of America. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) Westward stretches itself out the gigantic mountain chain as far as Romsdahlshorn, whose foot is bathed by the Atlantic ocean. Strife and Peace Between these rugged buttresses lie narrow valleys, now spreading into broad amphitheatres, now contracting into straightened ravines, winding upward to the passes across the mountain chain. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. Beyond, fully a day's march, was the mountain chain—not a high range, but an elevation which showed a broken skyline. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island This part of the river is hemmed in on both sides by high mountain chains and broken every few hundred yards by rapids and “riffles.” Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262 The surface, of which little more than a tenth is under cultivation, is composed of lofty and rugged granite mountain chains, diverging in all directions from the culminating peaks of Mounts Cinto, 8892 ft.; Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads Eastward the jagged peaks of a snow-capped mountain chain pierced the sky. North of Fifty-Three Not a cloud tempered the fierce glare of the arching heavens or softened the sharp outline of neighboring peak or distant mountain chain. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier All the great mountain chains were at this time slumbering beneath the ocean. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Now the road from Venterskroon passed between two mountain chains to the north of Vanvurenskloof; and I feared that the English would block the way there. Three Years' War Of the moderns, so representative a thinker as Lotze suggested that Reality may run up, not into one solitary peak, but into a mountain chain. Nature Mysticism But, as for himself, Raf was sure that he was not going to feel easy again until he was across the northern mountain chain and coming in for a landing close by the RS 10. Star Born This frontier is cut, not far from the Atlantic, by the parallel mountain chains which make up the Alleghanies or Appalachians. Abraham Lincoln Nowhere in the Old World do we see a single well-defined mountain chain, only a broad belt of mountainous country traversing the heart of the continent. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America If these mountain chains and river courses are followed back it is found that they all radiate from one stupendous mass, the center of which is Mt. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition The gorge is what the geologists call a "fault," for it is not really a pass over the mountain chain, but a rent clear across it. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne From the float he now perceived two openings in the mountain chain. The Hidden Places Already the lower limb was in contact with the jagged backbone of the mountain chain that rimmed the desert with purple and gold. Foes in Ambush A dense forest, impenetrable save by the trails, stretches away on every side to the Andes and to the Atlantic, and northerly and southerly along the slope of the entire mountain chain. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America BIRMINGHAM.—A large rhomboidal-shaped enclosure, defined by mountain chains and traversed by a number of very remarkable parallel ridges. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features As a rule, such natural landmarks as rivers, lakes, hills, and mountain chains served to mark with sufficient accuracy the territorial tribal limits. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 That a fellow-feeling as lasting as the mountain chain existed between the French and American peoples, there was, according to the circular, not a doubt. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth The great rivers, the Duoro, the Tagus and the Guadiana, and the mountain chains separating their valleys, instead of dividing the two kingdoms, run into Portugal from Spain. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters The waves are generally transmitted along the lines of primary mountain chains, which are doubtless seated on a fracture. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America They include a large incomplete walled-plain about 30 miles in diameter, defined on the W. by a lofty border, forming part of a mountain chain, and open to the south. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features On reaching the Styrian frontier, the Illyrian mountain chain needed to be crossed, and within it lay the obstacle with which Solyman had to contend. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Does not its parallelism with the mountain chain suggest a causative relation? All Around the Moon The colossal accumulation of silt thus produced filled up at last all the great arm of the sea between the two mountain chains, and joined the Deccan by slow degrees to the continent of Asia. Science in Arcady Chorasmia lay upon the north, consisting of the low tract between the most northerly of the Parthian mountain chains and the old course of the Oxus. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. It drains a tract of 180 miles long by 150 broad before bursting through the Elburz mountain chain, and descending upon the low country which skirts the Caspian. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. I have therefore little doubt that the Fitzroy takes its origin from the same mountain chain, and that the inundations described by Captain Wickham originate in the causes which I have here assigned. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 "I have seen very few mountain chains or ranges in the Moon," remarked Ardan, after some minutes' observation. All Around the Moon Every great plain is the alluvial deposit of a great river, ultimately derived from a great mountain chain. Science in Arcady The elevation of the mountain chains is not great. