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chain of mountains

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Noun1.chain of mountains - a series of hills or mountainschain of mountains - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
massif - a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"


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Here ends that long chain of mountains that reaches from this place even to the entrance of the Red Sea.
After passing over the first chain of mountains we skirted a salt sea, upon whose bosom swam countless horrid things.
As far as he could see, chain after chain of mountains heaved themselves into his vision.
 
 
 
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