Appalachian Mountains

plural noun

a mountain range in E North America, extending from S Quebec province to N Alabama. Highest peak, Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 feet (2,037 meters).

plural noun

a mountain system of E North America, extending from Quebec province in Canada to central Alabama in the US: contains rich deposits of anthracite, bitumen, and iron ore. Highest peak: Mount Mitchell, 2038 m (6684 ft)

Appalachian Mountains

Mountain chain in the eastern United States, extending from the valley of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec , Canada , to the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama .

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Location of the Appalachian Trail, the world's longest continuous hiking path. It extends over two thousand miles from Maine to Georgia .

Historically, the Appalachian Mountains were a barrier to early western expansion. In the early 1840s, railroads began to transport settlers across the mountains, permitting access to the frontier.

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Example Sentences

The spine of the Appalachian Mountains is being obliterated to gouge out the seams of black coal.

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She grew up in Carrollton, a small town in at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in west Georgia.

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From its position at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains this moderately elevated plain is termed the Piedmont plateau.

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Next comes the mineral belt, covering the low foot-hills of the Appalachian Mountains.

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There may be safety over the Appalachian Mountains, but there can be none on our sea-coast.

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The site of the Appalachian Mountains was, millions of years ago, the bottom of a shallow sea.

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Soils of this kind, which are usually rich, are common in many limestone valleys of the Appalachian Mountains.

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