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. It is found only where the climate is dry and hot; and on the moister eastern slopes of the mountain chain that receive the damp winds from the Gulf of Mexico it is entirely unknown. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 This return of the mountain chain upon itself causes a vast difference in the character of the distribution of its débris on its opposite sides. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 With a fair telescope you can distinguish very readily her mountain chains, her isolated mountains, her circuses or ring formations, and her rills, cracks and radiating streaks. All Around the Moon This return of the mountain chain upon itself causes a vast difference in the character of the distribution of its debris on its opposite sides. Selections From the Works of John Ruskin It consisted mainly of the two rich valleys of the Gurghan and Ettrek, with the mountain chains inclosing or dividing them. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Such then is the great range, 55 almost the mightiest of mountain chains, rearing aloft its summits and by its natural conformation supplying men with impregnable strongholds. The Origin and Deeds of the Goths That a rock, or rather a mountain chain, with a peak 1800 feet high, should have been produced at any time time within the last four thousand years, altogether tasks our credulity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 From beyond the Balkans Gurko sent news that Suleiman's army was working round by way of Adrianople, and threatened to pin him to the mountain chain. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) In the astronomical part of the determination of degrees of latitude, mountain chains, or the denser strata of the Earth, likewise exercise, although in a less degree, an unfavorable influence on the measurement. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 He understood eternal boundaries, such as are laid down on no chart, and are not defined by such transitory affairs as mountain chains, rivers, and seas. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays The aged animals among them, as soon as they had drunk from a little river running midway between the mountain chains and fed by streams from both, lay down to rest, too exhausted to eat. The Elephant God The desert is crossed by various ridges and small mountain chains, that increase in frequency and make the country more broken as one approaches the Tolla, the largest stream between Pekin and Kiachta. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Even so they had not enough men at hand to defend all the passes of the mountain chain that formed their chief line of defence. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The extinction of volcanic activity is either only partial — in which case the subterranean fire seeks another passage of escape in the same mountain chain — or it is total, as in Auvergne. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 From an extremity of the clear ridge I obtained an extensive view of the mountain chain to the south-east; and I intersected most of its summits. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Wonderfully diversified lands, rivers, meadows, mountain chains, steppes, deserts of sand, unrolled themselves before my astonished eyes. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English There are many gold mines along this river, and the whole mountain chain is known to be rich in minerals. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The Turkish commander-in-chief thus paid for his mistake in seeking to defend a mountain chain with several passes by distributing his army among those passes. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Far-extending disturbances, the elevation of great mountain chains, whose relative ages we are able to define, attest the p 271 destruction of ancient and the manifestation of recent organisms. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 We saw no volcanoes, however, and the great central mountain chain appeared to me to be probably granitic. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 I traced through both Americas the mountain chain which constitutes the highest known acclivities on our globe. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English He knew that the mountain was the most difficult of ascent of that mountain chain, called "The Ideals." Ships That Pass in the Night It would appear that their difficulties commenced at the outset, as many weeks passed before they got clear of Rockingham Bay, its rivers, swamps, and dense scrubs, fenced in by a mountain chain. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 The parallelism of the two mountain chains is maintained from 5 degrees north latitude. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 His town stands at the foot of the other side of the neighbouring mountain chain, in a fertile plain some twelve leagues in extent. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera A mountain chain crosses the island from Point Juraojurao on the south as far as Point Potol on the north, following a direction almost parallel to the western coast. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Fichtelgebirge, a mountain chain in North-East Bavaria, so called from its having once been covered with pines, Fichtel meaning a pine. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The mountain chain or Darling Range runs nearly in the direction of north and south. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea Depths of the ocean and of the atmosphere, the shoals of which constitute our highlands and mountain chains. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 As one looks west the mountain chain of Duiguni borders this valley on the left, and on the right rises the range of Caigun, which gives its name to the valley at its base. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera A high and abrupt mountain chain crosses the island nearly parallel to the west coast; the coasts are high, with good natural harbors. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Imaus, a name the ancients gave to any large mountain chain in Asia, more particularly one bordering on India, or looking down upon it, as the home of the Aryans. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge But it was evident, the geographical character of the country being given, that the high mountain chain of the Andes formed their background. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Ramifications and systems of mountain chains, and the means of determining their relative ages. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 As soon as the two groups met, they decided to cross the southern mountain chain and take possession of the South Sea already discovered. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera It is very extensive and irregular in form, possessing high and extended mountain chains, which have not been entirely explored, and which are grown over with very rich woods. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Abarim, a mountain chain in Palestine, NE. of the Dead Sea, the highest point being Mount Nebo. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Cherokee villages stood in that cluster of high mountain chains which mark the ending of the present boundaries of Georgia and both Carolinas. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 If instead of a poetical composition he gets a straightforward story, yet instead of the Rhine or the Lakes he gets a mountain chain between Independent Tartary and China. A Peep into Toorkisthhan When they reached the summit of the mountain chain, which is the watershed, they found there a cacique called Javana. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera The mountain chain is not really continuous, the river Pohru, which drains the valley, finding outlet to the west e'er it bends sharply to the south and enters the Wular near Sopor. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil In this case no one could foretell that the river would cleave its way through steep mountain chains, cutting narrow clefts in which the cliff walls rose almost sheer on either hand. Through the Brazilian Wilderness When the fight at Lexington took place they had no settlements beyond the mountain chain on our western border. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Then, with a crash as if an earthquake had riven a mountain chain, the two bergs met. The Golden Canyon Still another division may be made; the entire island might be divided by the four mountain chains which cut it in two from east to west. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera See the great slashes of lake, bay, and mountain chain that cut it meridianally. An Englishman Looks at the World The great mountain chain of the Andes extends down the entire length of the western coast, so close to the Pacific Ocean that no rivers of any importance enter it. Through the Brazilian Wilderness The same may be said of the Pancake Range and other mountain chains of igneous rock in Nevada, while the adjacent ranges composed of sedimentary rocks are rich in ore deposits of various kinds. Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 Fyfe's gaze turned from her to the huge sweep of lake and mountain chain. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest It is amongst the clouds, completely enclosed by mountain chains, and its inhabitants are numerous. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera If this great bed of pebbles, without including the mud necessarily derived from their attrition, was piled into a mound, it would form a great mountain chain! The Voyage of the Beagle In that time we had crossed the mountain chain, and had come again to the sea. Arizona Nights He looked at Lady Cressage for an instant, and knew there was something shuffling and nerveless in the way his glance then shifted to the dim mountain chain beyond. The Market-Place On nearly every side the walls of the plateaus rise with considerable abruptness from the plains, constituting outer mountain chains. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The Adelantado led his troops to the bank of a great river which waters the plain between the sea and the two extremes of the mountain chain of Ciguana, of which we have already spoken. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera In the central mountain chain a valuable coal deposit has been found on the Haitian side and similar beds may be expected in Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future From our little châlet we look upon what seems no mere cleft in a mountain chain, but in the vast globe itself. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" As will be seen on reference to a map, on this short mountain chain are the head-waters of four great rivers on the continent, namely: the Colorado, Columbia, Missouri, and Platte rivers. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources The mountain chain continues at about ten hours to the west of the Hadj route. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land They are the greatest travelers because, even in a land composed mainly of mountain chains, they recognize no obstacles to travel. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Small coal deposits have been discovered in the Cibao Valley, between the central and the northern mountain chain, in the province of Pacificador and that of Santiago. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future There were other insurmountable points on the mountain chain of circumstance that lay between him and his heart's dearest wish. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada They were of the most varied shapes, and appeared to form part of a regular mountain chain. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa It runs its mountain chain of signals through all the ages, and men whom times and kindreds have separated ascend from their week-day toil, and hold their Sabbaths and synods on those heights. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Above the mountain chain on our left looms a colossal blue silhouette, almost saddle-shaped, recognisable by its outline as a once mighty volcano. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series The almost unbroken mountain chain formed by the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Balkans, sharply separates the central land mass of Europe from the regions to the south. Early European History Its mountain chains contain coal, gold, silver, tin, zinc, mercury and whole mountains of the very best iron ore, while in forty years five million carats of diamonds have been sent to Europe. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America The etymology of the name of the largest mountain chain of the globe cannot be devoid of interest to the mineralogic geographer. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Over the lonely plains of the interior, searching for the inland sea, never to be found; for the lofty mountain chain, the backbone of Australia, that had no existence. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 But the soul of the whole, the pulses which beat audibly in millions through the mountain chain, are the springs. True Story of My Life Here a superb view opened to the south and east over the wide Vega of Carmona, as far as the mountain chain which separates it from the plain of Granada. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain We could see this mountain chain as far as the eighty-fourth parallel, where it disappeared below the horizon. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) And that the mountain chains are these wrinkles. Town Geology "The colossal remains of shattered mountain chains speak of the greatness of God; and man is encouraged and lifts himself up by them, feeling within himself the same spirit and power." The Child under Eight My assistant and I may easily have our lives crushed out on the rugged peaks of the mountain chain we are attempting to cross.' The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure On two opposing terraces of the mountain chains are two fortresses, built by Ibraham Pasha, but now wholly deserted. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Then the motors were shut off and the ocean and the mountain chains seemed to rise up to meet the aeroplane, sailing at the speed of the, fastest express. Boy Scouts in an Airship; or, the Warning from the Sky On the north the natural boundary was the mountain chain of Hæ'mus. Mosaics of Grecian History It was constructed by the labor of one hundred thousand men through the most difficult country, crossing great mountain chains and broad rivers. China The town is situated in a charming flowery valley, at the foot of the southern slope of the Sivalik ridge, between two mountain chains. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Away to the west was the sea, and in the north-west the mountain chain of Carmel. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain It first takes definite form as a prolonged, undulating, pale gray mountain chain,—the outline of a sierra. Two Years in the French West Indies Thus these animals, which the naked eye has not power to discern, have themselves the power to build up mountain chains. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence But another reason may be suggested for the increase of atmospheric humidity, and consequently of the precipitation of aqueous vapor on mountain chains. The Earth as Modified by Human Action On the mountain chain which fringes Kashmir on the north, thirteen thousand feet above the sea, there is a huge summit, which is exactly like a head, and which bears the name of Harimukh. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan This lake, the largest of the mountain chain, never freezes, on account partly of its great depth, and also because of its sunny aspect. Station Amusements in New Zealand "Give us time," say the great mechanical forces, "and we will show you the immobile rocks and your rigid mountain chains as flexible as a piece of leather." Time and Change Long rows of kanaat mounds traverse the plain in every direction, leading from the numerous villages to distant mountain chains. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran Beyond them was a gap in the next mountain chain and down in the little valley, just visible through it, were trailing blue mists as well, and she knew that they were smoke. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Difficulties assailed them at the outset, as many weeks passed before they got clear of Rockingham Bay, its rivers, swamps, and dense scrubs fenced in by a mountain chain. Confessions of a Beachcomber No mountain chain breaks the monotony of the central portions of the Colony. Spinifex and Sand I had a bit of cliff-climbing, and reached the summit of one hill of some elevation, 1300 feet, and then found that a vast chasm, or ravine, separated me from the main mountain chain. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, This spot is a broad low pass through the Rockies, more plain than mountain, but from which a most commanding view of numerous mountain chains are obtained. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran And this rent that I am telling you of in the Saleve, is one only of myriads, to which are owing the forms of the Alps, as, I believe, of all great mountain chains. The Ethics of the Dust The previous day had been dark and stormy, and a heavy fog had concealed the mountain chain, which forms the stupendous background to this sublime view, entirely from our sight. Roughing It in the Bush Imagine a great mountain chain cast upside down in plaster. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons Great ridges, the mountain chains of to-day, were furrowed on its skin. The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada Its distance from the mountain chain rapidly increased. The Master of the World Their actual elevation above the sea may be referred to the same causes to which we have attributed the upheaval of marine strata, even to the summits of some mountain chains. The Student's Elements of Geology But at a later period a wide chasm formed diagonally from south-west to north-east, through which was gradually forced out the trachyte which was to form a mountain chain. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth The route lay across the park-like valley of Latooka for about eighteen miles, by which time we reached the base of the mountain chain. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile So he set off gallopping on the gazelle's trail and gave not over tracking till he reached the foot hills of a mountain chain where the quarry made for a cave. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 The island is a very long and rugged mountain chain surrounded by fertile, cultivated plains. The Path of Empire; a chronicle of the United States as a world power The nummulitic limestone of the Swiss Alps rises to more than 10,000 feet above the level of the sea, and attains here and in other mountain chains a thickness of several thousand feet. The Student's Elements of Geology In their wanderings, man and beast alike sought the heights, the passes that pierced the mountain chains, and the headwaters of navigable rivers. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway Boundless plains and forests, swamps and deserts, mighty mountain chains, torrential streams and majestic rivers, marked the surface of the country. Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors Lateral streams of great beauty pour down the sides of the mountain chain bounding the valley.... The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West To reach this topographically charming province, the main island had to be crossed at its widest, and, owing to lofty mountain chains, much tacking to be done to boot. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan I could clearly distinguish the tilled soil on its outskirts, the various mountain chains running parallel with its coastline, and its volcanoes, crowned by Mauna Kea, whose elevation is 5,000 meters above sea level. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The Nahr-el-Berid drains the north-western angle of the mountain chain, and is formed of two main branches, one coming down from the higher portion of the range, about Lat. History of Phoenicia In this manner I traversed the entire country, into the base of the great mountain chain, and thence down the course of the river towards the Atbara junction. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs We have only to cross the top of the mountain chain, and once over, nothing can be easier of descent than the slopes we shall find there. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant Its gorge is now from one to two thousand feet deep, cleft, not through a plateau, but through the axis of a mountain chain. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan I meticulously noted these different depths, obtaining the underwater profile of this upside–down mountain chain that stretched beneath the sea. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Its mountain chains run parallel with Taurus, and it is to Asia Minor that it presents its longer flank, while to Phoenicia it presents merely one of its extremities. History of Phoenicia The power of the Atbara depended entirely upon the western drainage of the Abyssinian Alps: of itself it was insignificant, until aided by the great arteries of the mountain chain. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs There are some other volcanic bands which exhibit a similar parallelism with mountain chains; but, on the other hand, there are volcanoes between which and the nearest mountain-axis no such connection can be traced. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire The rapids were incidents; the gorge we had always with us, superb cleft that it was, hewn as by some giant axe, notching the mountain chain imperiously for passage. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan A totally different class has now sprung up:—"the Mountaineers," the traders and trappers that scale the vast mountain chains, and pursue their hazardous vocations amidst their wild recesses. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Baffled in his attempts to traverse this mountain chain, Mr. Hunt skirted along it to the southwest, keeping it on the right; and still in hopes of finding an opening. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains I leave you, ye cold mountain chains, Dwelling of warriors stark and frore! The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The young inventor and Ned sat in the pilot house, taking observations through a spyglass of the mountain chain below them. Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera, or, Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures At this point they were confronted by a great mountain chain, which however was accessible, and on it the Colchians were drawn up for battle. Anabasis Nearly every great mountain chain that the geologist has studied shared in this remarkable movement at the end of the Tertiary Era. The Story of Evolution It is an appellation often given by the hunters east of the mountain chain, to all western Indians, excepting the Snakes. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains In my opinion, however, if we make a feint of attacking here, we shall find the mountain chain all the more deserted elsewhere, since the enemy will be waiting for us here in thicker swarm. Anabasis We shall see in the course of this work that the mountain chains and other great irregularities of the earth's surface appear at a late stage in its development. The Story of Evolution And I," replied Xenophon, "am ready to take the rear division, as soon as we have supped, and seize the mountain chain. Anabasis Every mountain chain advanced, and our Alps, Pyrenees, Himalaya, etc., attained, for the first time, their present, or an even greater elevation. The Story of Evolution |
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